Tree Acer campestre [Hedge Maple] Transplants easily. Pruning may be needed to limb up branches to create a shade or patio tree. Tolerates severe pruning and soil compaction. Can be pruned to become a giant hedge.
Tree Acer × freemanii 'Armstrong' [Armstrong Red Maple] The Armstrong Red Maple is a cross between Acer rubrum and Acer saccharinum and is known for its columnar habit and brilliant red to red-orange fall coloration. This species has the durability of the Silver Maple and can tolerate urban conditions. The root system is less aggressive, though, so it can be planted as a street tree.
Tree Acer grandidentatum [Bigtooth Maple] A densely branched tree with shiny green lobulate leaves on top and silvery beneath. It has a bright fall color of red, yellow, and orange as well as yellow corymbose flowers in spring. The samaras resemble moth wings.
Tree Indiana Native Acer negundo [Boxelder] Extremely tolerant of site conditions. Short-lived. Very weak-wooded. Invasive. Only use where nothing else will grow.
Tree Acer platanoides [Norway Maple] One of the densest shade trees, widely adaptable to soils and environments, including dry and polluted city conditions. Transplants easily. Extremely dense canopy and shallow root system make it impossible to maintain good turf beneath. Can be a weed problem, especially in cooler parts of the northeast US. Slight susceptibility to verticillium wilt, anthracnose, and leaf scorch. Can be damaged by 2,4-D drift. Does not perform well in southern US (warm nights severely retard growth).
Tree Acer platanoides 'Crimson King' [Crimson King Norway Maple] Crimson King is a common cultivar used in the industry for its rich maroon foliage throughout the growing season. One of the densest shade trees, widely adaptable to soils and environments, including dry and polluted city conditions. Transplants easily. Extremely dense canopy and shallow root system make it impossible to maintain good turf beneath. Slight susceptibility to verticillium wilt, anthracnose, and leaf scorch.
Tree Indiana Native Acer saccharinum [Silver Maple] Grows largest along stream banks. One of the best trees for poor soils, and in places where a functional shade tree is quickly needed. Roots invade and clog drainage tiles, and break sidewalks. Very week wooded. Many disease and insect problems.
Tree Aesculus hippocastanum 'Baumannii' [Baumann Common Horsechestnut] 'Baumannii' is known for its large panicles of double flowers. The flowers are sterile, so none of the large, littering, poisonous fruit of the species type are produced, increasing this tree's usability. Widely adapted to soils and environments; however, very dry conditions must be avoided. Leaf blotch often disfigures foliage.
Tree Ailanthus altissima [Tree of Heaven] Unusual form and texture not unlike a large sumac. Highly adaptable; the most successful tree in extremely difficult situations - can even become a weed in such situations. Tolerates salt spray. Dioecious. Coarse and inclined to drop twigs. Do not use where other trees will succeed. Male flowers are malodorous; female plants make many weed seedlings.
Liana Akebia quinata [Fiveleaf Akebia] Fiveleaf Akebia is a vigorous vine that establishes quickly under many different conditions, even to the point of invading an area. Prune to keep this plant within its boundaries. Best used to climb up structures, but can also be used as a sprawling groundcover. Although generally deciduous, Akebia quinata can be evergreen in the south.