Landscape Trees By Scientific Name D-L

Scientific Name	Common Name	Comments
Elaeagunus angustifolia *	Russian-olive *	Size: small sized tree (20' tall by 25' wide) Flowers: small, yellow, fragrant, not showy Fruit: not significant Fall color: none; Distinctive silver foliage Culture: very tough. Full sun Disease/insect: Verticillium wilt, canker Uses: avoid in landscapes, short-lived, weak wooded, very fast growing
Fraximus americana	White Ash	Size: medium to large-sized tree (65' tall by 65' wide) Flowers/fruits: not significant Fall color: nice purple fall color Culture: very adaptable to soils Disease/insect: none serious Uses: shade tree, very fast growing, favored over green ash Cultivars: 'Autumn Purple', 'Royal Purple'
Ginkgo biloba	Ginkgo	Size: medium-large sized tree (75' tall by 60' wide). Slow growing Flowers: not significant Fruit: 1" 'plum'. Avoid female trees (very foul smelling fruits) Fall color: excellent clear yellow. Distinctive webbed leaf Culture: very tough tree. Good urban tree Use: street tree, lawn tree
Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis	Thornless Common Honeylocust	Size: medium-large tree (60' tall by 60' wide). Very fast growing Flowers: not significant Fruit: 12" long, twisted pod. Messy. You do not want a female honeylocust Fall color: nice yellow Culture: very adaptable Use: street tree. Lawn tree for light shade Cultivars: ('Shademaster'; 'Moraine', 'Sunburst') are fruitless (males) and thornless (var. inermis)
Koelreuteria paniculata	Goldenraintree	Size: small sized tree (25' tall by 30' wide) Flowers: exceptional summer flowering tree. Deep yellow, terminal panicles Fruit: bladder-like fruit capsule Fall color: none Culture: adaptable Use: small flowering tree
Juniperus virginiana	Eastern Redcedar	Size: large shrub/small tree (25' tall by 15' wide) Fruit: attractive blue cone (looks like a berry) Culture: full sun. Tolerates very dry soils Disease/insect: cedar apple rust, bagworm Use: screen, hedge Misc: foliage goes off color in winter; native needle evergreen over eastern U.S.
Juniperus virginiana 'Canaertii'	Eastern Redcedar Canaert	Distinctive cultivar with artistic branches and heavy fruit (cone) production
Lagerstroemia indica	Crapemyrtle	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
Liquidambar styraciflua	Sweetgum	Size: large size tree (75' tall by 50' wide). Fast growing Flowers: not significant Fruit: obnoxious woody capsule, spiny ball Fall color: variable, but often very attractive Culture: very adaptable Use: shade tree with messy fruits. Shallow rooted Cultivars: select mostly fruitless cultivars: 'Rotundiloba', Cherokee™
Liriodendron tulipifera	Tuliptree; Tulip-poplar	Size: large shade tree (75' tall by 45' wide); taller than wide. Very fast growing Flowers: unique 'tulip' flowers in May/June Fruit: not significant and somewhat messy Fall color: clear yellow Culture: very adaptable Use: shade tree, woodland
Ilex opaca	American Holly	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