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 Trees of Strength
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Trees of Strength
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| Species | Mature Ht/Wd, in feet |
Exposure | Form | Special Considerations |
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| Small Trees | ||||
| Trident Maple Acer buergeranum |
30'/30' | Sun | Oval-rounded | Very adaptable, no serious problems |
| Ironwood* Carpinus caroliniana |
30'/25' | Part shade | Irregular, horizontal branches | Slow grower, very interesting, muscular bark |
| Fringe Tree Chionanthus virginicus* Chionanthus retusus |
15'/15' | Sun to Part shade | Rounded shrub or small tree; spreading, open habit Chinese fringe tree; stands up well to landscape conditions |
Beautiful specimen shrub or small tree |
| Possumhaw* Ilex decidua |
15'/12' | Sun to Part shade | Shrub or small tree; usually multi-stemmed | Deciduous, berries persist through winter |
| American Holly* Ilex opaca |
25-40'/15' | Sun to Part shade | Upright, conical | Need both male and female plants for fruit; however, this native tree is so widely distributed it may not be necessary to plant a male tree |
| Crape Myrtle Lagerstroemia indica Lagerstroemia fauriei and hybrids |
20'/15' | Sun | Single or multi-trunked; rounded crown |
Bark with winter interest. Select powdery mildew resistant cultivars |
| Sweet Bay Magnolia* Magnolia virginiana |
30'/20' | Sun to Part shade | Semi-evergreen; upright spreading habit | Multi-stemmed, white fragrant blossoms. Tolerates poorly drained soils. |
| Carolina Cherrylaurel* Prunus caroliniana |
20'/15' | Sun to Part shade | Dense evergreen, rounded head | Native, black berries attract birds and wildlife |
| Chaste Tree Vitex agnus-castus |
15'/15' | Sun | Wide, multi-stemmed. Can be trained to tree form. | Blue or white flowers mid-summer. Grey or green foliage. |
| Hop Hornbean* Ostrya virginiana |
25-40'/15-30' | Sun to Part Shade | Pyramidal in youth. Rounded in maturity | No serious pests. Handsome tree has performed well in city plantings. Golf courses and narrow tree lawns. |
| Chinese Pistache Pistacia chinensis |
15-30'/25-35' | Sun | Oval, rounded with up-swept branches | No serious pests; male trees more uniformly branched |
| Hoptree Ptelea trifoliata |
15-20'/15-20' | Sun or Shade | Rounded; low branched | Leaf spots, but not serious; tends to sucker |
| Large Trees | ||||
| River Birch* Betula nigra |
60-70'/30-50' | Sun | Single or multi-stemmed; pyramidal in youth, rounded at maturity | Early defoliator when leaf spot is a problem..Keep away from house and drains or drain fields. |
| Deodar Cedar Cedrus deodara |
30-50'/20-30' | Sun | Pyramidal with pendulous branches | Beautiful form, excellent as screen or specimen |
| American Beech* Fagus grandiflora |
60-80'/40-60' | Sun | Dense, low spreading | Beech bark disease, bleeding center, beech scale; no pests are particularly serious. Holds leaves on juvenile wood in winter |
| Eastern Redcedar* Juniperus virginiana |
40-60'/15-30' | Sun | Dense, evergreen | Grows in any soil type. Drought tolerant, good screening plant. Not suited for wet sites. |
| Southern Magnolia* Magnolia grandiflora |
40-60'/25-30' | Sun | Symmetrical, sweeps to ground | Relatively problem free. Wonderful bloom followed by interesting seed pods. Tree does best when lower limbs remain. |
| Dawn Redwood Metasequoia glyptostroboides |
80-100'/25-40' | Sun | Pryamidal, conical with single straight trunk | Deciduous with feathery needles. Cinnamon colored exfoliating bark. |
| Black Gum* Nyssa sylvitica |
40-60'/20-30' | Sun | Open, irregular | Spectacular fall color, no serious pests |
| Longleaf Pine* Pinus palustris |
70-90'/30-40' | Sun | Horizontal with ascending branches; oval, rounded crown | Fairly drought resistant; relatively problem free. |
| Oaks* Quercus species+ |
80-100'/50-80' | Sun | Broad crowns, thick trunks; Horizontal structure | Long-lived, majestic, spreading branches. |
| Bald Cypress* Taxodium distichum |
50-100'/20-30' | Sun | Pyramidal in youth; broad, open crown at maturity. | No serious pests. Works well in wet to dry soils or poorly drained soils. "Knees" are unpredictable, locate accordingly. |
| Lacebark Elm Ulmus parvifolia |
40-50'/30-40' | Sun | Round-headed tree, pendulous branches | Excellent, tough tree. Beautiful mottled bark. |
| Atlantic White Cedar* Chamaecyaris thyoides |
40-85'/25-35' | Sun | Tall, pyramidal tree | Relatively problem free. Prefers moist soils; freshwater, not saltwater. |
*Denotes trees native to southeastern United States
+Oaks:
Contact
Information
Mary Ann Metcalf, C.A.
Urban Forestry Agent and Pesticide
Coordinator
New Hanover County Center
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