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Trees and Shrubs

Below is a list of trees and shrubs on display at The Brenton Arboretum. Scientific and common names are included. Scientific names highlighted in green are linked to detailed information and photos. New cultivation information is continually added. If you want specific information about a specific plant contact us at the Arboretum.

Type Common Name Scientific Name

Alder

European Black Alder

Alnus glutinosa

 

Speckled Alder

Alnus rugosa

Ash

Northern Blaze™ White Ash

Fraxinus americana ‘Jeffnor’

 

Autumn Purple® White Ash

Fraxinus americana ‘Junginger’

 

'Rosehill' White Ash

Fraxinus americana ‘Rosehill’

 

Windy City™ White Ash

Fraxinus americana ‘Tures’

 

White Ash

Fraxinus americana

 

Biltmore White Ash

Fraxinus americana
var. biltmoreana

 

'Fallgold' Black Ash

Fraxinus nigra 'Fallgold'

 

‘Patmore’ Green Ash

Fraxinus pennsylvanica ‘Patmore’

 

‘Summit’ Green Ash

Fraxinus pennsylvanica ‘Summit’

 

Green Ash

Fraxinus pennsylvanica

 

Blue Ash

Fraxinus quadrangulata

Aspen

Bigtooth Aspen

Populus  tremuloides

 

Quaking Aspen

Populus tremuloides

 

Prairie Gold® Aspen

Populus tremuloides ‘NE-Arb’

 

Bigtooth Aspen

Populus grandidentata

Baldcypress

Baldcypress

Taxodium distichum

 

Shawnee Brave®
Common Baldcypress

Taxodium distichum 'Mickelson'

 

Weeping-Tip
Common Baldcypress

Taxodium distichum ‘Pendens’

 

Thuja occidentalis ‘Brandon’

Thuja occidentalis ‘Brandon’

 

Thuja occidentalis
‘Degroots Spire’

Thuja occidentalis ‘Degroots Spire’

 

Thuja occidentalis ‘Pyramidalis’

Thuja occidentalis ‘Pyramidalis’

 

Thuja occidentalis ‘Shermanii’

Thuja occidentalis ‘Shermanii’

 

Thuja occidentalis ‘Sunkist’

Thuja occidentalis ‘Sunkist’

 

Thuja occidentalis 'Techny'

Thuja occidentalis 'Techny'

 

Thuja plicata 'Green Giant'

Thuja plicata 'Green Giant'

Basswood

Tilia americana ‘Redmond’

Tilia americana ‘Redmond’

 

American Basswood or Linden

Tilia americana

 

Amur Linden

Tilia amurensis

 

Littleleaf Linden

Tilia cordata

 

Shamrock® Littleleaf Linden

Tilia cordata ‘Baileyi’

 

Greenspire® Littleleaf Linden

Tilia cordata ‘PNI 6025’

 

None Given

Tilia laetevirens

 

'Harvest Gold' Mongolian Linden

Tilia mongolica 'Harvest Gold'

 

Few-ribbed Linden

Tilia paucicostata

 

Silver Linden

Tilia tomentosa

 

Satin Shadow™ Silver Linden

Tilia tomentosa ‘Sashazam’

 

Sterling Silver® Silver Linden

Tilia tomentosa ‘Wandell’

Beech

American Beech

Fagus grandifolia

Birch

Yellow Birch

Betula alleghaniensis

 

Swamp Birch

Betula glandulifera

 

Sweet Cherry Birch

Betula lenta

 

‘Whitespire Sr. Gray Birch

Betula populifolia ‘Whitespire Sr.’

