What we Grow:
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Trees; and Recommended Alternatives to Ash Trees for Michigan's Lower Peninsula)
| Species/Cultivar | Hardiness | Growth | Ultimate | Soil | Degree of | Fall | Flower | Flowering | Species | Comments |
| Zones | Rate | Size | Drainage | Sun/Shade | Color | Color | Time | Native to | ||
| Abies concolor | 4 to 8 | Slow | 50'x25' | Dry | Full Sun | Green | N America | Fragrant long blue/green needles | ||
| Abies fraseri | 5 to 8 | Slow | 40'x25' | Moist | Full Sun | Green | N America | Short attractive green needles | ||
| Acer x freemanii 'Autumn Blaze' | 3 to 8 | Fast | 50'x40' | Adaptable | Full Sun | Red | Michigan | Reliable long lasting fall color | ||
| Acer campestre | 5 to 8 | Moderate | 30'x30' | Moist | Full Sun | Yellow | Europe | Corky bark; tolerates high pH soil | ||
| Acer ginnala 'Flame' | 3 to 8 | Moderate | 20'x20' | Adaptable | Adaptable | Red | Asia | Shrubby tree | ||
| Acer gresium | 5 to 8 | Slow | 25'x20' | Moist | Adaptable | Red | Asia | Attractive exfoliating bark | ||
| Acer miyabei 'Morton' | 4 to 8 | Moderate | 40'x30' | Moist | Full Sun | Yellow | Asia | Very similar to Acer campestre | ||
| Acer palmatum 'Bloodgood' | 5 to 8 | Slow | 20'x20' | Moist | Partial | Red | Asia | Reliable purple leaf form | ||
| Acer platanoides 'Crimson King' | 4 to 8 | Moderate | 40'x35' | Dry | Full Sun | Red | Europe | Maroon foliage | ||
| Acer platanoides 'Crimson Sentry' | 4 to 8 | Moderate | 25'x15' | Dry | Full Sun | Red | Europe | Maroon foliage | ||
| Acer platanoides 'Emerald Queen' | 4 to 8 | Fast | 50'x40' | Dry | Full Sun | Yellow | Europe | Extensively used cultivar | ||
| Acer platanoides 'Ezestre' | 5 to 8 | Moderate | 40'x20' | Dry | Full Sun | Yellow | Europe | Improved columnar form | ||
| Acer platanoides 'Pond' | 5 to 8 | Fast | 50'x40' | Dry | Full Sun | Yellow | Europe | Excellent crown form | ||
| Acer rubrum (clump) | 4 to 8 | Fast | 40'x35' | Adaptable | Full Sun | Mixed | Michigan | Native seed source | ||
| Acer rubrum 'Bowhall' | 4 to 8 | Moderate | 35'x20' | Adaptable | Full Sun | Mixed | Michigan | Nicest of the colmnar Red Maples | ||
| Acer rubrum 'Franksred' | 4 to 8 | Fast | 40'x35' | Adaptable | Full Sun | Red | Michigan | The standard in Red Maples | ||
| Acer rubrum 'October Glory' | 5 to 8 | Fast | 45'x35' | Adaptable | Full Sun | Red | Michigan | Terrific form, great vigor | ||
| Acer saccharum 'Commemoration' | 4 to 8 | Moderate | 50'x35' | Moist | Adaptable | Mixed | Michigan | Thicker tatter resistant leaves | ||
| Acer saccharum 'Green Mountain' | 3 to 8 | Moderate | 45'x35' | Moist | Adaptable | Mixed | Michigan | Very hardy, widely used cultivar | ||
| Acer x truncatum 'Kiethsform' | 5 to 8 | Fast | 40'x30' | Moist | Full Sun | Red | Hybrid | Clean glossy foliage | ||
| Acer x truncatum 'Warrenred' | 5 to 8 | Moderate | 35'x25' | Moist | Full Sun | Red | Hybrid | Smaller form, glossy leaves | ||
