“Just the Facts” 
DEORE NORTE TAOS 
DECIDUOUS TREES MATURE GROWTH FLOWER FRUIT FALL COLOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 
HEIGHT 
Shape Rate 
SR eR CN AN RNR A ME TRA A LS RRS ES 
GINKGO 120' Oval, wide Slow None - has pollen sacs None - produces bare, Bright yellow Living fossil. 
Ginkgo biloba spreading on forked stalks. grapelike, offensive seeds 
Spring on female trees only. 
Autumn 
HACKBERRY 60'-100' Upright, Med. to _Inconspicuous. Pea-sized, black or purplish. Green-yellow Bark gray with warts and ridges. 
Celtis occidentalis spreading Fast April/May Sept/Oct 
HORSECHESTNUT 50'-75' _— Tall, oval, Med. —_ In showy, erect Leathery & spiny round Poor yellow to brown Seeds large, with shiny brown 
Aesculus hippocastanum densely clusters; white with capsule, 1 - 3 seeds. surface. Poisonous. 
branched yellow & red Sept/Oct 
markings. Early May 
JAPANESE 50'-75' Rounded, Med. to In large, showy Beanlike knobby pods on Stays green through Fall Poisonous. Casts a light shade. 
PAGODATREE spreading Fast clusters; creamy tree. Oct through Spring 
Sophora japonica white, pealike. 
July/Aug 
KENTUCKY 60'-75' Rounded, with Med. Greenish white, not Red/brown leathery pods- —Variably yellow Enormous doubly compound 
COFFEETREE irregular showy; in branched 5-10" on female trees only. leaves, which tend to drop early. 
Gymnocladus dioicus branching clusters. May/June Oct Seeds poisonous. 
MOCKERNUT HICKORY 60’ Rounded Med. Inconspicuous, male Large, hard nut. Yellow Large, fuzzy, winter buds; leaves 
Carya tomentosa flowers in catkins. Autumn and twigs fuzzy. 
Spring 
OSAGE-ORANGE 20'-60' Rounded, with Slow Inconspicuous. Green, size of small Orange/ greenish yellow Fruit clusters said to repel insects. 
Maclura pomifera irregular May/June grapefruit (fruit cluster), on Milky juice can irritate skin. 
crown female trees only. 
Sept/Oct 
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PAW PAW 15'-20' Dense, Med. Cup-shaped, }"-2', 2”-5", shaped a little like Yellow, greenish yellow Flowers appear before leaves. 
Asimina triloba rounded, lurid purple. small bananas, soft & 
pyramid May pulpy. Oct 
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SASSAFRAS 30'-60' Oval, with Med Bright Bluish bla Yellow, orange, scarlet, Flowers appear before leaves; 
n ellow, small. ck on scarlet stalk, F ge. ; 
Sassafras albidum irregular na y on female trees. purple forms extensive clones from roots. 
branching Autumn 
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