Forests

Small Trees: Approximately 10-30 feet tall at maturity

Common  Name	Botanical  Name	Comments
Serviceberry	Amelanchier  arborea	Height  15-25′, white spring flowers,  light shade
Possum haw	Ilex  decidua	Height  20′, bright red berries
Yaupon holly	Ilex  vomitoria	Height  20′, evergreen
Eastern redbud	Cercis  canadensis	Height  30′, pink spring flowers
Goldenrain tree	Koelreuteria  paniculata	Height  30′, yellow summer flowers
Trident maple	Acer  tataricum	Height  20′, fall color
Hawthorn	Crataegus  sp.	Height  15-30′, select thornless  varities
Dogwood	Cornus  florida	Height  15′, spring flowers, requires  shade

Medium Trees: Approximately 30-50 feet tall at maturity

Common Name	Botanical Name	Comments
Thornless honeylocust	Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis	Height 45′, small leaf litter, best suited NW Arkansas
American            hornbeam	Ostrya virginiana	Height 40′
Littleleaf linden	Tilia cordata	Height 45′, best suited NW Arkansas
Chinese/Lacebark  elm	Ulmus parvifolia (Allee, Athena)	Height 40′, tolerant of poor conditions
Zelkova	Zelkova serrata (Green Vase, Village Green,’Musashino’)	Height 35- 45′, Vase shaped
Sugar maple	Acer saccharum ‘Newton Sentry’	Height 35′, Best suited for NW Arkansas
Oak	Quercus x Crimson Spire/Regal Prince/ ‘Streetspire’/’Skinny Genes’/Kindred Spirit	Height 45′, narrow or columnar trees
Pondcypress	Taxodium ascendens ‘Prairie Sentinel’	Height 45′, narrow or columnar tree
River birch	Betula nigra Heritage/ Dura-Heat	Height 40′, beautiful exfoliating bark when young
Birch	Betula x Royal Frost	Height 40′. white bark when young; purple leaves
Red cedar	Juniperus virginiana	Height 50′, huge leaves, long pods
Persimmon	Diospyros virginiana	Height 50′, pale orange fruit sweeten after frost, almost black bark, good fall color
Sassafras	Sassafras albidum	Height 50′, all parts aromatic, lobed leaves are yellow-orange in fall, blue berries
Carolina  silverbell	Halesia carolina	Height 40′, outstanding white, bell shaped flowers in spring, bark is showey in winter
Smoke tree	Cotinus obovatus	Height 40′, stringy reddish flowers look like tufts of smoke, bright red to orange fall color
Yellowwood	Cladrastis kentukea	Height 50′, large flowers hang in showy clusters in spring
Paw paw	Asimina triloba	Height 40′, fruit for wildlife
Chinese pistache	Pistacia chinensis	Height 35′, drought tolerant, fall color
American holly	Ilex opaca	Height 35′, evergreen, red berries
Blackgum	Nyssa sylvatica	Height 50′, fall color, fruit for birds

Large Trees: Approximately 50-100 feet tall at maturity

Common Name	Botanical Name	Comments
Ginkgo	Ginkgo biloba	Height 50+’, pollution tolerant
American  sycamore	Platanus occidentalis	Height up to 100′, fast growing,           showy bark, tolerant of wet soil
Baldcypress	Tacodium distichum	Height 70′, tolerant of drought and       wet soil
Dawn redwood	Metasequoia glyptostrobidies	Height 70′, drought tolerant
Kentucky  coffeetree	Gymnocladus dioicus	Height 75′, drought and pollution        tolerant
Northern red  oak	Quercus rubrum	Height 75′, pollution and compacted soils tolerant, acorns for wildlife
Southern  magnolia	Magnolia grandiflora	Height 80′, evergreen, large white     flowers, small cultivars available
Tuliptree	Lirodendron tulipifera	Height 90′, fast-growing, yellow flowers
Willow oak	Quercus phellos	Height 60′, tolerates poorly-drained  soils, acorns for wildlife
Shumard oak	Quercus shumardii	Height 60′, fall color, acorns for  wildlife, best oak for fall color
Mockernut  hickory	Carya tomentosa	Height 80′, nuts for wildlife, fall color
Shortleaf pine	Pinus echinata	Height up to 100′, evergreen
White oak	Quercus alba	Height 100′, acorns for wildlife
Catalpa	Catalpa speciosa	Height 60′, large white flower  clusters in spring, huge leaves, long pods
Sweetgum	Liquidambar styraciflua	Height 80′, good fall color, ball-shaped pods litter the ground, ask   for sterile cultivars
Hackberry	Celtis occidentalis	Height 60′, good for difficult sites,  leaves disintegrate in fall
Bitternut hickory	Carya cordiformis	Height 70′, leaf buds are yellow,  bright yellow fall color, bitter nuts are not favored by wildlife
Shagbark  hickory	Carya ovata	Height 80′, gray, shaggy, lined  patches of bark cover the trunk of  older trees, large leaves, good fall  color
Linden  (Basswood)	Tilia americana	Height 80′, a relative of Little Leaf  Linden, prefers sun and is heat  tolerant
Black locust	Robinia pseudoacacia	Height 80′ fragrant, showy flowers in spring
Cucumber  magnolia	Magnoila acuminata	Height 70′, large greenish  flowers,green finger-sized fruits, turn purple-red as they mature
Sugar maple	Acer saccarum	Height 70′, great fall color, a good  shade tree for large lawn
Bur oak	Quercus macrocarpa	Height 80′, largest acorn of  Arkansas native oaks (up to 2 ” in  diameter
Cherrybark oak	Quercus falcata var. pagodifolia	Height 80′, good form, red fall color, attractive bark
Pecan	Carya illinoensis	Height 80′, graceful trunk lines, good for shade
Loblolly pine	Pinus taeda	Height 90′, blue green needles,
Black walnut	Juglans nigra	Height  70′, broadly branching, good shade tree, long narrow leaves, valuable nuts

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