Height 40'
Spread 25'
Shape: Oval
Foliage:  Green, leaflets smaller than other White Ash
Fall Color:  Purple to mahogany

Autumn Applause is a small, dense, oval form of White Ash.  Its compact shape makes it quite useful.  It provides a reliable purple fall color.  The original tree has been seeless since discovery.

Height 45'
Spread 40'
Shape:  Rounded
Foliage:  Green, heavily textured
Fall Color:  Reddish-purple

The standard of comparison for White Ash.  Beautiful fall colors of various hues in different years vary from mottled yellow orange to orange red and deep purple.  Seedless.

Height 45'
Spread 15'
Shape:  Narrowly pyramidal
Foliage:  Dark green
Fall Color:  Yellow

This is the narrowest of the Linden cultivars.  The leaves are smaller, thicker, and deep green.  They give the tree a finer textured, more delicate appearance.

Height 40'
Spread 30'
Shape:  Pyramidal, symmetrical
Foliage:  Dark green
Fall Color:  Yellowish

Greenspire is the standard of comparison among the Lindens.  It has a strong central leader, very uniform branch arrangement and a symmetrical, pyramidal form.

Height 50'
Spread 40'
Shape:  Dense oval with upright spreading branches
Foliage:  Deep green, reddish tint in spring
Fall Color:  Yellow

Patmore probably is the best Green Ash cultivar to date.  It has dark green, glossy foliage and a well behaved form, intermediate in shape between Summit and Marshall.  Extremely hard and reported to be seedless.

Height 35'
Spread 25'
Shape:  Pyramidal
Foliage:  Light green
Fall Color:  Yellowish

Redmond grows rapidly as a young tree and develops heavy caliper.  It becomes densely pyramidal and symmetrical.  It has the largest leaves of the popular Linden cultivars which gives it a coarser textured appearance.

The Maples

Height 50'
Spread 40'
Shape:  Upright branching, broadly oval
Foliage:  Medium green
Fall Color:  Brilliant orange-red, long lasting

A hybrid between Red and Silver Maple, combining the best features of both parents;  the drought tolerance of Silver Maple, and the fall color of Red Maple.  Though not as refined as Red Maple, its branch habit is an improvement over that of Silver Maple.

Height 50'
Spread 40'
Shape:  Dense oval with upright spreading branches
Foliage:  Deep green, reddish tint in spring
Fall Color:  Yellow

Emerald Queen is probably the most widely used Norway Maple cultivar.  In many respects it is the best green leafed selection.  It forms a wel shaped oval tree with good environmental tolerance and reliable yellow fall color.

Height 45'
Spread 35'
Shape:  Upright branching, oval
Foliage:  Dark green, glossy
Fall Color:  Brilliant orange-red to red

Red Sunset is the most highly rated and reliable of the Red Maple cultivars.  Developed by J. Frank Schmidt, Jr.,this tree has become the standard to which others are compared.  It's a vigorous growing tree with a strong and symmetrical branching pattern. The foliage is very lustrous green in the summer, changing to brilliant shades of red and orange-red in the fall.

Crabapples

Height 20'
Spread 15'
Shape:  Upright, vase shaped
Foliage:  Green, deeply cut
Flower:  White
Fruit:  Golden Yellow
Disease Resistance :
Scab: excellent;  Cedar-apple rust: excellent; Mildew: excellent; Fireblight: fair

Height 15'
Spread 15'
Shape:  Upright, spreading
Foliage:  Dark green
Flower:  Deep pink
Fruit:  Orange red, 1/2", persistent
Disease Resistance :
Scab: fair;  Cedar-apple rust: good; Mildew: excellent; Fireblight: excellent

Height 20'
Spread 20'
Shape:  Upright, spreading, rounded
Foliage:  Purple, becoming reddish green
Flower:  Bright pinkish red
Fruit:  Dark red, 3/8"-1/2"
Disease Resistance :
Scab: excellent;  Cedar-apple rust: excellent; Mildew: excellent; Fireblight: excellent

Height 15'
Spread 15'
Shape:  Weeping
Foliage:  Purple, becoming bronze-green
Flower: Rose red
Fruit:  Deep red 3/8" - 1/2"
Disease Resistance :
Scab: fair;  Cedar-apple rust: excellent; Mildew: excellent; Fireblight: good

Big Shade Trees

Height 45'
Spread 45'
Shape:  Rounded, open
Foliage:  Green with wavy margins
Fall Color:  Yellow brown to reddish

A beautiful native tree with lustrous, heavy textured green leaves with wavy margins.  Well adapted to wet, poorly drained soils.

Height 55'
Spread 45'
Shape:  Broadly oval, irregular and open
Foliage:  Dark green
Fall Color:  Yellow to yellow brown

A large and impressive native tree, with a thick trunk and stout branches.  Does well in alkaline soils.

Height 40'
Spread 30'
Shape:  Broadly pyramidal
Foliage:  Light green, glossy
Fall Color:  Yellow

Reported to have good resistance to bronze birch borer. A selection of River Birch chosen for its lighter colored bark and large glossy, light green leaves.  The peeling bark exposes mottled patches of cream, orange and pinkish tan colors.

Plums

Height 20'
Spread 20'
Shape:  Upright spreading, broadly oval to rounded
Foliage:  Purple-red
Fall Color:  Reddish
Flower: Light pink

This hardy and widely used plum is quite adaptable and performs well in tough climates.

Information on this page developed by J. Frank Schmidt & Son Co.