Arboretum

TSUGA CANADENSIS – HEMLOCK, EASTERN

Hemlock transplants well balled-in-burlap due to a branched root system and will grow in moderately dry or moist, acidic soil but prefers moist, well-drained sites. Trees are often found in shaded ravines in their native habitat growing where roots have ready access to moisture. However, root rot and bark splitting are common on sites which …
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TSUGA CANADENSIS ‘PENDULA’ – HEMLOCK, EASTERN ‘PENDULA’

Hemlock transplants well balled-in-burlap due to a branched root system and will grow in moderately dry or moist, acidic soil but prefers moist, well-drained sites. Trees are often found in shaded ravines in their native habitat growing where roots have ready access to moisture. However, root rot and bark splitting are common on sites which …
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PRUNUS SUBHIRTELLA – CHERRY, HIGAN

Higan cherry has a fairly rapid growth rate and prefers an open, sunny location sheltered from wind. The tree grows in any garden soil and transplants easily when young. Provide plenty of open soil space for growing this tree. Trees can develop poorly in restricted soil areas. The pink flowers appear in the spring before …
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ACER PLATANOIDES – MAPLE, NORWAY

This tree is over-planted and should be used less. The tree is easily transplanted, grows quickly, is adapted to a wide variety of soils (including alkaline) and has brilliant yellow fall color unmatched by most trees. It can also tolerate coastal conditions. Well adapted to street tree plantings, it is often overused. Norway Maple’s dense …
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PLATYCLADUS ORIENTALIS – ARBORVITAE, ORIENTAL

Arborvitae grows moderately fast in full sun or light shade and tolerates drought well once established. Sandy or loam soil is best, clay soil is only suited on sloping ground where water runs off the site and drainage is good. Arborvitae tolerates pruning well. Is well-suited for use as a barrier, background, or specimen planting …
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TILIA AMERICANA – LINDEN, AMERICAN

A North American native tree, American Linden prefers moist, fertile soils, acid or slightly alkaline, in full sun or partial shade. It is more shade-tolerant than many other large trees. The leaves will show appreciable browning and scorching after a particularly dry season, but the tree appears fine the following year. It is often found …
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BETULA POPULIFOLIA – BIRCH, GRAY

Gray birch grows nicely in full sun or partial shade on almost any soil, tolerating the poorest, driest soils to wet, stream side locations. It is an early colonizer of recently-disturbed sites, growing best alone with little competition from other vegetation. It often forms pure stands in nature from seedlings and root suckers. It might …
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TILIA CORDATA ‘CUT LEAF’ – LINDEN, LITTLELEAF, ‘CUT LEAF’

Littleleaf Linden grows in sun or partial shade and will tolerate alkaline soil if it is moist, and it transplants well. No wonder they are so popular among landscape architects, foresters and arborists. There are a number of cultivars but they are often difficult to tell apart; they probably function similarly in the landscape. Many …
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ACER SACCHARUM – MAPLE, SUGAR

Growing in full sun or shade, Sugar Maple will tolerate a wide variety of soil types (except compacted soil) but is not salt-tolerant. Established trees look better when given some irrigation during dry weather, particularly in the south. In the south, many leaves remain in the central portion of the canopy for much of the …
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