Trees

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