TREES RECOMMENDED FOR

Height: 40-50' Lake Forest Spread: 25-35'

Height: 40-50' LANDSCAPES State Street Miyabe Maple Spread: 40-50' Acer miyabei 'Morton' Height: 50-60' Spread: 40-50' Chinkapin Oak Uniform broad to oval shade tree. Quercus muehlenbergii Corky bark. Lustrous dark green An inspiring specimen when mature. leaves. Sharp toothed, dark green leaves. A good Black Maple Height: 50-75' Acer nigrum choice for alkaline soil. Spread: 25-35' Native species related to Sugar Maple, Dawn Redwood with greater heat and drought resis- Metasequoia glyptostroboides tance. Best in part shade. Fast growing deciduous conifer needs well-drained acid soil. Ancient tree existed 50 million years ago

Height: 20-30' Height: 20-30' Spread: 25-35' Spread: 20-40' Redbud Cercis canadensis Beautiful accent tree best planted when Merrill Magnolia small. Heart-shaped leaves. Delicate Height: 50-60' Magnolia x loebneri ‘Merrill’ rose-pink in spring. Spread: 60-70' Attractive tree with profuse white flowers Swamp White Oak and outstanding fragrance. Quercus bicolor Wonderful large, shade tree. Adaptable to clay soil, prefers moist areas. Height: 60-75' Spread: 40-50'

Northern Height: 5-25' Red Oak Spread: 15-25' Quercus rubra Apple Serviceberry Reliable, vigorous and fast-growing. Amelanchier X grandiflora Beautiful native tree. Russet / red Superb multi-season fall color. ornamental: delicate white flowers, red fall color. Single or multi-stem.

Height: 50-60' Bur Oak Height: 70-80' Spread: 25-40' Quercus macrocarpa Spread: 70-80' Serbian Spruce Northern Pin Oak Picea omorika Quercus ellipsoidalis Graceful narrow evergreen. By Horizontal branching structure. Magnificent. In a variety of conditions grows slowly to majestic proportions; needs a large area. Dark green needles with Peter Gordon, City Forester No inherent chlorosis problems. Height: 50-60' silver underneath. Spread: 15-25' and The Lake Forest Garden Club Western Winter King Hawthorn Height: 20-35' Spread: 20-35' Arborvitae Crataegus viridis 'Winter King' Thuja plicata Suitable for small spaces. Red or purple in Height: 50-75' fall. Decorative red fruit. Exfoliating bark. Spread: 15-25' Height: 25-40' Less susceptible to rust than others. American Hophornbeam Spread: 20-25' Height: 50-70' (Ironwood) Spread: 35-45' Ostrya virginiana Pyramidal habit. Use- Yellow Buckeye Graceful, trouble free native tree for natural settings. Aesculus flava Kentucky Coffee Tree ful as a screen or as a Gymnocladus dioicus Tolerates a wide range of soils. specimen. Protect from Graceful native tree. Upright, oval, winter wind. spreading habit. Greenish May flow- ers; orange fall color. Height: 60-75' Spread: 40-50' For larger spaces. Irregular habit when young. Interesting bark and branching habit.

Cornelian Cherry Dogwood Cornus mas Height: 20-25' Spread: 15-20' Four season interest: yellow spring flower, Height: 40-60' Flowering Crabapple attractive bark, and Malus Spread: variable Height: 40-50' fruit. Adaptable to Katsuratree Height: 15-20’ Spread: 15-25' most conditions. Cercidiphyllum japonicum Spread: 20-30' Turkish Filbert Handsome tree of great distinction. Various shades of white, pink Requires ample moisture when European Beech and red spring flowers. Select Corylus colurna Underused city tree with formal young. Heart-shaped leaves turn rich Fagus sylvatica a newer cultivar for disease yellow in fall. Height: 50-60' resistance. character. Minimal insect and Spread: 35-45’ disease problems. Large and elegant, a true connoisseur’s shade tree. Height: 20-30' Spread: 15-25'

Japanese Tree Lilac Syringa reticulata Use to replace Buckthorn. Sun or shade. Might multiply freely. Erect habit and large fra- Height: 50-70' grant June flowers. Spread: 20-30' Height: 40-50' Black Gum (Sourgum) Spread: 30-40' Nyssa sylvatica Horsechestnut Ginkgo Height: 50-80' Silver Linden Height: 30-50' Spread: variable Bald Cypress Aesculus x carnea ‘Briotti’ Ginkgo biloba Tilia tomentosa Spread: 20-30' Taxodium distichum Specimen tree for large areas. Rose-red Excellent tree for public areas. Unique leaf. Beautiful shade Height: 50-70' Beautiful native tree. Lustrous dark green foliage Handsome deciduous conifer for wet or flowers in spring. May be susceptible Outstanding fall color. Plant only male trees. tree. Grows rapidly. Green changes to brilliant red in fall. clay soils. Beautiful bronze fall color. to leaf blotch. leaves flutter showing silver underneath. Spread: 25-40'

Western Yellow European Bald Black Kentucky Flowering Cornelian Turkish Ginkgo Horsechestnut Winter American Katsura- Japanese Silver State Street Black Merrill Swamp Northern Bur Oak Chinkapin Northern Redbud Dawn Apple Serbian Arborvitae Buckeye Beech Cypress Gum Coffee Crabapple Cherry Filbert King Hop- tree Tree Linden Miyabe Maple Magnolia White Pin Oak Oak Red Oak Redwood Service- Spruce Tree Dogwood Hawthorn hornbeam Lilac Maple Oak berry