SHADE TREES
Acer – Maple
Acer Maple (Tree and Clump Form)
| Height: | 4m/13ft |
| Spread: | 4m/13ft |
| Foliage: | Green |
| Fall Foliage: | Brilliant orange-red |
| Flowers: | White early spring |
| Low headed tree or spreading shrub. Showy red winged fruit in the summer. | |
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Autumn Blaze Maple
| Height: | 15m/48ft |
| Spread: | 12m/40ft |
| Foliage: | Rich green |
| Fall Foliage: | Orange-red |
| Form: | Dense, oval |
| This is a rapidly growing Maple that is drought tolerant and adaptable to most soils. The upward branching and deep lobed leaves and fall colour makes this tree an excellent specimen for any landscape. | |
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Autumn Spire Maple
| Height: | 12m/50ft |
| Spread: | 8m/25ft |
| Foliage: | Green |
| Fall Foliage: | Red |
| Form: | Broad, columnar |
| Excellent fall colour and superior hardiness. Prefers acidic soil. | |
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Baron BoxElder Maple
| Height: | 9–12m/30–40ft |
| Spread: | 9m/30ft |
| Foliage: | Green |
| Fall Foliage: | Yellow |
| Form: | Rounded |
| Hardiness: | Zone 2 |
| An extremely hardy male selection iwth a powdery blue coating on stems and buds. Leaves are bright green with a lighter green bottom. Adaptable to a wide range of growing conditions. | |
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Manitoba Maple
| Height: | 12m/40ft |
| Spread: | 10m/33ft |
| Foliage: | Bright green |
| Fall Foliage: | Yellow |
| Form: | Broad, round |
| Hardiness: | Zone 2 |
| Transplants easily and tolerates a wide range of soils. | |
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Sienna Glen Maple
| Height: | 15m/48ft |
| Spread: | 9m/30ft |
| Foliage: | Green |
| Fall Foliage: | Orange to Red |
| Form: | Upright, Pyramidal |
| Hardiness: | Zone 3 |
| Strong central leader with an excellent branching habit and form. Adapts to a wide range of soil conditions and show great resistance to frost cracking and sunscald. Brilliant fall colour of red is superior to Autumn Blaze. Shows little or no winter kill. | |
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Silver Maple
| Height: | 15m/48ft |
| Spread: | 9m/30ft |
| Foliage: | Light green |
| Form: | Loosely, oval |
| The large canopy on this tree provides abundant shade. This excellent specimen tree has five lobed leaves with a silver underside and the bark is light grey. | |
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Tatarian Maple
| Height: | 5m/16ft |
| Spread: | 4m/13ft |
| Foliage: | Dark Green |
| Fall Foliage: | Brilliant Orange to Red |
| Form: | Oval |
| Hardiness: | Zone 2 |
| An ideal small tree that suits many landscapes. Often mistaken for Amur maple but is considered slightly hardier and more vigorous. Tolerant to alkaline and dry soils. | |
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Betula – Birch
Cutleaf Weeping Birch
| Height: | 12m/40ft |
| Spread: | 8m/25ft |
| Fall Foliage: | Bright-yellow |
| Form: | Weeping |
| This graceful, white–barked tree has fine lacy foliage on long drooping branches. Prefers abundant moisture. | |
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Paper Birch (Clump)
| Height: | 12m/40ft |
| Spread: | 9m/30ft |
| Fall Foliage: | Golden-yellow |
| Form: | Oval, rounded |
| This is a moisture–loving tree with single or multiple stems. As the tree matures, the brown bark peels off and a chalk white coloured bark appears. | |
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Purple Rain Weeping Birch
| Height: | 12m/40ft |
| Spread: | 9m/30ft |
| Foliage: | Dark purple, serrated |
| Form: | Weeping |
| A unique tree with serrated dark purple foliage on graceful, weeping branches. As the tree matures, the dark brown bark peels and a chalky white bark appears. | |
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Young’s Weeping Birch
| Height: | 5m/16ft |
| Spread: | 4m/13ft |
| Foliage: | Deep green |
| Form: | Irregular weeping |
| Tree has a distinct weeping form with no central leader. It can be easily pruned into desired size and shape and has a white peeling bark as it matures. Nice compact selection for residential landscapes. | |
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Elaeagnus – Olive
Russian Olive
| Height: | 5m/16ft |
| Spread: | 4m/13ft |
| Foliage: | Silver |
| Fall Foliage: | Silver |
| Flowers: | Yellow, late spring |
| This specimen can either be a fast growing shrub or small tree. Its silver colour makes it an excellent contrast specimen. | |
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Siberian Larch
| Height: | 15m/45ft |
| Spread: | 6m/20ft |
| This medium size deciduous tree has a conical form with soft green foliage that turns to a showy display of brilliant yellow/orange in the fall. Ideal for a large rural space where contrast is sought in the landscape. | |
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Fraxinus – Ash
Green Ash
| Height: | 12m/40ft |
| Spread: | 7m/23ft |
| Foliage: | Bright green |
| Fall Foliage: | Yellow |
| Form: | Upright, rounded |
| A long–lived, fast–growing tree that is a favorite for parks, golf courses and commercial lots. | |
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Manchurian Ash
| Height: | 8m/26ft |
| Spread: | 5m/16ft |
| Foliage: | Bright green |
| Fall Foliage: | Yellow |
| Form: | Dense, oval |
| Ideal for residential use with its clean compact form. Very adaptable to drought and excessive moisture conditions. | |
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Populus – Poplar/Aspen
Prairie Sky Poplar
| Height: | 24m/80ft |
| Spread: | 4m/12ft |
| Fall Foliage: | Yellow |
| Form: | Narrow, upright |
