The Butterfly Japanese Maple is a stunning ornamental tree prized for its delicate, lacy leaves edged in creamy white and soft pink. This compact variety brings a refined, airy elegance to small garden spaces, borders, or containers - and its variegated foliage glows in light.

In fall, the leaves turn a soft reddish-pink, adding another layer of color and seasonal interest. With a graceful, upright habit and slow growth, it's an ideal choice for accent plantings, courtyard, or any spot that calls for subtle, sophisticated charm. 

Light: Full sun to part shade (best color in partial shade)

Height: 6-10 feet

Spread: 4-8 feet

Hardiness: USDA Zones 5-9

Foliage: Variegated green with creamy-white and pink edges

Fall Color: Soft red to pink

Water: Moderate; prefers well-drained soil

Maintenance: Low

Growth Rate: Slow to moderate

Waterfall Japanese Maple is a graceful, weeping deciduous tree prized for its finely cut, lace-like green foliage that cascades elegantly like a waterfall. In spring and summer, its soft green leaves form a dense, mounding canopy. In fall, the foliage transforms into a brilliant display of gold, orange, and crimson tones.

Perfect as a focal point in Asian-inspired gardens, woodland bordes, or near water features, this compact maple offers four-season beauty with a striking silhouette, colorful fall foliage, and attractive winter structure. It's easy to maintain and thrives in partial shade with moist, well-drained soil.

Height: 6-10 feet

Spread: 8-12 feet

Hardiness: USDA Zones 5-8

Light: Partial shade preferred; full sun in cooler climates

Growth Habit: Weeping

Foliage Color: Green (Spring/Summer), Golden-Orange to Crimson (fall)

Soil Needs: Moist, well-drained, slightly acidic 

The Drake Elm is a fast-growing, graceful shade tree known for its elegant, vase-shaped form, dense canopy, and distinctive bark. A cultivar of the Chinese Elm the Drake variety is prized for its glossy green leaves, exfoliating mottled bark, and excellent disease resistance, especially to Dutch elm disease.

Growing 30-40 feet tall with a broad 30-50 foot spread, it creates a lush, arching canopy that provides excellent shade and curb appeal. Its small, serrated leaves turn yellow to bronze in fall and are semi-evergreen in warmer zones, sometimes holding foliage through mild winters. 

Tolerant of drought, heat, pollution, and poor soils, the Drake Elm is ideal for lawns, large landscapes, or as a street tree. It requires little maintenance and is adaptable to a wide range of conditions. 

Height: 30-40 feet

Spread: 30-50 feet

Type: Deciduous shade tree (semi-evergreen in mild climates)

Foliage: Glossy, deep green leaves turning yellow-bronze in fall

Bark: Exfoliating with mottled gray, orange, and brown patches - very attractive in winter

Growth Rate: Fast

Light: Full sun

Water Needs: Low to moderate once established 

Maintenance: Low; occasional pruning for shape

Features: Excellent Shade tree, drought tolerant, disease & pest resistant, attractive year round bark.

This is a stunning, fast-growing ornamental shrub or small tree that delivers bold garden impact with its vivid lavender-pink blooms and deep, dramatic foliage. From midsummer to fall, it erupts in massive clusters of frilly, vibrant flowers that contrast beautifully with its nearly black, burgundy-purple leaves. The rich foliage color holds throughout the growing season, offering multi-season interest.

This crape myrtle reaches 10-12 feet tall and 6-8 feet wide, forming and upright, vase-shaped silhouette perfect for foundation plantings, borders, or as a colorful focal point. It thrives in full sun, tolerates heat and humidity, and is resistant to powdery mildew and leaf spot. Ideal for Southern landscapes, it's a low-maintenance, high-performance choice for bold color.

Height: 10-12 feet

Spread: 6-8 feet

Hardiness: USDA Zones 7-10

Bloom Color: Bright lavender-pink

Bloom Time: Midsummer through fall

Foliage: Dark burgundy to nearly black; holds color all season

Light: Full sun

Maintenance: Low; prune in late winter if needed

Features: Bold flower + foliage contrast, Heat & humidity tolerant, disease resistant, attracts pollinators and hummingbirds.

