Shade Trees...
These are the big guys! The trees listed below need some room to put down roots and spread their branches. They are the large, stately trees that will eventually provide you with shade and possibly a place to hang a hammock! If you have a smaller yard or are limited on space, consider planting an ornamental tree which has a smaller mature spread.
Phelan Gardens Tree and Shrub Planting Guidelines
Ash (Fraxinus)
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Autumn Purple Ash
Height: 35'-40'
Spread: 30'-40'
Fall Color: Maroon with a lighter yellow interior. This tree is one of the first to color up in the fall. When it does, it looks like it is glowing from the inside out.
Other Notes: Seedless variety. Upright rounded habit. Open branches offer a nice structure even in winter.
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Fall Color
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Photo Courtesy Bailey Nurseries Inc
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Patmore Ash
Height: 35'-45'
Spread: 30'-40'
Fall Color: Yellow
Other Notes: Very hardy seedless variety. Rounded habit. This is a green ash.
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Catalpa
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Western Catalpa
Height: 40'-50'
Spread: 20'-25'
Flowers: Creamy white blooms, in late spring/early summer, are orchid-like in appearance. Followed by long green-bean looking seed pods.
Fall Color: Briefly Yellow
Other notes: Leaves are very large and heart shaped. Broad rounded habit with age.
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Cottonwood (Populus deltoides)
Photo Courtesy Bailey Nurseries Inc
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Siouxland Cottonwood/Poplar
Height: 70'-90'
Spread: 40'
Other Notes: Fast growing. We only sell the "cottonless" type. Rounded shape with slightly larger leaves than the typical cottonwood. As with their relatives, Aspen trees, the shimmering leaves catch light and have a distinctive 'whisper' when the wind blows. Likes moist soil. Caution: Susceptible to wind damage, site where limbs cannot do damage.
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Hackberry (Celtis)
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Common Hackberry
Height: 40'-50'
Spread: 35'-40'
Fall Color: Yellow
Other Notes: A hardy, drought resistant tree. Light green foliage and corky ridges on bark. Rounded vase-shape.
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Honeylocust (Gleditsia)
Photo Courtesy Bailey Nurseries Inc
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Sunburst Honeylocust
Height: 35'
Spread: 30'-35'
Fall Color: Golden Yellow
Other Notes: Seedless and thornless. Light green fern-like foliage is tipped with golden bursts of new growth. Open, spreading branches create dappled shade.
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Linden (Tilia)
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Photo Courtesy Bailey Nurseries Inc
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Littleleaf Greenspire Linden
Height: 40'-50'
Spread: 30'-35'
Flowers: Creamy-yellow fragrant flowers in early summer.
Fall Color: Yellow
Other Notes: Heart-shaped green leaves. Pyramidal to oval growth habit.
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Summer
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Maple (Acer)
Autumn Blaze Maple
Height: 50'-60'
Spread: 40'
Fall Color: YES! Orange-red.
Other Notes: Dense, oval shape. A cross between a silver and a red maple.
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Photo Courtesy Bailey Nurseries Inc
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Fall Color
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Crimson King
Height: 35'
Spread: 35'
Fall Color: Deep maroon
Other Notes: Maroon red color all season on an oval shaped tree. Slow growing shade tree with very dense foliage. (Acer platanoides - Norway Maple)
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Photos Courtesy Bailey Nurseries Inc
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Deborah Maple
Height: 40'-60'
Spread: 40'-60'
Fall Color: Reddish-purple spring leaves turn dark bronze-green in summer and bronze-yellow in fall.
Other Notes: Dense, broad oval shape. (Acer platanoides--Norway Maple)
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Photo Courtesy Bailey Nurseries Inc
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Summer
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Emerald Queen
Height: 50'-60'
Spread: 40'-45'
Fall Color: Yellow
Other Notes: Performs well under challenging urban conditions. Deep green leaves in season change to yellow in Fall. A fast grower with an oval shape at maturity. (Acer platanoides--Norway Maple)
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Photo Courtesy Bailey Nurseries Inc
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Silver Maple
Height: 40'-50'
Spread: 40'-50'
Fall Color: Yellow
Other Notes: Fast-growing. Vigorous roots...plant away from driveways. Upright oval shape. Silvery backs of leaves. (Acer saccharinum—Silver Maple)
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Photo Courtesy Bailey Nurseries Inc
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Oak (Quercus)
Northern Red Oak
Height: 50'-60'
Spread: 35'-40'
Fall Color: Bright Orange to Red
Other Notes: Rounded-Pyramid Shape. Relatively fast growing.
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Fall Color
Photo Courtesy Moana Nursery
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Photo Courtesy Bailey Nurseries Inc
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Scarlet Oak
Height: 60'-70'
Spread: 30'-40'
Fall Color: Crimson red
Other Notes: Upright spreading branches on a loosely pyramidal tree. Dark, glossy green leaves in season turn bright red in Fall.
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Photo Courtesy Willoway Nurseries
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Photo Courtesy Bailey Nurseries Inc
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Planetree (Platanus acerfolia)
Variety: 'Bloodgood' -- London Planetree / Sycamore Planetree
Height: 90'
Spread: 60'-70'
Fall Color: Yellow
Other Notes: Wide, spreading rounded canopy. An excellent choice for urban situations. This tree tolerates adverse soils, heat and drought, air pollution. Beautiful cream, olive, and brown exfoliating bark. Best in larger landscapes due to its large size. Dark green foliage in summer.
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Photo Courtesy Bailey Nurseries Inc
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