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2019 Tree and Shrub Sale - Tree Descriptions 

​Red Maple (Acer rubrum)

Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum)

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Fast easy growing shade tree, red fall color.
Estimated Mature Height: 40 to 70 ft. 
Estimated Delivery Height: 3 to 4 ft.
Soil Preference: Medium to wet
Light Preference: Part shade to sun
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 Yellow/orange fall color, intolerant of road salt.
Estimated Mature Height: 60 to 70 ft. 
Estimated Delivery Height: 3 ft.
Soil Preference: Medium to wet
Light Preference: Full sun to part shade
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Allegheny ServiceBerry (Amelanchier laevis)

Pawpaw (Asimina triloba)

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Scented white spring flowers-sweet juicy edible fruit
Estimated Mature Height: 15 to 30 ft. 
Estimated Delivery Height: 2-3 ft.
Soil Preference: Moist/Well drained
Light Preference: Part shade/sun
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Cross pollinate for fruit. 
​Plant at least 4 for fruit
Estimated Mature Height: 15-30 ft. 
Estimated Delivery Height: 3-4 ft.
Soil Preference: Well drained
Light Preference: Part shade to sun

River Birch (Betula nigra)

Red Oak (Quercus rubra)

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Shaggy barked, stream banks, single stem
Estimated Mature Height: 40 to 70 ft. 
Estimated Delivery Height: 2-3 ft.
Soil Preference: Medium to wet
Light Preference: Part shade to sun
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Tolerates pollution and compacted soils.
Russet red fall color

Estimated Mature Height: 60 to 80 ft. 
Estimated Delivery Height: 1-1.5 ft.
Soil Preference: Well drained
Light Preference: Full Sun

​American Basswood
(Tilla americana)

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Favored by bees, full to partial sun, rapid growing
​Estimated Mature Height: 50 to 80 ft. 
Estimated Delivery Height: 3 to 4 ft.
Soil Preference: Medium to wet
Light Preference: Part shade to sun

​Eastern Redbud 
​(Cercis canadensis)

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 Small pink flowers, heart shaped leaves
​Estimated Mature Height: 20-30 ft. 
Estimated Delivery Height: 3-4 ft.
Soil Preference: Well drained
Light Preference: Full sun to part shade

Flowering Dogwood
​(Cornus florida)

​Hazelnut
(Corylus americana)

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Showy white flowers, needs water during drought
Estimated Mature Height: 10 to 30 ft. 
Estimated Delivery Height: 2-3  ft.
Soil Preference: Acid soil, well drained
Light Preference: Full to part shade
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Oval fruit in leathery husk, fast growing, flavorful nut
Estimated Mature Height: 10 to 16 ft. 
Estimated Delivery Height: 2 to 2.5 ft.
Soil Preference: Medium to dry
Light Preference: Full sun to part shade

​Common Persimmon
​(Diospyros virginiana)

White Oak (Quercas alba)

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Cross pollinate for orange edible fruit, multiples needed for cross pollination
Estimated Mature Height: 35-60 ft. 
Estimated Delivery Height: 3-4 ft.
Soil Preference: Well drained
Light Preference: Full sun
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Large, spreading shade tree; long lived,
sensitive to soil compaction.
Estimated Mature Height 50-80 ft.
Estimated Delivery Height 2-3'
Soil Preference: Dry to Medium
​Light Preference: Full Sun to part shade

Chinquapin Oak (Quercus muehlenbergii)

Tulip Poplar
​(Liriodendron tulipifera)

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Grows well in alkaline soil; chestnut-shaped leaves.
Estimated Mature Height: 40-60'
Estimated Delivery Height: 2-3'
Soil Preference: Dry to Medium
​Light Preference: Full Sun
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 Cup shaped yellow flowers, golden fall color,
​fast growing

Estimated Mature Height: 70 to 100 ft. 
Estimated Delivery Height: 3-4 ft.
Soil Preference: Moist, slightly acidic
Light Preference: Full sun to part shade