The Live Oak is a majestic, evergreen tree known for its sprawling canopy, immense strength, and iconic Southern charm. With glossy, dark green leaves and gracefully arching limbs that often drape in Spanish moss, it creates a picturesque landscape centerpiece. Valued for its longevity and durability, the Live Oak is deeply rooted in American history and culture.

Height: 40-80 feet 

Spread: 60-100 feet

Sun: Full sun to part shade

Hardiness: USDA Zones 7-10

Water Needs: Moderate (drought tolerant once established)

Growth Rate: Moderate to Fast

Maintenance: Low

The Ginkgo Biloba Tree is a refined, ornamental selection of the ancient ginkgo tree, prized for its graceful, fan-shaped leaves and more compact, rounded form than traditional ginkgo varieties. It's unique lime-green foliage turns a brilliant golden yellow in fall, offering outstanding seasonal color and a tidy, elegant silhouette.

Saratoga is seedless, making it an excellent low-maintenance street tree or specimens tree with no messy fruit. It's highly tolerant of heat, drought, and poor soil - making it ideal for modern landscapes.

Height: 30-40 feet

Spread: 25-35 feet

Growth Rate: Slow to moderate

Light: Full sun

Hardiness: USDA Zones 4-9

Foliage: Fan-shaped, lime-green turning yellow in fall

Water Needs: Low once established 

Maintenance: Very low

Tolerance: Drought tolerant

This is a refined and resilient shade tree, known for its beautiful exfoliating bark, which reveals a striking patchwork of cream, tan, and green tones throughout the year. Its broad, maple-like foliage forms a dense canopy that offers reliable summer shade and transitions to a warm golden hue in fall.

Selected for its improved disease resistance, particularly to anthracnose, this cultivar offers a cleaner, low maintenance alternative to traditional sycamores. With a strong upright form and vigorous growth, Rockford Road Planetree is ideal for large residential landscapes where both visual appeal and performance are essential.

Height: 50-70 feet

Spread: 40-60 feet

Hardiness: USDA Zones 4-9

Form: Broadly oval to rounded canopy

Growth Rate: Fast

Sunlight: Full sun

Foliage: Large, green, maple-like leaves; golden fall color

Bark: Exfoliating bark in cream, olive, and tan patches

Maintenance: Low

The Slender Silhouette Sweet Gum is a unique, columnar variety of sweet gum that delivers striking vertical structure with minimal footprint. Growing up to 40-50 feet tall but only 4-6 feet wide, it's perfect for narrow spaces, privacy screening, or as a dramatic architectural accent. Its deeply lobed, glossy green leaves turn brilliant shades of red, orange, and burgundy in fall, creating a vivid seasonal display.

Unlike traditional sweet gums, 'Slender Silhouette' produces very little fruit, making it a cleaner, low maintenance option for residential landscapes. It's adaptable, easy to grow,  and offers four season interest in a refined, space saving form.

Height: 40-50 feet

Spread: 4-6 feet

Hardiness: 5-9

Growth Habit: Extremely narrow and upright (columnar)

Light: Full sun

Foliage: Glossy green, turning vibrant red, orange, and burgundy in fall

Fruit: Rare to none (unlike standard sweet gums)

Water Needs: Moderate (drought tolerant once established)

Growth Rate: Moderate to Fast

Maintenance: Low

Deer Resistant: Yes

This is an ornamental tree known for its lavender-purple blooms, exceptional mildew resistance, and extended flowering period that lasts up to 120 days. This fast-growing, upright tree adds vibrant summer color and elegant bark texture to landscapes, while its smooth, peeling trunk and rich green foliage bring year-round interest. 

Ideal for driveways, privacy screens, or focal points, Muskogee thrives in heat and sun, making it one of the best choices for Southern gardens. Low maintenance and drought tolerant once established, it brings both beauty and resilience to the garden.

