What we Grow:
(for plant descriptions, please check the following web sites: Northern 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 x freemanii 'Celzam'
3 to 8
Fast
50'x40'
Adaptable
Full Sun
Red
Michigan
More refind than 'Autumn Blaze'
Acer x freemanii 'Sienna'
3 to 8
Fast
50'x40'
Adaptable
Full Sun
Red
Michigan
Reportedly seedless
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 'Ezestre'
5 to 8
Moderate
40'x20'
Dry
Full Sun
Yellow
Europe
Improved columnar form
Acer rubrum 'Bowhall'
4 to 8
Moderate
35'x20'
Adaptable
Full Sun
Mixed
Michigan
Nicest of the colmnar Red Maples
Acer rubrum 'Brandywine'
4 to 8
Moderate
35'x20'
Adaptable
Full Sun
Mixed
Michigan
Reportedly seedless
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 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 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
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 amerense
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 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'
5 to 9
Moderate
20'x15'
Adaptable
Full Sun
Red
White
April
Asia
Smaller sized pear
Quercus bicolor
4 to 8
Fast
50'x50'
Adaptable
Full Sun
Yellow
Michigan
Drought resistant
Quercus coccinia
4 to 8
Fast
50'x30'
Adaptable
Full Sun
Red
Michigan
Great excurrent form
Quercus x 'Crimschmidt'
5 to 8
Moderate
45'x15'
Moist
Full Sun
Red
Hybrid
Fastigiate; Powdery Mildew resistant
Quercus macrocarpa
4 to 8
Slow
60'x 50'
Dry
Full Sun
Brown
Michigan
Large tree, tolerates alkaline soils
Quercus muehlenbergii
5 to 8
Moderate
45'x35'
Adaptable
Full Sun
Brown
Michigan
Tolerates alkaline soils
Quercus palustris
4 to 8
Fast
50'x30'
Adaptable
Full Sun
Red
Michigan
Beautiful excurrent form
Quercus rubra
4 to 8
Fast
60'x 50'
Moist
Full Sun
Red
Michigan
Large stately tree
Rhus typhina
3 to 7
Moderate
22'x15'
Dry
Full Sun
Red
Michigan
Pioneer species, red fruit
Salix amygdaloides
3 to 7
Moderate
22'x15'
Wet
Full Sun
Yellow
Michigan
Pioneer species, with stands wet feet
Salix nigra
3 to 7
Fast
50'x30'
Wet
Full Sun
Yellow
Michigan
Great along stream banks or ponds
Sassafras albidum
4 to 7
Fast
50'x30'
Dry
Full Sun
Yellow
Michigan
Pioneer species, Polymorphic leaves
Sophora japonica 'Regent'
4 to 7
Moderate
45'x30'
Moist
Full Sun
Yellow
White
July
Asia
Summer blooming; interesting fruit
Stewartia pseudocamelia
5 to 7
Slow
25'x15'
Moist
Adaptable
Mixed
White
Late June
Asia
Exfoliating bark; Beautiful year round
Styrax japonicus 'Snowcone'
5 to 8
Slow
25'x15'
Moist
Full Sun
Yellow
White
Early June
Asia
Pendulous bell shaped blooms
Syringa Meyeri 'Palibin' (3' graft)
4 to 8
Slow
5'x5'
Moist
Full Sun
Yellow
Lavender
Mid May
Asia
Dwark Korean Lilac on a standard
Syringa reticulata 'Ivory Silk'
3 to 7
Moderate
25'x15'
Moist
Full Sun
Yellow
White
Mid June
Asia
Large white fragrant flowers
Syringa vulgaris
3 to 7
Moderate
25'x15'
Moist
Full Sun
Yellow
Lavender
Mid May
Europe
Large shrub; fragrant flowers
Taxodium disticum
4 to 8
Fast
50'x30'
Adaptable
Full Sun
Orange
N America
Tolerates standing water
Taxodium disticum 'Cascade Falls'
5 to 8
Slow
10'x8'
Adaptable
Full Sun
Orange
N America
Weeping form
Taxus cuspidata 'Captain'
4 to 8
Slow
15'x8'
Dry
Adaptable
Green
Asia
Shade tolerant small evergreen tree
Thuja plicata 'Spring Grove'
5 to 7
Fast
35'x15'
Moist
Adaptable
Green
N America
Deer resistant cedar-like foliage
Thuja plicata 'Zebrina'
6 to 7
Moderate
25'x15'
Moist
Adaptable
Green
N America
Variegated evergreen foliage
Tilia americana 'MckSentry'
3 to 7
Moderate
45'x30'
Moist
Full Sun
Yellow
Green
Mid June
N America
Narrower form of Basswood
Tilia cordata 'Corzam'
3 to 7
Moderate
45'x15'
Moist
Full Sun
Yellow
Green
Mid June
Europe
Narrower form
Tilia cordata 'Greenspire'
4 to 7
Moderate
40'x30'
Moist
Full Sun
Yellow
Green
Mid June
Europe
Fragrant but insignificant flowers
Tilia tomentosa 'Sterling'
4 to 7
Moderate
50'x30'
Moist
Full Sun
Yellow
Europe
Silvery pubescent foliage 
Tsuga canadensis
3 to 7
Moderate
50'x30'
Moist
Adaptable
Green
Michigan
Elegant conifer
Ulmus x 'Frontier'
4 to 7
Fast
45'x30'
Adaptable
Full Sun
Red
Hybrid
DED resistant
Ulmus x 'Morton Glossy'
5 to 7
Fast
50'x30'
Adaptable
Full Sun
Yellow
Hybrid
DED resistant
Viburnum p tomentosum 'Mariesii'
5 to 7
Moderate
15'x15'
Moist
Adaptable
Red
White
Mid May
Asia
Shrub; horzontal branch habit
Zelkova serrata 'Village Green'
5 to 8
Moderate
45'x30'
Moist
Full Sun
Red
Asia
Vase shaped habit
Remember - Northern Grown is Northern Hardy