“Just the Facts” 
DECIDUOUS TREES MATURE GROWTH FLOWER FRUIT FALL COLOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 
HEIGHT 
Shape Rate 
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Clusters of flat wafer-like Green to yellow to brown Becomes very large. Leaves large 
SCOTCH ELM 80'-100' Massiveopen Med. Inconspicuous, green. fruits. Spring and coarse for en ein. 
Ulmus glabra Spring 
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SHUMARD OAK 120' Spherical to Med. Inconspicuous, male _— is —_ pee eS 
Quercus shumardii oval flowers in catkins. 
Spring 
Grapeli llow-gold Fruit stays on through Winter into 
SOAPBERRY 25’-50' Broad oval, Med. Dense, conical cluster ea as nomi secs sit Spring, oouaely Oe 
Sapindus drummondii with divergent of tiny greenish (becoming black) fruits 
branching flowers. May/June Aeihenn ; 
oa Clustered in spiky, All colors, very showy - Fruit clusters persist through 
SWEETGUM 60'-75' — Dense, oval Med. —_Not showy. woody balls. green, red, orange, yellow, Winter. Can be nuisance in lawn. 
Liquidambar styraciflua toFast April/May Automn purple 
Clustered in b 5 Tan to bro r color Eye-catching patchy and peelin 
SYCAMORE 75'-150' Massive, Fast. Not Showy. poser yeoma pais | ap ca tuusaaans 
Platanus occidentalis spreading, April Autumn 
with irregular 
branching 
: Large clusters of “twisted Green, then brown Male flowers of vile odor; female 
TREE-OF-HEA VEN 40'-60' —_ Upright, Fast Inconspicuous, sticks of gum”; change from odorless. Aggressive sucker 
Ailanthus altissima spreading yellow-green 8"-16" green to red or brown; on growth, weedy. 
clusters. Mid-June female trees only. Autumn 
; ; Cone-like cluster of winged, Yellow, golden-yellow Flowers borne high in tree, 
TULIPTREE 70'-150' Upright, oval _— Fast Beautiful greenish wind-dispersed oe sometimes hard to see. 
Liriodendron tulipifera yellow, tulip-shaped Autumn 
flower marked with 
orange. May/June Ses 
| racts bees, makes finest honey 
White-yellow, d nut- Dull -yellow Att , m. 
WHITE BASSWOOD —_60-80'_— Upright, oval, Med. _1/4" light yellow, eceiak is Called “Beetree Linden”. Not a 
Tilia heterophylla spreading loose, drooping Late Summer Peres 
clusters. June/July 
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2°-4" flat, brown pea-like Yellow to golden-yellow, Does not bloom consistently. 
YELLOWWOOD 30'-50' — Round, low, Med. ~— White, pealike, in pods. Summer / ssa not soackeoater 
Cladrastis kentuckea spreading fragrant clusters 8-14" 
long. May/June 
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