Height: 20-25 feet

Spread: 15-20 feet

Hardiness: USDA Zones 7-10

Growth Rate: Fast

Light: Full sun

Water Needs: Low once established 

Bloom Time: Summer through early fall (up to 4 months)

Flower Color: Lavender-Purple

Foliage: Dark green leaves turn reddish-orange in fall

Bark: Smooth, cinnamon-colored and peeling - highly ornamental

Maintenance: Low

Deer Resistant: Yes

Pollinator-Friendly: Yes

The Bosque Elm is a fast-growing, upright shade tree known for its graceful, vase-shaped form, deep green foliage, and excellent adaptability. A cultivar of Chinese Elm, it features glossy leaves that turn a rich reddish-purple in fall, along with attractive, mottled bark that provides winter interest. 

Highly tolerant of drought, heat, and poor soils, Bosque Elm is ideal for street plantings, large landscapes, and shade canopies. It is also resistant to Dutch elm disease, making it a reliable and long-lasting choice for modern landscapes.

Height: 50-60 feet

Spread: 35-45 feet

Hardiness: USDA Zones 5-9

Growth Rate: Fast

Form: Upright, vase-shaped

Light: Full sun

Soil: Adaptable to a variety of soils; prefers well drained

Water Needs: Low to Moderate; drought tolerant once established 

Foliage: Glossy green leaves turning reddish-purple in fall

Bark: Exfoliating bark in shades of gray, orange, and brown - very ornamental

Maintenance: Low

Features: Disease Resistant, heat tolerant, drought tolerant, moderately deer resistant

The Babylon Weeping Willow is one of the most iconic and graceful landscape trees, known for its arching, pendulous branches that sway in the breeze and create a soft, romantic canopy. Its bright green, lance-shaped leaves flutter gently from spring through fall, turning golden yellow before dropping in autumn.

Fast growing and elegant, this tree is ideal for large open spaces, water features, and low-lying areas where its roots can access consistent moisture. Its timeless silhouette makes it a stunning specimen tree with high visual impact.

Height: 30-50 feet

Spread: 30-40 feet

Hardiness: USDA Zones 6-9

Growth Rate: Very fast

Form: Graceful, wide-spreading with weeping branches

Light: Full sun to part shade

Soil: Prefers moist, well-drained soil; tolerates clay and occasional flooding

Water Needs: High; thrives near water but tolerates brief dry periods

Foliage: Narrow, bright green leaves that turn golden yellow in fall

Maintenance: Moderate - may require pruning to manage size and shape

Features: Heat tolerant

The Fort McNair Red Horse Chestnut is a majestic ornamental tree known for its upright, rounded canopy and show-stopping clusters of bright pink to red flowers with yellow centers in late spring. Its rich, glossy green foliage provides excellent summer shade, followed by large, decorative seed capsules in the fall.

This cultivar is prized for its resistant to leaf scorch and leaf blotch, offering cleaner summer foliage than traditional varieties. Ideal for lawns, large gardens, parks, or street plantings, Fort McNair brings both structure and beauty to the landscape with minimal maintenance. 

The Chinese Fringe Tree is a beautiful, small to mid-sized tree prized for its cloud-like clusters of fragrant, white fringe-like flowers that bloom in late spring. With its rounded canopy, peeling bark, and glossy green foliage, it adds charm and elegance to gardens, courtyards, or landscape borders.

Very adaptable, tolerates pollution, compacted soils, and drought once established. It's a standout specimen tree with exceptional ornamental value from spring through fall. 

