Juglans cinerea
BUTTERNUT
- Tall, oval to rounded growth habit
- Large pinnate compound leaves emerge in late spring and drop early fall
- Foliage colour is dark green in the summer, becoming dull yellow in early fall
HEIGHT: 12-18 m · SPREAD: 12-18 m
Juglans nigra
BLACK WALNUT
- Tall, oval to rounded growth habit
- Large pinnate compound leaves emerge late in spring and drop early fall
- Foliage colour is dark green in the summer, becoming yellow in early fall
HEIGHT: 18-25 m · SPREAD: 16-18 m
Koelreuteria paniculata
GOLDEN RAIN TREE
- Open-branched, irregular shape with a rounded crown
- Feathery compound leaves emerge pink-purple in the spring, maturing to green
- Long panicles of bright yellow flowers
HEIGHT: 10-12 m · SPREAD: 8-10 m
Laburnum x watereri 'Vossii'
VOSSII GOLDEN CHAIN TREE
- Upright, rounded to oval crown
- Bark colour remains green on young limbs
- Clover-like leaves are medium-green in the summer and have little fall colour
HEIGHT: 8-9 m · SPREAD: 7-8 m
Liquidambar styraciflua
SWEETGUM
- Densely branched pyramidal crown becoming oval with maturity
- Branchlets may have distinctive corky ridges
- Lobed glossy green leaves turn spectacular yellows, oranges, purples and reds in the fall
HEIGHT: 20-25 m · SPREAD: 18-20 m
Liquidambar styraciflua 'Moraine'
MORAINE SWEETGUM
- Pyramidal when young, developing into oval, rounded crown
- Branchlets may display distinctive corky ridges
- Glossy dark green leaves are star-shaped
HEIGHT: 15-18 m · SPREAD: 10-12 m
Liquidambar styraciflua 'Silver King'
SILVER KING SWEETGUM
- Glossy dark green leaves with irregular white margins are star-shaped
- Pyramidal habit when young, developing a rounded-oval crown
- Branchlets may display distinctive corky ridges
HEIGHT: 10-13 m
Liquidambar styraciflua 'Slender Silhouette'
SLENDER SILHOUETTE SWEETGUM
- Upright, narrowly columnar growth habit
- Branchlets may display distinctive corky ridges
- Glossy dark green leaves are star-shaped
HEIGHT: 15-16 m · SPREAD: 2-3 m
Liquidambar styraciflua 'Worplesdon'
WORPLESDON SWEETGUM
- Pyramidal crown
- Branchlets may display distinctive corky ridges
- Glossy dark green leaves are star-shaped
HEIGHT: 12-13 m · SPREAD: 7-8 m
Liriodendron tulipifera
TULIP TREE
- Pyramidal to broad, conical growth habit
- Yellow-green tulip-like flowers bloom after the leaves are fully developed, with some dried bracts persisting into winter
- Four-lobed bright green leaves turn golden-yellow in the fall
HEIGHT: 20-25 m · SPREAD: 10-15 m
Liriodendron tulipifera 'Arnold'
ARNOLD TULIP TREE
- See Liriodendron tulipifera 'Fastigiata'
HEIGHT: 18-20 m · SPREAD: 4-6 m
Liriodendron tulipifera 'Fastigiata'
COLUMNAR TULIP TREE
- AKA Liriodendron tulipifera 'Arnold'
- Narrow, columnar habit with sharply ascending branches, becoming wider with age
- Yellow-green tulip-like flowers bloom after the leaves are fully developed, with some dried bracts persisting into winter
HEIGHT: 16-18 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Liriodendron tulipifera Emerald City® ('JFS-Oz')
EMERALD CITY® TULIP TREE
- Upright, conical growth habit, with a strong central leader
- Yellow-green tulip-like flowers bloom after the leaves are fully developed, with some dried bracts persisting into winter
- Four-lobed leaves are deeper green than the species
HEIGHT: 15-17 m · SPREAD: 6-8 m