Beautiful tree with edible nut. Long-lived and relatively free from insect and fungal diseases. For accent planting. May be clipped, as hedge, for formal settings

American Elm   

Very  tall,  with  attractive  vase  form.  Early bloom. Excellent for shade but widely disappearing because of Dutch elm disease,  (pulvem necrosis)

American Linden   

Tall tree. Provides dense shade. Has fragrant yellowish flowers. Prefers a moderately moist soil.

Chinese Elm   

Medium height. Small dense foliage. A rapid grower, excellent for screening or windbreak. A   wide spreading   tree   with   slender  limbs. Makes good shade in five years.

Hackberry

Usually a small tree, but with a wide spread. Has cherry-like fruit lasting late in winter. Survives drought, hardy in the cities.

Moraine Locust   

Majestic tree. Hardy to cold. Survives drought and flooding, smoke and soot. Lawns flourish under it since it is late in leafing, has no seeds to clutter lawn. Fast growing.

Norway Maple

Trees of medium height. Most widely planted street and lawn tree.  Dense  growth.  Symmetrical. Orderly habits—free of insects and disease. Leaves turn bright yellow in fall.

Pin Oak   

Remove lower branches if used for lawn tree. Least threatened by disease of all shade trees. Not good in alkali soil. Makes good windbreak. Symmetrical  and  pyramidal  in  shape with clean, glossy leaves. Turns scarlet in fall.

Red Oak   

Rapid-growing tree with rounded head. A large tree appropriate for large lawns. Has glossy, deep-cut green foliage, which turns deep red in fall.

Silver Maple   

Most rapid growing of all maples. A large spreading tree. Well-cut leaf with a silvery cast and silvery bark. Good sap for sugar making. Early blooming.

Sugar Maple   

Grows well in any soil. Ideal for street planting as it grows straight and tall and gives good shade. Turns beautiful orange and scarlet in the fall. Source of maple sugar.

White Clump Birch   

In natural setting or as lawn specimen, this multiple-stemmed tree is effective. White bark. Upright growth with horizontal branches.

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