Additional information
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| Tree Size | |
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| Tolerates/Resistant To | Deer |
| Attracts | Birds, Pollinators |
Carpinus caroliniana (Blue Beech)
$45.00 – $175.00
Also called American hornbeam. Finely textured, graceful understory tree with smooth, gray-fluted bark and red, yellow and orange fall color. Nice shade tree for small yards. Clean ornamental with no off-season. Highly adaptable. Full to half-day sun. Prefers moist, organically rich soils but will tolerate clay. Good replacement for buckthorn. Deer resistant.
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Quercus muehlenbergii (Chinquapin Oak)
$45.00 – $175.00Select optionsMedium sized oak of the white oak group. Easily grown in moist, well-drained soils in full sun, although is relatively drought tolerant. Fruits are small oval acorns, but it may take up to 30 years for the tree to bear a first crop. Acorns are a valued food for a variety of wildlife. Leaves are not lobed, but have serrated teeth along their margin and resemble the leaves of the chestnut. Host plant for butterflies and moths.
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Cornus alternifolia (Pagoda Dogwood)
$45.00Add to cartPagodas like a few hours of sun, moist soil, and protection from the west. Beautiful horizontal branching and white flowers in the spring. Birds relish the blue-black fruit in August. Maroon-red fall color. Grows fast.
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Carya ovata (Shagbark Hickory)
$45.00Add to cartOne of the best tasting nuts around, that is, if you can beat the squirrels to it. Nuts are attractive to a variety of wildlife. It grows best, in the wild and in a nursery environment, if it has a fair amount of shade early in its development. Without the shade it is a very slow growing plant. Even with shade, it grows slowly at a clip of 6” to 8” per year. The shaggy bark takes years to develop. Fall color is yellow.
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Quercus velutina (Black Oak)
$45.00Add to cartBlack Oak tends to be found on well-drained sites such as sand or gravel. The leaves are very similar to Red Oak. Fall color can be red but usually is a tan-brown. Leaves do not persist through winter. Ultimate size is slightly smaller than Red Oak in the Chicago region.