American Smoke Tree

Lagostroema indica

Some Large Crape Myrtles:

Muscogee

Tuscarora

Natchez

Malus species

Numerous disease-resistant varieties

Cercis canadensis, C. reniformis

Ostrya virginiana

Chinese Fringe Tree Chionanthus retusus

Quercus lyrata

Ulmus parvifolia

Koerueteria paniculata

Ostrya virginiana

Disporus viriniana

Parrotia persica

Ulmus alata

Acer leucoderma

Ginkgo biloba

Gymnocladus dioicus

Gleditsia triacanthos

Taxodium distichum

Eucomia elmoides

disease resistant varieties – “Princeton” best here

Quercus bicolor

Quercus Shumardii Quercus Nuttallii

Platanus X acerifolia variety “Exclamation”

Acer barbatum

Acer nigrum

Can it resist the emerald ash borer?

Juniperus chinensis

Cryptomeria japonica“Radicans”

“Frasier”

“Foster”

“Nellie Stevens”

More all the time!

Oriental Spruce Picea orientalis Norway Spruce Picea abies Serbian Spruce Picea Amorika

Weak Breaks easily Short lived Invasive

 Wooly hemlock adelgid  Doesn’t take heat, drought, clay well

 Weak wood  Surface roots  Roots are aggressive  Dropping twigs

 Demands good soil  Sensitive to drought and heat  Often lives only 10-20 years

 Drought & heat sensitive  Needs good soil  Subject to maple decline

 Very subject to anthracnose & bacterial leaf scorch  Huge  Messy leaves

 Weak wood, top breakage  Tall  Demands good soil  Phytophthera collar rot

Over-planted Sun scald Surface roots Weak wood Not tough Short lived

Over-planted; gets  oak wilt,  bacterial leaf scorch,  chlorosis

(unless you are a squirrel)

“Snowgoose” best

“Cherokee Princess” best

“Snowcloud” best Amelanchier laevis

Host plant for zebra swallowtail

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  Amelanchier arborea

Sun to part shade Good drainage

Amelanchier arborea

Part shade to full sun Well drained site Prefers acid soil

Hamamelis virginiana

Prunus augustifolia, Purnus americana

Sun to part shade Tolerates drought

Baptista australis

Physocarpus opulafolia

Shade to sun Wet or dry

Sambucus canadensis

Moist sites, some drought Shade to part sun

Rhamus carolinia

Part shade, shade, sun Some flooding, some drought

Cornus drummondii

Moist sites Shade to part sun

Hydrangea arborescens H. macrophylla

Moist to some drought Shade preferred

Lindera benzoin

Host for Spicebush swallowtail

Sun to some shade Moist to wet sites

Cornus amomum

Shade to part sun Moist to wet sites

Cephalanthus occidentalis

Very adaptable

Arundinaria species

Special appreciation to

Alan Carter, Cherry Creek Nursery Michael Dirr Edward Gilman John Bradley, Hewitt’s Nursery Bruce Webster, TN Div of Forestry Thomas Solinsky, SoundForest.org

Version 7-27-2012