 

Heritage® River Birch

Betula nigra 'Cully'

 

Paper Birch

Betula papyrifera

Bladdernut

Bladdernut

Staphylea trifolia

Buckeye

Yellow Buckeye

Aesculus flava

 

‘Homestead’ Buckeye

Aesculus ´‘Homestead’

 

Ohio Buckeye

Aesculus glabra

 

Bottlebrush Buckeye

Aesculus parviflora

 

Red Buckeye

Aesculus pavia

Buffalo Berry

Buffalo Berry

Shepherdia argentea

Butternut

Butternut

Juglans cinerea

Buttonbush

Buttonbush

Cephalanthus occidentalis

Catalpa

Northern Catalpa

Catalpa speciosa

Cedar

Eastern Red Cedar

Juniperus virginiana

Cherry

Pin Cherry

Prunus pensylvanica

 

Sargent Cherry

Prunus sargentii

 

‘Accolade’ Sargent Cherry

Prunus sargentii ‘Accolade’

 

Black Cherry

Prunus serotina

Chestnut

Timburr American
Hyrbrid Chestnut

Castanea dentata

 

American Chestnut

Castanea dentata

 

'Abundance' Chinese Chestnut

Castanea mollissima 'Abundance'

 

Chinese Chestnut

Castanea mollissima

Chokeberry

Glossy Black Chokeberry

Aronia melanocarpa

Chokecherry

Common Chokecherry

Prunus virginiana

Coffeetree

Kentucky Coffeetree

Gymnocladus dioicus

Coralberry

Coralberry

Symphoricarpos orbiculatus

Corktree

Amur Corktree

Phellodendron amurense

Cottonwood

Eastern Cottonwood

Populus deltoides

 

‘Siouxland’
Eastern Cottonwood

Populus deltoides ‘Siouxland’

Crabapple

Flowering Crab apple

Malus

 

‘Adams’ Flowering Crab apple

Malus ‘Adams’

 

Camelot® Flowering Crab apple

Malus ‘Camzam’

 

'Cardinal' Flowering Crab apple

Malus ‘Cardinal’

 

Coralburst®
Flowering Crabapple

Malus ‘Coralcole’

 

‘David’ Flowering Crab apple

Malus ‘David’

 

Harvest Gold®
Flowering Crab apple

Malus ‘Hargozam’

 

‘Indian Magic’
Flowering Crab apple

Malus ‘Indian Magic’

 

Red Jewel®
Flowering Crab apple

Malus ‘Jewelcole’

 

Royal Raindrops®
Flowering Crab apple

Malus ‘JFS-KW5’

 

Lancelot®
Flowering Crab apple

Malus ‘Lanzam’

 

‘Louisa’ Flowering
Crab apple

Malus ‘Louisa’

 

Molten Lava®
Flowering Crab apple

Malus ‘Malazam’

 

Pink Princess™
Flowering Crabapple

Malus ‘Parrsi’

 

Pink Sparkles®
Flowering Crab apple

Malus ‘Malusquest’

 

‘Prairifire’ Flowering Crab apple

Malus ‘Prairifire’

 

‘Purple Prince’ Flowering Crab apple

Malus ‘Purple Prince’

 

‘Sinai Fire’ Flowering Crab apple

Malus ‘Sinai Fire’

 

Sugar Tyme®
Flowering Crab apple

Malus ‘Sutyzam’

 

'Donald Wyman'
Flowering Crab apple

Malus 'Donald Wyman'

 

'Red Splendor'
Flowering Crab apple

Malus 'Red Splendor'

 

Japanese Flowering Crab apple

Malus floribunda

 

Iowa Crab apple

Malus ioensis

 

Iowa Crab apple

Malus ioensis

 

Sargent Flowering Crab apple

Malus sargentii

 

Toringo Crab apple

Malus sieboldii

 

Royal Raindrops®
Flowering Crab apple

Malus transitoria ‘JFS-KW5’

 

Golden Raindrops®
Flowering Crab apple

Malus transitoria ‘Schmidtcutleaf’

 

Redbud Crab apple

Malus zumi ‘Calocarpa’

 

Redbud Crab apple

Malus zumi

Currant

Green Mound' Alpine Currant

Ribes alpinum

Deutzia

Slender Deutzia

Deutzia gracilis

Dogwood

Pagoda Dogwood

Cornus alternifolia

 

Silky Dogwood

Cornus amomum ssp obliqua

 

Rough-leaved Dogwood

Cornus drummondii

 

‘Golden Glory’
Corneliancherry dogwood

Cornus mas ‘Golden Glory’

 

Red-Osier Dogwood

Cornus stolonifera

Elderberry

American Elderberry

Sambucus canadensis

 

Red Elderberry

Sambucus pubens

Elm

‘Cathedral’ Elm

Ulmus ‘Cathedral’

