Landscape Trees By Common Name A-C

Common Name	Scientific Name	Comments
American Holly	Ilex opaca	Size: large shrub/small tree (25' tall by 12' wide). Pyramidal shape. Broadleaf evergreen Flowers: not significant Fruit: attractive red holly fruits Culture: sun or partial shade. Avoid poorly drained soils Use: specimen, hedge, corner of foundation
American Sycamore	Plantanus occidentalis	Size: large sized tree (75' tall by 75' wide). Very fast growing Flowers: not significant Fruit: 1 fruit per stalk Bark: not quite as nice as London planetree, exfoliating mainly on upper trunk Culture: very adaptable Disease/insect: susceptible to anthracnose Use: parks. Very messy (twigs, leaves) Native to riverbottoms
Atlas Cedar	Cedrus atlantica	Size: 55’ tall by 45’ wide Culture: sun. Prefers moist, acid, deep soils. Consistent moisture best Use: specimen Cultivar: ‘Glauca’, ‘Glauca Pendula’
Baldcypress	Taxodium distichum	Size: medium sized, deciduous conifer tree (50' tall by 40' wide) Flowers/fruits: not significant Fall color: nice red-brown fall color Culture: very adaptable from wet to dry Disease/insect: none serious Use: deciduous shade tree, deer camps, urban tree Native to wet areas in Arkansas Cultivar: 'Shawnee Brave'
Blackgum; Black Tupelo	Nyssa sylvatica	Size: medium sized tree (45' tall by 35' wide) Flowers/fruit: not significant. Fruit a blue-black berry (drupe) Fall color: exceptional and reliable red fall color Culture: adaptable Disease/insect: minor leaf spot Use: shade tree Arkansas native
Callery Pear 'Bradford'	Pyrus calleryana	Size: small/medium sized tree (25' tall by 20' wide) Flowers: beautiful early spring flowers, white Fruits: small, rounded pear Fall color: exceptional maroon fall color Culture: very adaptable to soils, full sun Disease/insect: fireblight Use: small flowering tree. Growing concern over overplanting, fireblight, crown break-up on 'Bradford' Cultivars: 'Bradford', 'Aristocrat', 'Capital', 'Chanticleer'
Canadian Hemlock	Tsuga canadensis	Size: medium sized conifer tree (50' tall by 40' wide) Culture: best in shade, rich moist soils; best in Northwest Arkansas Disease/insect: woolly adelgid, scale Use: needle evergreen for the shade in Northwest Arkansas. Will tolerate shearing. Very fine textured
Chinese Elm, Lacebark Elm	Ulmus parvifolia	Size: medium sized tree (50' tall by 45' wide) Flowers/fruits: not significant Fall color: typically not great in Arkansas. Leaves small and glossy Bark: known for exfoliating bark Culture: very adaptable Use: lawn tree, good urban tree Cultivars: Allee®, Athena®, 'Drake'
Chinese Pistache	Pistacia chinenesis	Size: small sized tree (25' tall by 25' wide); rounded crown Flowers: not significant Fruit: pistache fruits on female trees. Dioecious (male & female plants) Fall color: exceptional, but varies in color from red to orange or yellow Culture: full sun. Drought tolerant Disease/insect: none serious Use: small shade tree
Colorado Blue Spruce	Picea pungens f. glauca	Size: medium sized tree (40' tall by 20' wide); pyramidal Culture: best in cooler areas with rich, moist soil. Better suited in Northwest Arkansas Disease/insect: none serious Use: specimen, formal evergreen Cultivars mostly selected for intense blue needle color: 'Hoopsii', 'Koster', 'Moerheim'
Corkscrew Willow	Salix matsudana 'Tortuosa'	Size: large shrub/small tree (18' tall by 12' wide) Unique twisting stems Brittle stems/messy
Crapemyrtle	Lagerstroemia indica	Size: small shrub to small sized tree (3' to 40' tall) Flowers: exceptional summer flowering plant. Flower colors vary from white to pink to purple Fruit: woody capsule. Not showy and somewhat messy Fall color: nice flame colors on some cultivars Bark: exceptional on some tree cultivars ('Natchez', 'Biloxi') Culture: full sun. Drought tolerant once established Disease/insect: powdery mildew, leaf spot Use: specimen summer flowering shrub/tree Best in zones 7 and 8 Cultivars: many for size and flower color See Crapemyrtle Database for cultivars
Cutleaf Japanese Maple	Acer palmatum var. dissectum	Culture: avoid windy sites: requires moist soil especially in summer. Typically not well suited to full sun in Arkansas Uses: specimen in landscapes Cultivars: variety dissectum is a large group of cutleaf forms; Cultivars include: 'Tamukeyama', 'Garnet', 'Crimson Queen', ‘Burgundy Lace’