| Aesculus x carnea 'Ft McNair' | 5 to 8 | Moderate | 30'x25' | Moist | Full Sun | Mixed | Red | Mid May | Hybrid | Outstanding pest resistant cultivar |
| Aesculus parviflora | 4 to 8 | Moderate | 12'x10' | Moist | Full Sun | Mixed | White | Mid May | N America | Shrubby and broad spreading |
| Alnus glutinosa | 4 to 8 | Fast | 50'x30' | Wet | Full Sun | Yellow | Europe | Nitrogen fixing, tolerates wet sites | ||
| Alnus rugosa | 3 to 6 | Fast | 35'x20' | Wet | Full Sun | Yellow | Michigan | Great along stream banks or ponds | ||
| Amelanchier x 'Autumn Brilliance' | 4 to 8 | Moderate | 25'x15' | Moist | Adaptable | Red | White | Early May | Hybrid | Eye-catching fall color |
| Amelanchier laevis (multi-stem) | 4 to 8 | Moderate | 25'x15' | Moist | Adaptable | Orange | White | Early May | Michigan | Attracts Cedar Waxwings |
| Asimina triloba | 5 to 8 | Moderate | 25'x20' | Moist | Adaptable | Yellow | Red | Early May | Michigan | Interesting bannana like fruit |
| Betula alleghaniensis | 3 to 7 | Fast | 50'x35' | Moist | Adaptable | Yellow | Michigan | Cinnamon colored exfoliating bark | ||
| Betula nigra | 4 to 8 | Fast | 50'x35' | Moist | Full Sun | Brown | Michigan | Borer resistant, exfoliating bark | ||
| Betula papyrifera | 4 to 8 | Fast | 50'x35' | Moist | Full Sun | Yellow | Michigan | Beautiful paper white bark | ||
| Betula populifolia 'Whitespire' | 4 to 8 | Fast | 40'x25' | Moist | Adaptable | Yellow | Michigan | Borer resistant, white bark | ||
| Carpinus betulus 'Frans Fontaine' | 4 to 8 | Moderate | 30'x15' | Moist | Adaptable | Yellow | Europe | Attractive and clean upright tree | ||
| Carpinus caroliniana | 4 to 8 | Moderate | 25'x20' | Moist | Adaptable | Red | Michigan | Tolerates deep shade | ||
| Catalpa speciosa | 4 to 8 | Fast | 45'x35' | Adaptable | Full Sun | Brown | Whit | June | N America | Long bean like fruit |
| Carya ovata | 5 to 8 | Moderate | 45'x35' | Moist | Full Sun | Brown | Michigan | Shaggy bark | ||
| Cedrus atlantica | 6 to 8 | Moderate | 40'x25' | Moist | Full Sun | Green | N Africa | Bluish Green evergreen needles | ||
| Celtis occidentalis | 3 to 8 | Moderate | 45'x35' | Adaptable | Full Sun | Brown | Michigan | Withstands urban conditions well | ||
| Cercis canadensis | 5 to 8 | Moderate | 25'x20' | Moist | Adaptable | Yellow | Pink | April | Michigan | Showy when in bloom |
| Cercis canadensis 'Forest Pansy' | 6 to 8 | Moderate | 25'x20' | Moist | Adaptable | Red | Pink | May | N America | Maroon foliage |
| Cercidiphyllum japonicum 'Red Fox' | 5 to 8 | Fast | 45'x35' | Moist | Full Sun | Mixed | Asia | Blue/green heart shaped foliage | ||
| Cercidiphyllum japonicum 'Pendula' | 5 to 8 | Moderate | 20'x25' | Moist | Full Sun | Mixed | Asia | Beautiful weeping form | ||
| Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Sullivan' | 4 to 8 | Moderate | 30'x20' | Moist | Adaptable | Green | N America | Lacy blue green evergreen folaige | ||
| Chamaecyparis obtusa | 5 to 8 | Moderate | 40'x25' | Moist | Full Sun | Green | Asia | Airy and wispy evergreen | ||