Sourgum or Blackgum
(Nyssa sylvatica)

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Glossy green foliage, grayish bark, scarlet in autumn, drought tolerant, gorgeous fall color 
Estimated Mature Height: 40 to 60 ft. 
Estimated Delivery Height: 3-4 ft.
Soil Preference: Moist, well drained
Light Preference: Full sun to part shade

Scarlet Oak
(Quercus coccinea)

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​Tolerates dry conditions, red fall color, best oak for fall color
Estimated Mature Height: 60 to 80 ft. 
Estimated Delivery Height: 2 to 3 ft.
Soil Preference: Dry, loose, acidic
Light Preference: Full sun

​Bur Oak 
​(Quercus macrocarpa)

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Acorn cups with "fringe" or bur, tolerates pollution and heat stress.
Estimated Mature Height: 70-80 ft. 
Estimated Delivery Height: 2.5-3 ft.
Soil Preference: Moist, well drained
Light Preference: Full sun

Sycamore (Platanus
occidentalis)

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Needs moisture, resistant to pollution, grows quickly, bark exfoliates to reveal white inner bark
​Estimated Mature Height: 75 to 100 ft. 
Estimated Delivery Height: 3-4 ft.

Soil Preference: Moist
Light Preference: Full sun


​Shumard Oak
(Quercus shumardi)

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 Drought resistant, withstands short term flooding, red fall color, tolerates pollution and compacted soils
Estimated Mature Height: 40 to 60 ft. 
Estimated Delivery Height: 3 ft.
Soil Preference: Well drained
Light Preference: Full sun to part shade

American Beech
​(Fagus grandifolia)

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  Golden Bronze fall color, smooth gray bark
Estimated Mature Height: 50 to 80 ft. 
Estimated Delivery Height: 3 ft.
Soil Preference: Moist, well drained
Light Preference: Full sun to part shade
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2019 Tree and Shrub Sale - Shrub Descriptions 

​Lead Plant
(Amorpha canescens)

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Drought and shade tolerant, showy flowers, fixes nitrogen, lavender spike lowers in late spring
Estimated Mature Height: 3 ft. 
Estimated Delivery Height: 3 to 4 ft.
Soil Preference: Well drained to dry
Light Preference: Full sun

​Winterberry Holly 
​(Ilex verticillata)

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Deciduous, grows many red berries for winter color, long lived. Tolerant of wet soils.
Estimated Mature Height: 3 to 12 ft. 
Estimated Delivery Height: 1-2 ft.
Soil Preference: Acid moist soil
Light Preference: Full sun to part shade

Spicebush
(Lindera benzoin)

​Smooth Hydrangea
(Hydranges aborescens)

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Host plant for butterflies, red fruit attracts birds, fragrant flowers
Estimated Mature Height: 6 to 10 ft. 
Estimated Delivery Height: 2 ft.
Soil Preference: Average to well drained
Light Preference: Full sun to part shade
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Canopy bush, deciduous, lives along streams, showy white flowers bloom throughout summer
Estimated Mature Height: 3 to 5 ft. 
Estimated Delivery Height: 2 ft.
Soil Preference: Average to moist
Light Preference: Part shade
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​Arrowwood Viburnum 
​(Viburnum dentatum)

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Non-fragrant white flowers, deciduous, berries attract birds and butterflies
Estimated Mature Height: 5-12 ft. 
Estimated Delivery Height 2 Ft.

Soil Preference: Well drained to moist
Light Preference: Full sun to shade

 Meadow Sweet
(Spirea alba)

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Lives in wet meadows and bogs, blooms from June to September, attracts butterflies 
Estimated Mature Height: 3 to 4 ft. 
Estimated Delivery Height: 2-3 ft.
Soil Preference: Well drained to moist soil
Light Preference: Full sun to part shade
1325 East Kemper Rd., Suite 115
​Cincinnati, OH 45246
Phone:
​(513) 772-7645

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