| A fast growing and long–lived Poplar – favoured for large and rural lots as a shelterbelt or privacy screen. | |
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Swedish Columnar Aspen
| Height: | 10m/35ft |
| Spread: | 1.5m/4ft |
| Fall Foliage: | Yellow-bronze |
| Form: | Columnar |
| This hardy tree can grow in any soil conditions. The narrow form makes it well suited for planting as an accent or screen. | |
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Tower Poplar
| Height: | 10m/30ft |
| Spread: | 1m/3ft |
| Foliage: | Glossy Dark Leaves, White Underside |
| Fall Foliage: | Golden |
| Form: | Columnar |
| Hardiness: | Zone 3 |
| Neat form, seedless, branches to the ground. Excellent screen or windbreak. | |
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Trembling Aspen
| Height: | 15m/50ft |
| Spread: | 9m/30ft |
| Fall Foliage: | Golden-yellow |
| Form: | Pyramidal-rounded |
| This native tree with white bark and green foliage quivers in the breeze. | |
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Prunus – Amur Cherry
Goldrush Amur Cherry
| Height: | 8m/25ft |
| Spread: | 6m/20ft |
| Foliage: | Dark green |
| Form: | Rounded |
| The attractive coppery orange bark makes this tree an excellent specimen for any landscape, particularly smaller urban lots. | |
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Goldspur Amur Cherry
| Height: | 5m/15ft |
| Spread: | 3m/10ft |
| Foliage: | Dark green |
| Form: | Upright |
| A dwarf selection of Amur Cherry with controlled growth and unique tufts of dark green foliage. | |
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Salix – Willow
Laurel Leaf Willow
| Height: | 15m/25–40ft |
| Spread: | 12m/20–35ft |
| Foliage: | Lustrous Dark Green Top; Lighter with a Yellow Midrib Underside |
| Form: | Round |
| Hardiness: | Zone 3 |
| This fast–growing tree has a silvery leaf and reddish brown twigs and is the only tall shelterbelt tree with silver foliage. | |
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Silky White Willow
| Height: | 18m/60ft |
| Spread: | 9m/30ft |
| Foliage: | Silver |
| Crown Shape: | Narrow |
| This fast–growing tree has a silvery leaf and reddish brown twigs and is the only tall shelterbelt tree with silver foliage. | |
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Syringa – Lilac
Japanese Tree “Ivory Silk” Lilac
| Height: | 6m/20 ft |
| Spread: | 4m/13ft |
| Foliage: | Dark green |
| Fall Foliage: | Dark green |
| Flowers: | Cream, June |
| A superior selection with its fragrant clusters of blooms and cherry–like bark. Excellent small specimen tree. | |
Sorbus–Mountain Ash
Blackhawk Mountain Ash
| Height: | 8m/26ft |
| Spread: | 5m/16ft |
| Foliage: | Thick dark green |
| Fall Foliage: | Flame red |
| Form: | Columnar |
| Hardiness: | Zone 3 |
| A strong columnar form that lends itself to smaller places. Fruits produced are orange and slightly larger than other varieties. | |
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European Mountain Ash
| Height: | 7m/23ft |
| Spread: | 5m/16ft |
| Foliage: | Fine green |
| Fall Foliage: | Flame red |
| Form: | Upright, round |
| Hardiness: | Zone 3 |
| A hardy selection with an upright form producing orange–red fruits in clusters providing a winter food source for local birds. | |
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Tilia – Linden
American Linden/Basswood
| Height: | 15m/48ft |
| Spread: | 8m/26ft |
| Foliage: | Dark green |
| Form: | Pyramidal when young, open when mature |
| Large heart–shaped leaves provide an excellent shade. The pale yellow flowers are fragrant. | |
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Dropmore Linden
| Height: | 10m/32ft |
| Spread: | 6m/20ft |
| Foliage: | Dark green |
| Fall Foliage: | Dark green |
| Flowers: | Large creamy white, mid summer |
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Greenspire
| Height: | 12m/40 ft |
| Spread: | 7m/23 ft |
| Foliage: | Leathery Dark Green |
| Fall Foliage: | Yellow |
| Form: | Round |
| Hardines: | Zone 3 |
| Excellent for boulevard plantings. Provides a neat compact form with an excellent branching habit. Pale yellow flowers have a spicy fragrance. | |
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Harvest Gold
| Height: | 12m/40ft |
| Spread: | 7m/23 ft |
| Foliage: | Green |
| Fall Foliage: | Golden Yellow |
| Form: | Oval |
| Hardiness: | Zone 3 |
| Lovely exfoliating bark, golden buds and consistent fall colour. Very hardy and resistant to sunscald injury and leaf spot. Tight upright form makes it an excellent boulevard tree. | |
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Topgrafts
Little Boy Blue Lilac Topgraft
| Mature Size: | 2m/6ft |
| Flowers: | Single blue |
| Crown Shape: | Rounded |
| This dwarf French lilac has outstanding blue flowers. | |
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Pygmy Caragana Topgraft
| Mature Size: | 1.25m/4ft |
| Flowers: | Yellow |
| Crown Shape: | Globe |
| Excellent mope headed specimen tree. Greeny grey fern–like foliage makes this tree a unique feature. | |
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Walker Caragana Topgraft
| Mature Size: | 1.25m/4ft |
| Flowers: | Yellow |
| Crown Shape: | Weeping |
| Fine textured, light green foliage makes this plant look very graceful and elegant. Features bright yellow flowers in June. | |
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Weeping Pussy Willow Topgraft
| Mature Size: | 2.5m/8ft |
| Flowers: | Spring catkins |
| Crown Shape: | Weeping |
| This unique selection has silvery, fuzzy catkins appearing in spring before the foliage. In the summer, the specimen is covered in lustrous green leaves. | |
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