Front Yard Landscaping

Type

Flower and Fruit

Other Facts

Ht.

ASH

White flower; clustered  orange  berries   summer   and fall.

Erect; deep green foliage; grows in most soils.

25 ft.

European    Mountain

CATALPA

Showy white flower. Long Pods

Hardy; rapid growing; stands heat, drought.

65 ft.

Western

CRABAPPLE

Crimson  bloom with white; maroon fruit lasts all winter.

Erect tree; sturdy; blooms earliest of the crabs.

12 ft.

Altney Flowering Crab

Bechtel’s Flowering Crab

Large, fragrant, light-pink flower; purple fruit.

Pyramidal shape; ideal for small lawns.

15 ft.

Hopa Flowering Crab

Fragrant, deep-rose bloom; tiny red apples.

Erect; purple foliage.

15 ft.

Japanese Flowering Crab

Rose-pink blossom; orange fruit in fall.

Very attractive in bloom.

20 ft.

Purple-Leaf Flowering Crab

Wine-red flower; deep red fruit lasts all winter; good jelly.

Bronze foliage turns bright red in fall.

12 ft.

Red Flowering Crab

Single carmine buds; white blossom turns pink; small blood-red fruit.

Round top; stands severe winters, droughts.

18 ft.

White Flowering Crab

White lasting flowers; red-skin fruit; good jelly.

Erect; successful in North; hardy, disease-free.

20 ft.

CHERRY

White flower; large, purplish, juicy cherry.

Massive tree; attains great age.

100 ft.

Black

Nanking 

White blossom; light red fruit.

Bushy.

10 ft.

Oriental

Bright rose-pink flower.

Erect.

25 ft.

DOGWOOD

White flower.

Heavy foliage.

25 ft.

Chinese

Red

Red flower.

Heavy foliage; year-round beauty.

20 ft.

White         

Open white flower; clusters of red berries.

Red leaves in fall; pyramidal spreading shape.

20 ft.

Type

Flower and Fruit

Other Facts

Ht.

GOLDEN CHAIN

Long clusters yellow berries, 18 in. long; 6 or 8 on single twig.

Erect; bright clover-like leaves.

30 ft.

HAWTHORN

Dense clusters of creamy white flowers; scarlet berry clusters until winter.

Glossy broad leaves are red-orange in fall.

20 ft.

HORSECHESTNUT

Pink to red flowers.

Beautiful tree.

60 ft.

Red

JUDAS TREE

Dense rosy-lavender flowers.

Heart-shaped, dark green foliage; in North, plant in sheltered place.

25 ft.

Redbud

LINDEN 

Waxy, creamy white flowers.

Rapid grower.

LOCUST

White pea blossoms.

Erect; picturesque.

30 ft.

Thornless Honey or White

MAGNOLIA

Early spring flowers; 6 in. blooms, white inside & rosy-violet outside.

Upright, round; deep green waxy foliage; very hardy.

14 ft.

M. soulangeana

Star

White flower; small fruit.

Early blooming; spreading.

14 ft.

PEACH

Deep rose flower; small red peaches.

Bright red foliage in spring; deep maroon in fall.

20 ft.

Red-Leaf

PLUM

White flower; purple fruit, good jelly.

Withstands strong winds; grows at beach in sandy soil.

8 ft.

Beach

PURPLE FRINGE

Hair-like flowers cover whole surface; looks like cloud of smoke.

Spreading; needs space, sunshine; shiny green foliage.

12 ft.

Smoke Tree

SILVERBELL

Dainty, open white flower; 4-winged dry fruit.

30 ft.