Parrotia persica
PERSIAN IRONWOOD
- Red tassel-like flowers appear before the leaves
- Green leaves emerge reddish
- Newest growth on branch ends reddish all summer
HEIGHT: 10-13 m · SPREAD: 9-10 m
Parrotia persica Persian Spire™ ('JLColumnar') (PP24951)
PERSIAN SPIRE™ PARROTIA
- Upright oval habit
- Foliage emerges purple in spring
- Leaves transform to green with purple tinted margins in summer
HEIGHT: 6-7 m · SPREAD: 3-3.50 m
Phellodendron amurense
AMUR CORKTREE
- Rounded, broad, spreading crown with horizontal branching
- Non-showy yellowish-green flowers
- Compound yellowish-green to green leaves in the summer
HEIGHT: 13-14 m · SPREAD: 9-10 m
Physocarpus opulifolius Diabolo® ('Monlo') (PP11211, CPBR2892, COPF)
DIABOLO® NINEBARK
- Flat-topped clusters of white flowers
- Fruit reddish in the fall, maturing to brown
- Textured purple leaves age to a greenish colour as the summer progresses
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Pistacia chinensis
CHINESE PISTACHE
- Small deciduous tree with rounded spreading crown
- Dark green compound pinnate leaves sometimes turn yellow to orange and red in fall
- Insignificant yellow flowers in spring
HEIGHT: 9-10 m · SPREAD: 9-10 m
Platanus occidentalis
AMERICAN SYCAMORE
- Horizontal branching with a rounded habit
- Large medium green leaves are maple-like in shape
- Fall colour is an insignificant yellow-brown
HEIGHT: 27-30 m · SPREAD: 20-25 m
Platanus x acerifolia 'Bloodgood'
LONDON PLANE TREE
- Pyramidal when young, becoming rounded to spreading with age
- Large medium-green leaves are maple-like in shape
- Fall colour is an insignificant golden-yellow
HEIGHT: 14-16 m · SPREAD: 10-13 m
Platanus x acerifolia Exclamation!™ ('Morton Circle')
EXCLAMATION!™ PLANETREE
- Upright pyramidal crown with a densely branched uniform habit
- Known for its strong central leader
- Exfoliating bark occurs earlier than other similar cultivars
HEIGHT: 15-18 m · SPREAD: 10-13 m
Platanus x acerifolia Ovation™ ('Morton Euclid')
OVATION™ PLANETREE
- Strong central leader
- Uniform broad pyramidal habit
- Coarse green deeply lobed leaves
HEIGHT: 20-25 m · SPREAD: 15-20 m
Populus balsamifera
BALSAM POPLAR
- Narrow pyramidal crown with ascending branches
- Resinous buds are sticky and strongly aromatic
- Leaves are ovate: dark green on top, silver underneath
HEIGHT: 25-30 m · SPREAD: 14-16 m
Populus deltoides
EASTERN COTTONWOOD
- Upright-oval habit
- Glossy triangular green leaves turn yellow in the fall
- Dioecious: trees are either male or female, flowering before the leaves appear
HEIGHT: 20-25 m · SPREAD: 16-18 m
Populus grandidentata
BIG-TOOTHED ASPEN
- Open irregular crown with coarse spreading branches
- Leaves are ovate with a serrated edge, green on top and whitish underneath
- Drooping catkins are tan coloured at maturity
HEIGHT: 18-20 m · SPREAD: 8-10 m
Populus nigra var. betulifolia 'Italica'
LOMBARDY POPLAR
- Narrow columnar form with compact, sharply upright branching
- Finely serrated triangular leaves are green in the summer
- Fall foliage is a bright yellow
HEIGHT: 12-15 m · SPREAD: 3-4 m
Populus tremula 'Erecta'
SWEDISH UPRIGHT ASPEN
- Narrow columnar form, with sharply ascending branches
- Emerging bronze in the spring, becoming green-white in the summer
- Fall foliage turns a yellow-gold colour
HEIGHT: 15-20 m · SPREAD: 3-4 m
Populus tremuloides
TREMBLING ASPEN
- Narrow rounded crown, with ascending branches becoming wider with maturity
- Bark colour is a beautiful silvery-white
- Nearly round glossy dark green summer leaves
HEIGHT: 10-15 m · SPREAD: 5-7 m
Populus tremuloides Mountain Sentinel® ('JFS-Column')
MOUNTAIN SENTINEL® POPLAR
- Extremely narrow and upright habit
- Bark colour is a beautiful silvery-white
- Nearly round glossy dark green summer leaves
HEIGHT: 10-11 m · SPREAD: 2-3 m
Populus tremuloides Dancing Flame® ('KMN01')
DANCING FLAME® TREMBLING ASPEN
- Narrow, rounded crown with ascending branches becoming wider with maturity
- Bark colour is a beautiful silvery-white
- Glossy leaves emerge bronze-red in spring, maturing dark green in the summer
HEIGHT: 10-12 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Populus x canescens 'Tower' (COPF)
TOWER POPLAR
- Narrow, columnar form, with vertically ascending branching
- Rounded to triangular leaves are blue-green on top, silvery-green underneath
- Foliage becomes a bright yellow in the fall
HEIGHT: 15-16 m · SPREAD: 3-4 m
Prunus americana
AMERICAN PLUM
- Upright-broad spreading crown
- Clusters of white flowers
- Flowers are followed by small edible round red plums
HEIGHT: 6-8 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Prunus cerasifera 'Newport'
NEWPORT CHERRY PLUM
- Upright, rounded, spreading crown
- Flowers are white to pale pink
- Flowers give way to medium-sized dark purple edible plums
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Prunus cerasifera 'Thundercloud'
THUNDERCLOUD CHERRY PLUM
- Purple-leaved cultivar that retains its colour all season
- Dense, upright-spreading habit
- Fragrant light-pink flowers
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Prunus incisa Little Twist® ('CarltonLT')
LITTLE TWIST® FLOWERING CHERRY
- Dense compact crown with zigzagging outward-growing branches
- White single flowers with pink centres cover the branches
- Green leaves follow the intense show of flowers
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
Prunus maackii
MANCHURIAN CHERRY
- Upright pyramidal crown, maturing round
- Best known for its burnished bronze exfoliating bark
- Fragrant white florets in clusters
HEIGHT: 8-10 m · SPREAD: 6-8 m
Prunus pensylvanica
PIN CHERRY, FIRE CHERRY
- Upright habit, forming colonies
- Burnished-bronze exfoliating bark
- Clusters of fragrant florets unfold with the leaves
HEIGHT: 8-10 m · SPREAD: 3-4 m