| Chionanthus virginicus | 4 to 8 | Slow | 18'x18' | Moist | Full Sun | Yellow | White | Late June | N America | Fragrant white feathery flowers |
| Cladrastis kentukea (lutea) | 4 to 8 | Moderate | 30'x20' | Moist | Full Sun | Yellow | White | Mid June | N America | Pendulous fragrant white flowers |
| Cornus alternifolia | 3 to 8 | Moderate | 20'x20' | Moist | Adaptable | Yellow | White | Mid June | Michigan | Beautiful steel blue fruit |
| Cornus florida | 5 to 8 | Moderate | 25'x20' | Moist | Partial | Red | White | Mid May | Michigan | Popular flowering tree, local seed |
| Cornus florida x kousa 'Stellar Pink' | 5 to 8 | Moderate | 25'x20' | Moist | Partial | Red | Pink | Mid May | N America | A Rutger's hybrid |
| Cornus kousa chinensis | 5 to 8 | Moderate | 25'x20' | Moist | Adaptable | Red | White | Early June | Asia | Strawberry-like fruit |
| Cornus kousa 'Satomi' | 5 to 8 | Moderate | 25'x20' | Moist | Adaptable | Red | Pink | Early June | Asia | Interesting flecks of pink on bracts |
| Cornus mas | 4 to 8 | Moderate | 25'x20' | Moist | Adaptable | Yellow | Yellow | Early April | Europe | Attractive red oblong fruit |
| Corylus corlurna | 4 to 8 | Moderate | 45'x30' | Moist | Full Sun | Brown | Asia | Tough pyramydal tree | ||
| Cotinus obovatus | 4 to 8 | Fast | 25'x20' | Moist | Full Sun | Mixed | White | Late June | N America | Fine lacy blooms, great fall color |
| Crataegus crusgalli inermis | 4 to 8 | Moderate | 20'x25' | Adaptable | Adaptable | Yellow | White | Mid May | N America | Thornless; glossy foliage |
| Crataegus phaenopyrum | 4 to 8 | Fast | 30'x20' | Adaptable | Full Sun | Red | White | Mid May | N America | Long sharp thorns; good fall color |
| Crataegus viridis 'Winter King' | 4 to 8 | Slow | 20'x25' | Adaptable | Adaptable | Yellow | White | Mid May | N America | Vase shape; orange/red fruit |
| Fagus grandifolia | 4 to 8 | Slow | 50'x40' | Moist | Adaptable | Yellow | Michigan | Beautiful grey bark | ||
| Fagus sylvatica 'Riversii' | 4 to 8 | Slow | 45'x30' | Moist | Full Sun | Red | Europe | Deep purple foliage | ||
| Fagus sylvatica 'Roseomarginata' | 4 to 8 | Slow | 45'x30' | Moist | Full Sun | Red | Europe | Tricolored foliage | ||
| Ginkgo biloba 'Autumn Gold' | 4 to 8 | Slow | 40'x30' | Moist | Full Sun | Yellow | Asia | First known through fossil record | ||
| Ginkgo biloba 'The President' | 4 to 8 | Slow | 50'x40' | Moist | Full Sun | Yellow | Asia | Larger form | ||
| Gleditsia triacanthos 'Shademaster' | 4 to 8 | Fast | 45'x35' | Adaptable | Full Sun | Yellow | N America | Widely used form | ||
| Gleditsia triacanthos 'Skycole' | 4 to 8 | Fast | 45'x35' | Adaptable | Full Sun | Yellow | N America | Best form of the Honeylocusts | ||
| Gleditsia triacanthos 'Suncole' | 4 to 8 | Moderate | 35'x30' | Adaptable | Full Sun | Yellow | N America | Yellow new growth | ||
| Gymnocladis dioicus | 4 to 8 | Slow | 45'x35' | Adaptable | Full Sun | Yellow | Michigan | Large doubly compound leaves | ||
| Hamamelis virginiana | 4 to 8 | Moderate | 20'x15' | Moist | Adaptable | Yellow | Yellow | Late Fall | Michigan | Beautiful foliage; Shrubby tree |
