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CHIONANTHUS - FRINGETREE Chionanthus virginicus
White Fringetree
Height: 12-20’ UPbdt Spread: 12-20’ Zone: 4 Shape: Broad Foliage: Dark green Fall Color: Golden-yellow Flower: White, showy Fruit: Tiny blue drupe (female only) Small tree or large shrub with fleecy white flowers. Has performed admirably in our heavy alkaline soil. Loose clusters of blue fruits in early fall are attractive to birds. Tolerates partial shade. Deer resistant. Male plants are fruitless.
C. mas ‘Golden Glory’ Golden Glory Corneliancherry Dogwood Height: 20-25’ UPkt Spread: 15’ Zone: 4 Shape: Upright, oval Foliage: Glossy dark green Fall Color: Purple Flower: Bright yellow Fruit: Bright red drupe Small-scale tree or large shrub with a much more upright, formal growth habit and extremely glossy dark green foliage than the species. Abundant, small, bright yellow flowers in very early spring are followed by edible, bright red, cherry-like fruits. Selected by Ralph Synnesvedt, Sr.
CLADRASTIS - YELLOWWOOD
CORYLUS - FILBERT
Cladrastis kentuckea
Corylus colurna
American Yellowwood
Height: 30-50’ Uk Spread: 40-55’ Zone: 4 Shape: Upright, rounded Foliage: Medium green Fall Color: Yellow Flower: White, fragrant Fruit: Pea pod-like fruit An outstanding small tree with smooth, beech-like, gray bark. The graceful, pendulous, white flowers are fragrant. It requires good, rich, well-drained soil to perform well.
CORNUS - DOGWOOD Cornus alternifolia
Pagoda Dogwood
Height: 15-25’ UPablgw Spread: 15-25’ Zone: 3 Shape: Horizontal, spreading Foliage: Dark green Fall Color: Maroon to purple Flower: White Fruit: Pea-sized berry Shrubby, small tree with four-season interest. Creamy, flattopped flower clusters in May are followed by blue-black, pea-sized fruits. Early fall color is a rich maroon. Develops a horizontal layered branching habit, especially in shade. Needs rich, well-drained soil. Drought and heat intolerant. Native to every county in Wisconsin.
Cornus mas
Corneliancherry Dogwood
Height: 20-25’ UPkt Spread: 10-15’ Zone: 4 Shape: Low branched, rounded Foliage: Glossy dark green Fall Color: Reddish Flower: Yellow Fruit: Bright red, oblong A small-scale tree or large shrub. Showy, bright yellow flowers appear before Forsythia, a sign that spring is here! Showy exfoliating bark on older specimens. Bright, cherry-like fruits can make a fine jam or jelly. An outstanding screening plant.
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Turkish Filbert
Height: 40-50’ UPk Spread: 15-30’ Zone: 4 Shape: Broad pyramidal Foliage: Dark green Fall Color: Yellow, variable Flower: Catkin Fruit: Nut Wonderfully formal, teardrop habit. Leathery, dark green foliage and exfoliating, ash-gray bark. Trees begin bearing hazelnuts at 15 to 20 years of age. Very tough, drought tolerant tree once established. Can withstand the toughest of urban conditions.
CRATAEGUS - HAWTHORN Crat. crus-galli var. inermis
Thornless Cockspur Hawthorn
Height: 20-30’ Ubfm Spread: 25-35’ Zone: 4 Shape: Broad, low-branching Foliage: Dark green Fall Color: Orange Flower: White Fruit: Dark red berry Small tree with an excellent dense crown good for screening. Lustrous dark green, shiny leaves. White flowers followed by brick red fruits. No thorns. Its horizontal branches are highlighted beautifully after a fresh snow.
Crataegus macracantha
Fleshy Hawthorn
Height: 18’ Ubfmw Spread: 24’ Zone: 3 Shape: Broad, low-branching Foliage: Dark green Fall Color: Yellow Flower: White Fruit: Red fruit Small tree with an excellent dense crown good for screening. Lustrous dark green, shiny leaves. White flowers followed by brick red fruits. Has thorns.
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