 

‘Homestead Elm

Ulmus ‘Homestead’

 

Commendation™ Elm

Ulmus ‘Morton Stalwart’

 

‘New Horizon’ Elm

Ulmus ‘New Horizon’

 

‘Patriot’ Elm

Ulmus ‘Patriot’

 

Triumph Elm

Ulmus ´ ‘Morton Glossy’

 

Danada Charm™ Elm

Ulmus ´‘Morton Red Tip’

 

‘Jefferson’American Elm

Ulmus americana ‘Jefferson’

 

‘New Harmony’American Elm

Ulmus americana ‘New Harmony’

 

‘Princeton’ American Elm

Ulmus americana ‘Princeton’

 

‘Valley Forge’ American Elm

Ulmus americana ‘Valley Forge’

 

Bergmann's Elm

Ulmus bergmanniana

 

None given

Ulmus bergmanniana
var. lasiophylla

 

‘Frontier’ Hybrid Elm

Ulmus carpinifolia xUlmus parvifolia ‘Frontier’

 

Chenmou Elm

Ulmus chenmouii

 

David Elm

Ulmus davidiana

 

Discovery Elm

Ulmus davidiana var. japonica 'Discovery'

 

Anhui Elm

Ulmus gaussenii

 

Gansu Elm

Ulmus glaucescens

 

Japonica Elm

Ulmus japonica

 

Ulmus japonica
‘Morton Plainsmen’

Vanguard™ Elm

 

Ulmus japonica ´ Ulmus wilsoniana ‘Morton’

Accolade™ Elm

 

Hebei Elm

Ulmus lamellosa

 

Russian Elm

Ulmus laevis

 

Large-fruited Elm

Ulmus macrocarpa

 

Tibetan Elm

Ulmus macrocarpa var. dorsettii

 

Small-fruited Elm

Ulmus microcarpa

 

Lacebark Elm

Ulmus parvifolia

 

Allee® Lacebark Elm

Ulmus parvifolia ‘Emer II’

 

‘Hallelujah’ Lacebark Elm

Ulmus parvifolia ‘Hallelujah’

 

Cork Bark Elm

Ulmus propinqua

 

None Given

Ulmus propinqua var. suberosa

 

None Given

Ulmus prunifolia

 

False Corkbark Elm

Ulmus pseudopropinqua

 

Henry Tree

Ulmus pumila xjaponica xdavidiana

 

Slippery Elm

Ulmus rubra

 

Szechuan Elm

Ulmus szechuanica

 

Rock Elm

Ulmus thomasii

 

None Given

Ulmus taihangshanensis

 

Wilson Elm

Ulmus wilsoniana

 

‘Prospector’ Wilson Elm

Ulmus wilsoniana ‘Prospector’

False cypress

Sawara Falsecypress

Chamaecyparis pisifera ‘Filifera’

Filbert

Turkish Filbert

Corylus colurna

Fir

Balsam Fir

Abies balsamea

 

White (Concolor) Fir

Abies concolor

 

Fraser Fir

Abies fraseri

 

Nikko Fir

Abies homolepis

 

Douglas Fir

Pseudotsuga menziesii

Forsythia

White Forsythia

Abeliophyllum distichum

 

'Bronxensis'
Greenstem Forsythia

Forsythia viridissima 'Bronxensis'

Fringetree

White Fringetree

Chionanthus virginicus

Ginko

Ginkgo

Ginkgo biloba

 

Autumn Gold' Ginkgo

Ginkgo biloba 'Autumn Gold'

 

Emperor™ Ginkgo

Ginkgo biloba ‘Woodstock’

Goldenraintree

Goldenraintree

Koelreuteria paniculata

Hackberry

Hackberry

Celtis occidentalis

Hawthorn

Cockspur Hawthorn

Crataegus crus-galli

 

Downy Hawthorn

Crataegus mollis

 

Fleshy Hawthorn

Crataegus succulenta

Hazelnut

American Hazelnut

Corylus americana

 

Beaked Hazelnut

Corylus cornuta

Hemlock

Eastern Hemlock

Tsuga canadensis

Hickory

Bitternut Hickory

Carya cordiformis

 

