American Arborvitae Tree

American arborvitae tree is an extremely slow-growing tree. It has scalelike, dark green leaves that turn brownish green in winter. Learn to use American arborvitae tree as a hedge, a windbreak, or a foundation plant.

American Holly Tree

American holly comes in more than 1,000 varieties. With leaves like Christmas holly and red berries (on female plants), they are beautiful and attract birds throughout winter.

American Linden

American linden tree is the native eastern North American species of linden, also known as basswood. It is a stately, tall tree, growing to more than 100 feet. Learn about this tree.

Amur Maple Tree

Amur maple is a small deciduous tree. The leaves, which turn scarlet in fall, are small for a maple, toothed, and have three main lobes. A good tree for small spaces.

Bald Cypress Tree

The bald cypress is strongly associated with the South but is hardy and adaptable to most of the country. It has a pyramidal shape with short green needles and fibrous bark.

Beech, American

The American beech is a tall shade tree that can grow larger than 80 feet. Its leaves are green in summer and golden-bronze in fall. It has edible nuts. Learn about American beech tree.

Bird's Nest Spruce

Bird's nest spruce, a small conifer, is a good choice for rock gardens. In this article, learn about planting, growing, propagating, and using bird's nest spruce.

Black Walnut Tree

Black walnut is a large tree with an oval crown and black trunk and stems. It produces edible, though very well protected, nuts. It is best used as a specimen tree.

Carolina Silverbell Tree

The Carolina silverbell is a small tree that matures to a round-headed form. The name is suggestive of the wedding-bell-shaped flowers that cover it in spring, while seed pods are decorative in fall.

Common Alder Tree

Common alder is an easy-to-grow tree that reaches 50 feet. It has deciduous, dark green leaves and conelike brown fruits. Common alder is great for wet conditions and prefers some shade.

Common Apple

Common apple trees are small to medium trees that bear pretty white flowers in spring and colorful and edible fruit in fall. These trees are usually round-topped with a short trunk and spreading branches.

Common Hackberry Tree

Common hackberry trees are particularly resilient. In fall they produce red to dark purple berries and their bright green leaves turn yellow. They are great for attracting birdlife.

Common Persimmon Tree

Common persimmon is a large fruit tree. It is very colorful in fall with yellow to purple leaves and yellowish fruits. The fruits must be exposed to frost before being harvested.

Crape Myrtle

Crape myrtle tree is a flowering tree. This specimen plant has large, showy flowers in electric colors that sizzle across the branches: great splashes of pink, purple, red-violet, and white. Learn about the crape myrtle tree.

Deodar Cedar Tree

Deodar cedars, also called California Christmas trees, have fragrant wood and graceful branches. With soft needles in dense bunches, it is a very elegant evergreen. Use as a specimen tree or for screening.