Flame Maple - (Acer ginnala) The Flame Amur Maple is one of the best small trees you can grow. It is tough and hardy in even the coldest areas and is an ideal choice for smaller gardens, or for foreground planting on larger properties. This small multi-branched tree is often planted in gardens as a shrub, but allowed to grow taller it makes an excellent tree. Branches form low to the ground and produce a wide, dense crown.
Silver Maple ( acer sacc) Very fast-growing. Leaves are green on top and silvery-white on the underside, shimmering and dancing in the breeze. Tolerates a wide range of soil conditions. Because of a vigorous root system, plant 10' or more from sidewalks, drives, foundations, and sewer lines. Grows to 50' to 80'with spread 2/3 of height to wider than the tree is tall. (zones 3-9)
Quaking Aspen (Populus tremuloides ) A deciduous tree native to cooler areas of North America , one of several species referred to by the common name aspen. It is commonly called quaking aspen, trembling aspen, American aspen, mountain or golden aspen, trembling poplar, white poplar, popple, as well as others. Green leaves, dull beneath, become golden to yellow, rarely red, in autumn.
Burning Bush (Euonymous alatus) 12� Shrub native to central and northern China, Japan, and Korea. The common name "burning bush" comes from the bright red fall color. It is a popular ornamental plant in gardens and parks due to its bright pink or orange fruit and attractive fall color.
Miss Canada Pink Lilac ( syringe, Miss Canada) This lilac is a wonderful specimen shrub that can grow into a small, spreading, tree-like shrub. It also takes well to pot culture. Anywhere you site them, the hummingbirds and butterflies will flock. Since lilacs are fire-retardant, the shrub is a good choice for planting near the home.
Common Purple Lilac (Syringa vulgaris) is a very popular ornamental plant in gardens and parks, because of its attractive, sweet-smelling flowers, which appear in early summer just before many of the roses and other summer flowers come into bloom. Common lilac tends to flower profusely in alternate years, a habit that can be improved by deadheading the flower clusters after the color has faded and before seeds, few of which are fertile, form
Common White Lilac (Syringa vulgaris alba) This old fashioned shrub is prized for its fragrant white flowers. Blooms typically come on in May. Deadheading can increase bloom length. The fragrant flower is known to attract butterflies. Prune after blooming has ceased.