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Deciduous Common Species Height Spread Comments Name This is native to the Pacific Acer circinatum Vine 15’ 10’ Northwest. Can tolerate shade. Excellent Fall Colours The young branches turn bright red in Fall just prior to Acer circinatum Pacific Fire dropping. Bright red 12’ 8’ ‘Pacific Fire’ Vine Maple branches add a gorgeous pop of colour to the winter garden. Prefers full shade. Excellent species of Maple. Acer ginnala Amur Maple 20’ 20’ Extremely hardy. Gorgeous fall colour. Leaves turn a bright red in Fall. Paperbark Bark peels all year making this Acer griseum 25’ 20’ Maple tree truly spectacular all year long. Japanese Easy to grow, cold hardy & Acer palmatum 25’ 25’ Maple adaptable. Crimson Gorgeous deep purple leaves Acer platanoides Sentry from spring thru Fall. Very 25’ 15’ ‘Crimson Sentry’ Norway compact, heavily branched Maple tree. Fantastic fall foliage. Very formal looking tree. Globe Acer platanoides Compact and densely Norway 15’ 18’ ‘Globosum’ branched. “Lollipop” like Maple shape Beautiful white in Amelanchier Autumn spring. Foliage turns bright red grandiflora ‘Autumn Brilliance 20’ 15’ in fall. Produces edible purplish Brilliance’ Serviceberry . Betula nigra ‘Little Easy to grow in wet soils. River Birch 10’ 10’ King’ Adaptable to heat. Catalpa Beautiful bright yellow leaves. Golden bignonioides 20’ 20’ Very dense foliage. Can be Catalpa ‘Aurea’ pruned to stay thinner. Manchurian Very large leaves with flowers Catalpa bungei 30’ 20’ Catalpa in early summer. A spectacular & hardy spring Cercis canadensis Hearts of bloomer, with fuchsia flowers 20’ 20’ ‘Hearts of Gold’ Gold Redbud held tightly on bare branches in early spring Cercis canadensis Eastern Attracts pollinators, Easily 12’ 15’ ‘Merlot’ Redbud grown in well drained soils. Pea-like flowers with red Cercis canadensis Ruby Falls overtones along the branches 6’ 4’ ‘Ruby Falls’ Redbud from early to mid spring before the leaves. Showy dark rose-purple flowers Cercis Chinensis Chinese 12’ 12’ literally cover the stems of this ‘Avondale’ Redbud small, sturdy branched tree. A taller growing tree with an Cercidiphyllum Red Fox extremely narrow habit. japonicum ‘Red 30’ 16’ Katsura Gorgeous deep purple spring Fox’ foliage. Fragrant, soft pink pea-shaped Cladrastis kentukea Perkins Pink 30’ 25’ in late spring/early ‘Perkins Pink’ Yellowwood summer.

Small bright-yellow flowers in very early spring followed by Cornelian bright red, cherry-like fruit in Cornus mas 18’ 22’ Cherry Fall. Gorgeous exfoliating bark makes this tree stand out in winter months. Many different varieties are Cornus kousa & Dogwoods 20’ 20’ available. Flowers range from Cornus florida white to deep pink. A very tight and narrow Fagus sylvatica Dawyck grower. Gorgeous purple 40’ 12’ ‘Dawyck Purple’ Purple Beech leaves that hold their colour throughout the summer. Fagus sylvatica Dawyck A very tight and narrow 45’ 15’ ‘Dawyck’ Beech grower. Dark green leaves. Young stems and twigs are Fraxinus excelsior Golden 20’ 18’ bright yellow giving way to ‘Golden Desert’ Desert Ash bright yellow leaves. A taller growing but exceptionally narrow tree. Gingko biloba Princeton 40’ 15’ Very popular street tree. ‘Princeton Sentry’ Sentry Gingko Green foliage turns bright yellow in Fall. Gorgeous yellow, orange or red flowers depending on the Hamamelis Witch Hazel 10’ 10’ variety in very early spring. intermedia or mollis Foliage is bright red and orange in Fall. Rose of Available in a variety of flower Hibiscus syriacus Sharon or 10’ 6’ colours. Flowers in late Althea Summer/early Fall. Hydrangea Produces white conical flowers paniculata – Tree 20’ 10’ instead of big spherical Form blossom. Bright yellow, foot long flowers Koelreuteria Goldenrain in clusters in mid-summer. 30’ 30’ paniculata Tree Foliage turns bright yellow in Fall. Rounded, compact. Leaves Pyrus fauriei Korean Sun 12’ 15’ elliptic-ovate, medium green, red to red-purple fall color. A very tall growing tree but Liquidamber Slender extremely narrow. One of the styraciflua ‘Slender Silhouette 60’ 8’ tightest and narrowest trees Silhouette’ Sweetgum available. Dark green foliage turns orange and red in Fall. Elizabeth Beautiful yellow flowers in Magnolia ‘Elizabeth’ 30’ 15’ Magnolia spring. Magnolia Galaxy Beautiful reddish-purple 30’ 15’ ‘Galaxy’ Magnolia flowers in spring. Numerous different varieties Flowering are available. From white to Malus 20’ 15’ Crabapple pink flowers. All producing fruit in late summer. Absolutely stunning fall colours! Parrotia persica Ruby Vase Dark green foliage in summer 28’ 