| Juglans cinerea | 4 to 8 | Moderate | 45'x35' | Moist | Full Sun | Brown | Michigan | Native nut tree | ||
| Juniperus virginiana | 3 to 8 | Moderate | 45'x35' | Adaptable | Full Sun | Green | Michigan | Awl like evergreen foliage | ||
| Koelreutaria paniculata | 5 to 8 | Moderate | 35'x30' | Adaptable | Full Sun | Yellow | Yellow | June | Asia | Smaller yellow flowering tree |
| Larix larciniana | 3 to 7 | Moderate | 45'x35' | Wet | Full Sun | Yellow | Michigan | Deciduous conifer of swamps | ||
| Liquidambar styraciflua 'Moraine' | 4 to 8 | Fast | 45'x30' | Moist | Full Sun | Mixed | N America | Vigorous hardy cultivar | ||
| Liriodendron tulipifera | 4 to 8 | Fast | 65'x30' | Moist | Full Sun | Yellow | Yellow | Early June | Michigan | Interesting leaf shape & flowers |
| Liriodendron tulipifera 'Fastigiatum' | 4 to 8 | Fast | 45'x15' | Moist | Full Sun | Yellow | Yellow | Early June | Michigan | Attractive upright form |
| Maackia amerensis 'Starburst' | 4 to 7 | Moderate | 20'x15' | Moist | Full Sun | Yellow | White | Early July | Asia | Late blooming species |
| Magnolia 'Jane' | 5 to 8 | Slow | 20'x15' | Moist | Full Sun | Yellow | Pink | March | Hybrid | Early pink blooms |
| Magnolia 'Royal Star' | 4 to 8 | Slow | 15'x10' | Moist | Full Sun | Yellow | White | April | Early white blooms, hardier form | |
| Magnolia sieboldii | 5 to 8 | Slow | 20'x20' | Moist | Full Sun | Yellow | White | Mid May | Asia | Later Blooming form |
| Malus 'Coralcole' | 4 to 8 | Slow | 10'x8' | Adaptable | Full Sun | Yellow | White | Late May | N America | Lollypop; pink in bud opening white |
| Malus 'Donald Wyman' | 4 to 8 | Moderate | 20'x20' | Adaptable | Full Sun | Yellow | White | Mid May | N America | Pink in bud opening white; red fruit |
| Malus 'Prarifire' | 4 to 8 | Moderate | 20'x20' | Adaptable | Full Sun | Red | Pink | Mid May | N America | Deep Pink Blooms; red fruit |
| Malus 'Purple Prince' | 4 to 8 | Moderate | 20'x18' | Adaptable | Full Sun | Red | Pink | Late May | N America | Deep Pink Blooms; deep red fruit |
| Malus 'Jewelcole' | 4 to 8 | Moderate | 20'x20' | Adaptable | Full Sun | Yellow | White | Late May | N America | White form; red fruit |
| Malus 'Royal Raindrops' | 4 to 8 | Moderate | 20'x18' | Adaptable | Full Sun | Red | Reddish | Late May | N America | Cutleaf purple foliage; deep red fruit |
| Malus sargentii | 4 to 8 | Slow | 8'x12' | Adaptable | Full Sun | Yellow | White | Mid May | N America | Shrubby; pink in bud opening white |
| Malus 'Sutyzam' | 4 to 8 | Moderate | 20'x20' | Adaptable | Full Sun | Yellow | White | Late May | N America | Popular white form; red fruit |
| Metasequoia glyptostroboides | 5 to 8 | Fast | 65'x30' | Moist | Full Sun | Red | Asia | Elegant large deciduous conifer | ||
| Nyssa sylvatica | 4 to 8 | Moderate | 45'x30' | Wet | Full Sun | Red | Michigan | Beautiful form & fall foliage | ||
| Ostrya virginiana | 4 to 8 | Moderate | 25'x20' | Moist | Adaptable | Brown | Michigan | Tolerates deep shade | ||