Pignut Hickory

Carya glabra

 

Shellbark Hickory

Carya laciniosa

 

Shagbark Hickory

Carya ovata

 

Mockernut Hickory

Carya tomentosa

Honeysuckle

Bush Honeysuckle

Diervilla lonicera

 

Yellow Honeysuckle

Lonicera prolifera

 

'Emerald Mound' European Fly Honeysuckle

Lonicera xylosteum
'Emerald Mound'

Hophornbeam

American Hophornbeam

Ostrya virginiana

Hoptree

Hoptree

Ptelea trifoliata

Hornbeam

European Hornbeam

Carpinus betulus

 

American Hornbeam

Carpinus caroliniana

Horsechesnut

Baumann’s Horsechestnut

Aesculus hippocastanum 'Baumannii'

 

Horsechestnut

Aesculus hippocastanum

Hydrangea

‘Hills of Snow’
Smooth Hydrangea

Hydrangea arborescens ‘Grandiflora’

 

Oakleaf Hydrangea

Hydrangea quercifolia

Indigo Bush

Indigo Bush

Amorpha fruticosa

Juniper

Common Juniper

Juniperus communis var. depressa

 

Creeping Juniper

Juniperus horizontalis

 

Japanese Garden Juniper

Juniperus procumbens

 

‘Medora’ Rocky Mountain Juniper

‘Medora’ Juniperus scopulorum

 

‘Pathfinder’ Rocky Mountain Juniper

Juniperus scopulorum ‘Pathfinder’

 

‘Sutherland’
Rocky Mountain Juniper

Juniperus scopulorum ‘Sutherland’

 

Welch Rocky Mountain Juniper

Juniperus scopulorum ‘Welchii’

 

‘Wichita Blue’
Rocky Mountain Juniper

Juniperus scopulorum
‘Wichita Blue’

 

‘Hillspire’ Eastern Redcedar

Juniperus virginiana ‘Hillspire’

 

‘Taylor’ Eastern Redcedar

Juniperus virginiana ‘Taylor’

 

Japanese Kerria

Kerria japonica

Katsuratree

Katsuratree

Cercidiphyllum japonicum

Larch

European Larch

Larix decidua

 

Japanese Larch

Larix kaempferi

Lilac

Superba' Littleleaf Lilac

Syringa microphylla 'Superba'

 

Pekin Lilac

Syringa pekinensis

 

'Miss Kim' Manchurian Lilac

Syringa pubescens
subsp. patula 'Miss Kim'

 

Japanese Tree Lilac

Syringa reticulata

 

‘Ivory Silk’
Japanese Tree Lilac

Syringa reticulata ‘Ivory Silk’

Locust

Skyline® Thornless
Common Honeylocust

Gleditsia triacanthos
var. inermis ‘Skycole’

 

Sunburst® Thornless
Common Honeylocust

Gleditsia triacanthos
var. inermis ‘Suncole’

 

Black Locust

Robinia pseudoacacia

Magnolia

Cucumbertree Magnolia

Magnolia acuminata

Maple

Freeman Maple

Acer ´freemanii

 

‘Marmo’ Freeman Maple

Acer Χfreemanii ‘Marmo

 

Autumn Blaze®
Freeman Maple

Acer Χfreemanii ‘Jeffersred’

 

Hedge Maple

Acer campestre

 

State Street® Miyabe Maple

Acer miyabei ‘Morton’

 

Boxelder

Acer negundo

 

‘Greencolumn’ Black Maple

Acer nigrum ‘Greencolumn’

 

Black Maple

Acer nigrum

 

Red Maple

Acer rubrum

 

Red Sunset® Red Maple

Acer rubrum ‘Franksred’

 

Burgundy Belle® Red Maple

Acer rubrum 'Magnificent Magenta'

 

'Northwood' Red Maple

Acer rubrum 'Northwood'

 

‘Silver Queen’ Silver Maple

Acer saccharinum ‘Silver Queen’

 

'Silver Cloud' Silver Maple

Acer saccharinum 'Silver Cloud'

 

Silver Maple

Acer saccharinum

 

Sugar Maple

Acer saccharum

 

Fall Fiesta™ Sugar Maple

Acer saccharum 'Bailsta'

