Cultivated Trees
“Too old to plant trees for my own gratification, I shall do it for my posterity.” Thomas Jefferson
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(N) Designates a tree Native to Eastern North America before Europeans arrived.
Cultivated Large Trees of Distant Hill (over 25’)
Scientific Name
Common Name
Cotinus obovatus
Phellodendron amurense
Picea abies
Picea glauca
Thuja occidentalis
Red Maple (N)
American Smoketree
American Larch (N)
Amur Corktree***
Norway Spruce
White Spruce (N)
Burr Oak (N)
Black Locust ***
Northern White Cedar or Arborvitae (N)
*** removed due to invasive tendencies
Cultivated Small Trees of Distant Hill (under 25’)
Scientific Name
Common Name
Acer griseum
Acer palmatum dissectum 'Garnet’
Corylus cornuta x Corylus avellana
Crataegus laevigata
Hamamelis virginiana
Malus floribunda ‘Red Jade’
Malus ‘Snowdrift’
Pinus banksiana
Sorbus alnifolia
Paperbark Maple
Crimson Cloud Hawthorn
Common Witch Hazel (N)
Weeping Crabapple
Snowdrift Crabapple
Jack Pine (N)
Korean Mountain Ash
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