| Parrotia persica | 5 to 8 | Slow | 25'x20' | Moist | Adaptable | Mixed | Asia | Exfoliating bark; mottled fall color | ||
| Phellodendron lavallei 'Eye Stopper' | 4 to 8 | Moderate | 45'x30' | Moist | Full Sun | Yellow | Asia | Bright yellow fall foliage | ||
| Picea abies | 4 to 8 | Fast | 50'x30' | Adaptable | Adaptable | Green | Europe | Short green needles, shade tolerant | ||
| Picea glauca | 3 to 8 | Moderate | 45'x30' | Adaptable | Full Sun | Green | Michigan | Short blue green needles | ||
| Picea glauca densata | 3 to 8 | Slow | 40'x20' | Adaptable | Full Sun | Green | Michigan | Dense; short blue green needles | ||
| Picea omorica | 4 to 8 | Moderate | 40'x20' | Moist | Full Sun | Green | Europe | Narrow weeping; blue green needles | ||
| Picea pungens glauca | 3 to 8 | Moderate | 45'x30' | Adaptable | Full Sun | Green | N America | Blue needles; over used | ||
| Pinus nigra | 3 to 8 | Moderate | 45'x30' | Adaptable | Full Sun | Green | Europe | Long course needles | ||
| Pinus strobus | 3 to 8 | Fast | 50'x30' | Adaptable | Adaptable | Green | Michigan | Soft light green needles | ||
| Platanus x acerifolia 'Bloodgood' | 5 to 8 | Fast | 65'x30' | Adaptable | Full Sun | Brown | Hybrid | Sycamore Anthracnose resistant | ||
| Platanus x acerifolia 'Morton Hill' | 5 to 8 | Fast | 65'x30' | Adaptable | Full Sun | Brown | Hybrid | Anthracnose resistant | ||
| Populus tremuloides | 3 to 8 | Moderate | 30'x15' | Adaptable | Full Sun | Yellow | Michigan | Pioneer species | ||
| Prunus cerasifera 'Cripoizam' | 4 to 8 | Moderate | 20'x10' | Dry | Full Sun | Red | Pink | April | Asia | Narrow form of Purpleleaf Plum |
| Prunus cerasifera 'Newport' | 3 to 8 | Moderate | 20'x20' | Dry | Full Sun | Red | Pink | April | Asia | Hardiest of the Purpleleaf Plums |
| Prunus x 'Okame' | 5 to 8 | Fast | 30'x20' | Moist | Full Sun | Red | Pink | April | Hybrid | Gorgeous pink bell shaped blooms |
| Prunus serrulata 'Royal Burgundy' | 5 to 8 | Moderate | 20'x15' | Moist | Full Sun | Red | Pink | April | Asia | Maroon foliage, vase shaped form |
| Prunus x 'Snowfozam' | 5 to 8 | Moderate | 10'x12' | Moist | Full Sun | Red | White | April | Asia | Compact weeping form; eye-catching |
| Prunus subhirtella 'Pendula' | 5 to 8 | Moderate | 35'x30' | Moist | Full Sun | Red | Pink | April | Asia | Double pink flowers; weeping form |
| Pseudotsuga menziesii | 4 to 8 | Fast | 65'x30' | Adaptable | Adaptable | Green | N America | Fragrant green needles | ||
| Ptelea trifoliata | 3 to 8 | Moderate | 20'x20' | Adaptable | Adaptable | Yellow | Michigan | Pioneer species | ||
| Pyrus calleryana 'Aristocrat' | 5 to 9 | Fast | 45'x30' | Adaptable | Full Sun | Red | White | April | Asia | Largest of the cultivars |
| Pyrus calleryana 'Glen's Form' | 5 to 9 | Fast | 35'x15' | Adaptable | Full Sun | Red | White | April | Asia | A fine narrow growing cultivar |
| Pyrus calleryana 'Redspire' | 5 to 9 | Fast | 35'x25' | Adaptable | Full Sun | Red | White | April | Asia | Intermediate in size |
| Pyrus fauriei 'Westwood' |