 

‘Caddo’ Sugar Maple

Acer saccharum ‘Caddo’

 

Green Mountain®
Sugar Maple

Acer saccharum Green Mountain®

 

‘Commemoration’
Sugar Maple

Acer saccharum ‘Commemoration’

 

‘John Pair’ Sugar Maple

Acer saccharum ‘John Pair’

 

‘Legacy’ Sugar Maple

Acer saccharum ‘Legacy’

 

Crescendo™ Sugar Maple

Acer saccharum ‘Morton’

 

Fall Red™ Black Sugar Maple

Acer saccharum nigrum ‘Platti’

Mountainash

European Mountainash

Sorbus aucuparia

Mulberry

Japanese Mulberry

Morus australis

New
Jersey Tea

New Jersey Tea

Ceanothus americanus

Ninebark

Golden Ninebark

Physocarpus opulifolius

 

Center Glow™
Golden Ninebark

Physocarpus opulifolius
‘Center Glow’

 

Golden Ninebark
Summer Wine®

Physocarpus opulifolius
‘Seward’

Oak

White Oak

Quercus alba

  Swamp White Oak Quercus bicolor
 

Bebb Oak

Q. alba xQ. macrocarpa

 

Scarlet Oak

Quercus coccinea

 

Northern Pin Oak

Quercus ellipsoidalis

 

Shingle Oak

Quercus imbricaria

 

Liaotong Oak

Quercus liaotungensis

 

Bur Oak

Quercus macrocarpa

 

Blackjack Oak

Quercus marilandica

 

Chinkapin Oak

Quercus muehlenbergii

 

Pin Oak

Quercus palustris

 

Dwarf Chinkapin Oak

Quercus prinoides

 

Chestnut Oak

Quercus prinus

 

English Oak

Quercus robur

  Red Oak Quercus rubra
 

Schuettes Oak

Q. bicolor xQ. macrocarpa

 

Shumard Oak

Quercus shumardii

 

Post Oak

Quercus stellata

 

Black Oak

Quercus velutina

Osage-orange

Osage-orange

Maclura pomifera

 

‘White Shield’ Osage-orange

Maclura pomifera 'White Shield'

Pagodatree

Japanese Pagodatree

Styphnolobium japonicum

Pawpaw

Pawpaw

Asimina triloba

Pear

Bretschneider Pear

Pyrus bretschneideri

 

‘Autumn Blaze’ Pear

Pyrus calleryana ‘Autumn Blaze’

 

‘Mountain Frost’
Ussurian Pear

Pyrus ussuriensis ‘Mountain Frost’

 

Prairie Gem™
Ussurian Pear

Pyrus ussuriensis ‘MorDak’

Pecan

Pecan

Carya illinoinensis

Peony

‘Leda’ Tree Peony

Paeonia suffruticosa ‘Leda’

Persimmon

Persimmon

Diospyros virginiana

Pine

Jack Pine

Pinus banksiana

 

Lacebark Pine

Pinus bungeana

 

Swiss Stone Pine

Pinus cembra

 

Limber Pine

Pinus flexilis

 

Mugo Pine

Pinus mugo

 

‘Arnolds Sentinel’
Austrian Pine

Pinus nigra ‘Arnolds Sentinel’

 

‘Green Temple’
Austrian Pine

Pinus nigra ‘Compacta’

 

Ponderosa Pine

Pinus ponderosa

 

Red Pine

Pinus resinosa

 

Eastern White Pine

Pinus strobus

 

‘Columnar’ Eastern White Pine

Pinus strobus ‘Fastigiata’

 

Scots Pine

Pinus sylvestris

 

Chinese Pine

Pinus tabuliformis

 

Virginia Scrub Pine

Pinus virginiana

Plum

American Red Plum

Prunus americana

 

Canada Plum

Prunus nigra

Popular

White Popular

Populus tomentosa ´ alba

Prickly-ash

Prickly-ash

Zanthoxylum americanum

Redbud

‘Silver Cloud’
Eastern Redbud

Cercis canadensis ‘Silver Cloud’

 

Eastern Redbud

Cercis canadensis

Redwood

Dawn Redwood

Metasequoia glyptostroboides

Sandcherry

Western Sandcherry

Prunus besseyi

 