16’ ‘Ruby Vase’ Parrotia turns an array of reds and oranges in Fall. Can grow quite tall but stays Swedish Populus tremula extremely narrow. Rustling Columnar 40’ 10’ ‘Erecta’ leaves make a beautiful sound Aspen in the wind. Very hardy. A very slow, growing tree that Little Twist Prunus incisa is perfect for small yards! Flowering 8’ 8’ ‘Little Twist’ White, bell shaped flowers in Cherry early spring. Amanogawa Beautiful pale-pink, semi- Prunus serrulata Flowering 20’ 6’ double flowers in spring. Very ‘Amanogawa’ Cherry narrow and tightly growing. Columnar Beautiful single pink flowers in Prunus sargentii Sargent 35’ 15’ spring. Very narrow form. ‘Columnaris’ Flowering Gorgeous fall colours. Cherry Snow A very finely branched, Prunus ‘Snow Fountains 12’ 12’ weeping Cherry. Beautiful Fountains’ Flowering white flowers in Spring. Cherry Snow Goose Pure white, single flowers in Prunus ‘Snow Flowering 20’ 20’ spring. Resistant to most cherry Goose’ Cherry foliage diseases. Crimson Pink buds open to pure white Prunus cerasifera Pointe flowers that contrast nicely 25’ 10’ ‘Crimson Pointe’ Flowering against the deep purple Plum foliage. Gorgeous white flowers in Capital large clusters in Spring. Very Pyrus calleryana Flowering 35’ 12’ glossy, green foliage in ‘Capital’ Pear summer. Great columnar habit. Quercus palustris Green Pillar A taller growing tree with a 50’ 15’ ‘Green Pillar’ Oak very narrow habit. Dark green foliage turns deep red in Fall. A very tall growing, yet very compact and narrow tree. Quercus robur Crimson Spire 45’ 15’ Foliage is dark green with a ‘Crimson Spire’ Oak slight blue tinge. In Fall foliage turns a gorgeous rusty-red. One of the tightest growing Quercus robur Kindred Spirit 30’ 6’ columnar trees available. ‘Kindred Spirit’ Oak Mildew and drought resistant. Excellent columnar form. Quite tall growing but stays Quercus robur Regal Prince 45’ 18’ extremely narrow. Foliage is ‘Regal Prince’ Oak glossy green in summer and bright yellow in Fall. Very slow growing, pyramidal Sorbus aucuparia Pyramidal 20’ 10’ form. Small orange-red berries ‘Fastigiata’ Mountain Ash in Fall that attracts birds. Stewartia Orangebark Gorgeous white flowers in 25’ 15’ monadelpha Stewartia summer. Unique bark. Gorgeous white flowers with a yellow centre in summer. One Stewartia Japanese of the few trees that flower in 30’ 20’ pseudocamellia Stewartia summer. Foliage turns a gorgeous mix of red, purple and orange in fall. Delicate pink, bell shaped Styrax japonicus Pink Chimes flowers in early summer. Slower 15’ 15’ ‘Pink Chimes’ Snowbell growing than the white flowering Styrax. Pure white, bell-shaped flowers Styrax japonicus Snow Charm 20’ 20’ in early summer. Beautiful ‘Snow Charm’ Snowbell deep green foliage. Beautiful pure white, bell Styrax japonicus Snowcone 25’ 20’ shaped flowers in early ‘Snowcone’ Snowbell summer. Ivory Silk Large plumes of creamy white Syringa reticulata Japanese 20’ 15’ flowers cover the branches in ‘Ivory Silk’ Tree Lilac early summer.

Evergreen Trees Common Species Height Spread Comments Name Extremely slow growing. New Chamaecyparis Slender Hinoki foliage emerges with a red obtusa 12’ 5’ Cypress tinge and in winter foliage has ‘Gracilis’ a bronze tinge. Tight, pyramid forming tree. Magnolia Edith Bogue Large, creamy white flowers grandiflora ‘Edith 30’ 15’ Magnolia stand out against the dark Bogue’ green, glossy foliage. Magnolia Little Gem 25’ 15’ Very tight and compact grandiflora ‘Little Magnolia growing. Glossy leaves have a Gem’ dark brown underside. Large white flowers. Picea omorika Bruns Serbian Beautiful blue-green foliage. 15’ 8’ ‘Bruns’ Spruce Slow grower. A slow, narrow, upright grower Japanese Pinus parviflora 30’ 10’ with bluish-green to grey White Pine needles. Very columnar, dense tree. Columnar Picea abies Branching starts low to ground. Norway 20’ 6’ ‘Cupressina’ Tolerates heat better than Spruce most coniferous trees. Can grow to be a very large tree, however it can be Portuguese Prunus lusitanica 20’ 15’ maintained at a desired Laurel height with easy pruning each year. Extremely slow growing and Taxus baccata Irish Yew 15’ 4’ very dense. More commonly ‘Fastigiata’ used for hedging. Wonderful tall and narrow Thuja occidentalis Degroot’s form. Foliage takes on a 20’ 5’ ‘Degroot’s Spire’ Spire Cedar purplish tinge in winter. Very cold hardy. Beautiful lemon- yellow foliage Thuja occidentalis Sunkist Cedar 10’ 5’ in spring turns yellow-orange in ‘Sunkist’ winter. Great compact habit. Native to BC. Great columnar Mountain Tsuga mertensiana 20’ 8’ habit. Can tolerate more Hemlock shade than most trees.