Height: 15-25 feet

Spread: 15-20 feet

Hardiness: USDA Zones 5-9

Growth Rate: Moderate

Form: Rounded to oval canopy

Light: Full sun to part shade

Soil: Well-drained; tolerant of a wide range of soils

Water Needs: Moderate; drought tolerant once established 

Bloom Time: Late spring

Flower Color: White, airy, fringe-like clusters

Fragrance: Yes - sweet and light

Foliage: Glossy green, turning golden yellow in fall

Maintenance: Low

Pollinator-Friendly: Yes

The Shumard Oak is a stately, long-lived deciduous tree prized for its classic oak shape, bold branching, and vibrant red fall foliage. One of the fastest growing oaks, it quickly develops into a broad-canopied shade tree, making it ideal for lawns, streetscapes, and large landscapes.

Tolerant of clay soils, heat and moderate drought, Shumard Oak is a low-maintenance favorite that supports wildlife and pollinators. Its upright form and strong limbs make it both beautiful and durable in residential and commercial settings.

Height: 50-75 feet

Spread: 40-60 feet

Hardiness: USDA Zones 5-9 

Light: Full sun

Growth Rate: Moderate to fast

Soil: Well drained; tolerates clay

Water: Moderate; drought tolerant once established 

Fall Color: Vibrant red to reddish-orange

Wildlife: Attracts birds, deer, and small mammals

Maintenance: Low

Deer Resistant: Yes, once established 

This stunning Acer palmatum 'Emperor I' Japanese Maple offers deep burgundy foliage and an elegant, upright form - expertly trained into a living screen with a 7-foot spread. Ideal for adding year-round beauty, shade, privacy, this boxed specimen is perfect for patios, courtyards, or along fences where space-saving vertical design is desired.

'Emperor I' is a hardy, low-maintenance Japanese maple known for its brilliant fall color, late bud break (protecting it from spring frost), and excellent branching structure. Grows well in full sun to part shade and adapts beautifully to containers or landscape beds.

Height (currently): 6-7 feet tall

Spread (currently): 7 feet wide

Growth Rate: Moderate

Mature Height: 12-15 feet

Mature Spread: 10-12 feet

Light: Full sun to part shade

Hardiness: USDA Zones 5-8

Foliage Color: Deep red to burgundy (holds color well through summer)

Fall Color: Bright crimson red

Soil: Moist, well-drained, slightly acidic soil

Water Needs: Moderate - prefers consistent moisture

Features: Hand trained into screen shape for instant impact, Excellent for tight spaces or container growing, Later bud break (less frost damage)

A stunning ornamental tree prized for its powdery blue-green foliage that glows in the sunlight. In spring, it produces cascades of fragrant white flowers that hang like wisteria. Its rounded form and smooth gray bark add winter interest, making it a year-round focal point in any landscape. Ideal for lawns or as a shade tree, the Icee Blue Yellowwood brings elegance and seasonal drama to Southern gardens. Deer resistant and adaptable once established. 

Height: 30-40 feet

Spread: 30-35 feet

Hardiness: USDA Zones: 4-8

Growth Rate: Moderate

Light: Full sun to part shade

Soil: Well-drained, loamy soils; adaptable

Bloom Time: Late spring

Flower Color: Fragrant white, wisteria-like clusters

Foliage: Silvery-blue to icy blue-green

Fall Color: Bright Yellow

Deer Resistant: Yes

Water: Moderate; prefers consistent moisture when young

The Coral Bark Japanese Maple is a stunning small ornamental tree prized for its vibrant red-pink bark, which glows brightest in winter when the branches are bare. In spring, it leafs out with delicate lime-green foliage, which turns golden-yellow in fall, creating year-round visual interest. With its upright, vase-shaped form and slow growth habit, it's perfect for entryways, small gardens, patios, and Asian-inspired landscapes. This cold-hardy and low-maintenance tree adds elegance, structure, and vibrant color to any setting.

Height: 15-25 feet tall

Spread: 10-15 feet wide

Hardiness: USDA Zones 5-8

Light: Full sun to part shade

Water: Moderate; consistent moisture preferred

Soil: Moist, well draining soil; prefers slightly acidic soil 

Growth Rate: Slow to moderate

Bark Color: Coral Red (brightest in winter)

Maintenance: Low