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Zelkova Serrata “Greenvase” Metasequoia glyptostroboides Cladrastis kentukea Chamaecyparis obtusa ‘Gracilis’ Ulmus parvifolia “Emer I” Green Vase Zelkova Dawn Redwood American Yellowwood Slender Hinoki Falsecypress Athena Classic Elm • Vase shape with upright arching branches • Narrow, conical shape • Horizontally layered, spreading form • Narrow conical shape • Broadly rounded, pendulous branches • Green foliage • Medium green, deciduous conifer foliage • Dark green foliage • Evergreen, light green foliage • Medium green, toothed leaves • Orange Fall foliage • Rusty orange Fall foliage • Orange to red Fall foliage • Evergreen, no Fall foliage change • Yellowish fall foliage
Plant Palette - Trees 50’-0”
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Quercus coccinea Acer freemanii Cercidiphyllum japonicum Taxodium distichum Thuja plicata Scarlet Oak Autumn Blaze Maple Katsura Tree Bald Cyprus Western Red Cedar • Pyramidal, horizontal branches • Upright, broad oval shape • Pyramidal shape • Pyramidal shape, develops large flares at base • Pyramidal, buttressed base with lower branches • Long glossy green leaves • Medium green fall foliage • Bluish-green, heart-shaped foliage • Leaves are needle-like, green • Leaves green and scale-like • Scarlet red Fall foliage • Brilliant orange-red, long lasting Fall foliage • Soft apricot Fall foliage • Rich brown Fall foliage • Sharp-pointed cone scales
Plant Palette - Trees 50’-0”
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Thuja plicata “Fastigiata” Sequoia sempervirens Davidia involucrata Hogan cedar Coastal Redwood Dove Tree • Mid-green horizontal branches that droop • Gracefully pyramidal • Broad leaf shape • Deep green coloring • Dark green, needle-like leaves • Broad green leaves with teeth • Evergreen foliage, no fall color change • Egg-shaped cones • White flowers during Spring
Plant Palette - Trees 50’-0”
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Calocedrus decurrens Nyssa Sylvatica Acer rubrum “Bowhal” Oxydendrum arboreum Incense Cedar Black tupelo Bowhall Maple Sourwood • Columnar shape • Pyramidal when young, Spreading with age • Upright, very narrow shape • Pyramidal to rounded shape • Needled evergreen foliage • Dark green glossy foliage • Medium green foliage • Dark green, glossy foliage • Evergreen, no Fall foliage change • Hot coppery red Fall foliage • Yellow-orange to reddish-orange Fall foliage • Orange, scarlet Fall foliage
Plant Palette - Trees 50’-0”
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Carpinus carolinia Ulmus propinqua “JFS-Bieberich” Magnolia “Galaxy” Amalanchier x grandiflora Thuja plicata “Excelsa” American Hornbeam Emerald Sunshine Elm Galaxy Magnolia Robin Hill Serviceberry Excelsior Cedar • Oval shape • Vase shaped • Single-trunk upright, with narrow crown form • Upright oval form • Tree shape or hedge shape • Dark green foliage • Deep green foliage • Large medium green leaves • Medium green coloring • Deep green coloring • Yellow to bright orange-red Fall foliage • Yellow fall foliage • Red-purple fragrant blooms in the Spring • Orange Fall foliage, light pink flowers in Spring • Evergreen foliage, no fall color change
Plant Palette - Small Trees 50’-0”
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Oxydendrum arboreum Acer griseum Acer palmatum Amelanchier x grandiflora ‘Autumn Brilliance’ Lagerstroemia indica x fauriei ‘Tuscarora’ Sourwood Paperbark Maple Japanese Maple Autumn Brilliance Serviceberry Tuscarora Crape Myrtle • Pyramidal to rounded shape • Upright spreading, rounded crown shape • Broadly spreading shape • Moderately spreading shape • Multi-stemmed shape with pealing bark • Dark green, glossy foliage • Dark green foliage • Green foliage • Medium green foliage • Dark green, slightly glossy leaves • Orange, scarlet Fall foliage • Red Fall foliage • Yellow-orange to orange-red Fall foliage • Bright red fall foliage • Bright pink flowers in late summer
Plant Palette - Small Trees 50’-0”
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Magnolia x loebneri Parrotia persica Styrax japonica Loebner Magnolia Persian Parrotia Japanese Snowbell • Can be multi-stemmed shrub to single-stem tree • Broadly pyramidal to rounded shape • Rounded shape • Dark green leaves on top, lighter green below • Green textured foliage • Dark green foliage • Pink-white flowers bloom in early spring • Yellow, orange, and red Fall foliage • Yellowish Fall foliage
Plant Palette - Small Trees 7’-0” 8’-0” 6’-0” 4’-0” 6’-0” 6’-0” 4’-0” 6’-0”
Hamamelis x intermedia pallida Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Pee Wee’ Mahonia ‘Arthur Menzies’ Vaccinium “Sunshine Blue” Black tupelo Pee Wee Oak Leaf Hydrangea Arthur Menzies Mahonia Sunshine Blue Blueberry • Upright spreading, low branched shape • Irregular mounded shape • Tall, upright, leggy shape • Round shape • Green, textured foliage • Green foliage • Deep blue-green foliage • Dark green foliage • Yellow Fall foliage • Red, orange, and purple Fall foliage • Yellow flowers bloom in early winter • Bronze-reddish Fall foliage
Plant Palette - Vertical shrubs / accent plants 1’-6” 1’-6” 1’-0” 2’-6” 2’-6” 6’-0” 6’-0” 6’-0” 6’-0” 6’-0”
Iris missouriensis Juncus arcticus Geranium macrorrhizum “Album” Cornus sericea ‘Kelseyi’ Polystichum munitum Rocky Mountain Iris Arctic Rush Hardy Geranium Kelsey’s Dwarf Red-Osier Dogwood Western Sword Fern • Herbaceous perennial that stands 12-18 inches tall • Herbaceous perennial that grows in dense mats • Clump-forming mound shape • Low growing form • Dense crown shape • Has light blue to deep violet flowers that blooms in • 6 inch blades with green color that fades to brown • Evergreen foliage with fragrant blooms in late • Green leaves in Summer, purple-reddish in Fall • Leathery, shiny dark green leaves late spring • Small, inconspicuous flowers Spring to Early Summer • Bright red twigs in the Winter • Evergreen, no fall change • Stiff, dark green blades
Plant Palette - raingarden plantings