Quaking Aspen

The Quaking Aspen tree, Poplus tremuloides, is the most widely dispersed tree in North America. It is recognized by a lot of common names: trembling aspen, golden aspen, mountain aspen. This deciduous tree grows on a lot of soil types, particularly sandy and gravelly slopes, and it is rapid to pioneer troubled sites where there is disturbed soil. Quaking Aspen trees are quick growing and extremely hardy.

Poplus tremuloides provides benefits for many kinds of nature. It will produce both as a single or multi-stemmed tree. The Aspen is esthetically attractive with light bark, wobbly leaves, and yellow fall color.

Emerald Arborvitae

The Emerald Arborvitae, Thuja occidentalis 'Smaragd', also known as white cedar, exhibits a thin, dense pyramidal form with bright green green foliage which holds its color well through winter. This arborvitae makes an outstanding screen, and can grow at a rate of about four feet for each year. When young, the Emerald Arborvitae has a bright green color to its foliage which darkens as the plant ages. This arborvitae makes an exceptional hedge plant, but also used for foundation plants, informal hedges, entranceways, privacy screens, non-thorny barriers, or specimen shrub. It will grow particularly well in marshy areas and in alkaline soil. This resilient arborvitae prefers full sun to flourish and will do best in an area with high atmospheric moisture. Because this plant often grows of course into a perfect pyramidal shape, little pruning is essential. If the winter is particularly cold, the foliage of an emerald green arborvitae will twist yellow-brown. This pyramidal beauty will become one of your favorites with its excellent cold and heat tolerance.

American Hornbeam

The American Hornbeam tree, Carpinus caroliniana, is a shade tolerant below story tree. American Hornbeam trees are also recognized by the common names of Musclewood, Ironwood, Blue Beech, and Water Beech trees. The word "hornbeam" comes from the words "horn" for "toughness" and "beam" an old English word for "tree" and refers to this tree's extremely hard, rough, wood. This deciduous species provides nuts that are eaten by a lot of birds such as grouse, bobwhite, pheasant and wild turkey. Cottontail rabbits and deer nibble on the shoots of this tree.

Carpinus caroliniana exhibits leaves that are thin and beautifully transparent. This shade tree will give cool, dense shade in the summer because of its many leaves giving a dense look. In late autumn the leaves twist deep scarlet and orange as long as good fall color tree.

Emerald Arborvitae

The Emerald Arborvitae, Thuja occidentalis 'Smaragd', also known as white cedar, exhibits a thin, dense pyramidal form with emerald green foliage which holds its color well through winter. This arborvitae makes an excellent screen, and can produce at a rate of about four feet for each year. When young, the Emerald Arborvitae has a intense green color to its foliage which darkens as the plant ages. This arborvitae makes an outstanding hedge plant, but also used for base plants, tranquil hedges, entranceways, solitude screens, non-thorny barriers, or specimen shrub. It will grow particularly well in swampy areas and in alkaline soil. This hardy arborvitae prefers full sun to thrive and will do best in an area with high atmospheric damp. Because this plant often grows obviously into a perfect pyramidal shape, little pruning is essential. If the winter is particularly cold, the foliage of an emerald green arborvitae will twist yellow-brown. This pyramidal beauty will turn out to be one of your favorites with its exceptional cold and heat tolerance.