Eastern Sandcherry

Prunus pumila

Sassafras

Sassafras

Sassafras albidum

Serviceberry

'Autumn Brilliance'
Apple Serviceberry

Amelanchier grandiflora
'Autumn Brilliance'

 

Saskatoon Serviceberry

Amelanchier alnifolia

 

Downy Serviceberrry

Amelanchier arborea

 

Low Serviceberry

Amelanchier humilis

 

Inland Serviceberry

Amelanchier interior

 

Allegheny Serviceberry

Amelanchier laevis

 

Sand Serviceberry

Amelanchier sanguinea

Smoketree

Common Smoketree

Cotinus coggygria

 

Purple Smoketree

Cotinus coggygria 'Purpureus'

 

Royal Purple'
Common Smoketree

Cotinus coggygria 'Royal Purple'

 

‘Young Lady’ Smoketree

Cotinus coggygria ‘Young Lady’

 

American Smoketree

Cotinus obovatus

Snowberry

Snowberry

Symphoricarpos albus

Spirea

Meadowsweet Spirea

Spiraea alba

 

'Shirobana' Japanese Spirea

Spiraea japonica 'Shirobana'

Spruce

Norway Spruce

Picea abies

 

Black Hills Spruce

Picea glauca ‘Densata’

 

White Spruce

Picea glauca

 

Serbian Spruce

Picea omorika

 

Colorado Spruce

Picea pungens

St. John's Wort

Shrubby St. John's Wort

Hypericum prolificum

Sumac

Fragrant Sumac

Rhus aromatica

 

Gro-low' Fragrant Sumac

Rhus aromatica 'Gro-low'

 

Shining Sumac

Rhus copallina

 

Smooth Sumac

Rhus glabra

 

Staghorn Sumac

Rhus typhina

Sweetgum

'Moraine' American Sweetgum

Liquidambar styraciflua 'Moraine'

 

American Sweetgum

Liquidambar styraciflua

Sycamore

London Planetree

Platanus  acerifolia

 

Encore™ Planetree

Platanus ´acerifolia
‘Morton Thornhill’

 

‘Bloodgood’ London Planetree

Platanus ´acerifolia ‘Bloodgood’

 

American Sycamore
or Planetree

Platanus occidentalis

Tuliptree

Tuliptree, Tulip popular or Yellow popular

Liriodendron tulipifera

Tupelo

Black Tupelo

Nyssa sylvatica

Viburnum

Burkwood Viburnum

Viburnum  burkwoodii

 

‘Mohawk’ Burkwood Viburnum

Viburnum ´burkwoodii ‘Mohawk’

 

Judd Viburnum

Viburnum ´juddii

 

Arrowwood Viburnum

Viburnum dentatum

 

Nannyberry Viburnum

Viburnum lentago

 

Kentucky Viburnum

Viburnum molle

 

Blackhaw Viburnum

Viburnum prunifolium

 

Downy Viburnum

Viburnum rafinesquianum

 

Cranberrybush Viburnum

Viburnum trilobum

Wahoo

Wahoo

Euonymus atropurpureus

Walnut

Black Walnut

Juglans nigra

Willow

'Prairie Cascade' Willow

Salix  'Prairie Cascade'

 

Golden Weeping Willow

Salix alba ‘Trisitis’

 

Peach Leaved Willow

Salix amygdaloides

 

Bebb Willow

Salix bebbiana

 

Pussy Willow

Salix discolor

 

Prairie Willow

Salix humilis

 

Sandbar Willow

Salix interior

 

Shining Willow

Salix lucida

 

Black Willow

Salix nigra

 

Slender Willow

Salix petiolaris

 

Rigid Willow

Salix rigida

 

Silky Willow

Salix sericea

Winterberry

Winterberry

Ilex verticillata

Witchhazel

Vernal Witchhazel

Hamamelis vernalis

 

Common Witchhazel

Hamamelis virginiana

Wolfberry

Wolfberry

Symphoricarpos occidentalis

Yellowhorn

Yellowhorn

Xanthoceras sorbifolium

Yellowwood

American Yellowwood

Cladrastis kentukea

 

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