Urban Tolerant Plant Shade Tree For Sale In Des Moines

* Foliage dark green in summer, orange or orange red in fall. * Doesn't mind heat and drought; grows quickly. * Horticulturally, it is a popular choice for street trees in urban settings because it is very drought tolerant and can survive harsh environments.

* Dirr notes that several forms occur, but the one most of us recall fondly divided into several major trunks topped by spreading, arching, pendulous branches. * The glorious elm that used to line American streets.

* Fraxinus pennsylvanica ( Green Ash or Red Ash ) is a species of ash native to eastern and central North America , from Nova Scotia west to southeastern Alberta and eastern Colorado , south to northern Florida , and southwest to eastern Texas .

The light green stems grow tightly in a bunch, first erect and then curving outwards to give a round crown. The tips of the stems take on a rosy glow in winter, while in early spring bud burst produces bright green delicate foliage, which preserves its...

The tree is short-lived in temperate climates, rarely reaching more than 60 years of age, but in its native environment may live to between 100 and 150 year. The leaves are deciduous in cold areas, but semi-evergreen in warmer climates, < 7 cm long and...

It grows at high altitudes in mountain valleys at altitudes of 1800–4300 m (rarely as low as 1200 m), and is a tree from 30–50 m in height. It grows in a temperate climate with dry winters and wet summers.

* Celtis occidentalis, commonly known as the Common hackberry, is a large deciduous tree native to North America. It is a moderately long-lived hardwood with a light-colored wood, yellowish gray to light brown with yellow streaks.

The perfect wind-pollinated apetalous flowers are produced on second-year shoots in March, followed by obovate samarae < 19 mm long × < 14 mm wide. * A tree with 4" leaves; branches usually have 2 corky wings; native to northern China .

It likes deep rich soil and part shade, but is very adaptable. * "One of the most graceful and beautiful spruces", says Dirr, who says it might be a good evergreen street tree and is excellent for the U.S. Northeast.

* The wood dries without difficulty and is often used in its green or wet state for turnery and bowl carving. * Jacarandas are very widely grown as ornamental trees in Australia. * Pretoria, the administrative capital of South Africa is popularly and...

Acer barbatum Michx. * The bark is a light gray with thick irregular curling ridges; as the tree matures, the bark tends to become plated. * It is a medium-sized to large deciduous tree, growing to 15–25 m.

* Over most of its range, red maple is adaptable to a very wide range of site conditions. * One of the most common and widespread deciduous trees of eastern North America * A decidious Tree growing to 30 m.

Within its natural area, it grows under extremely variable rainfall regimes, from less than 300 mm to several thousands, mostly due to differences in mist-capturing by the foliage.

* A fast-growing tree with an extensive root system, it has been planted on land that is subject to landslips or erosion in order to stabilize the soil. It also multiplies readily from cuttings.

* Celtis occidentalis, commonly known as the Common hackberry, is a large deciduous tree native to North America. It is a moderately long-lived hardwood with a light-colored wood, yellowish gray to light brown with yellow streaks.

* It is often found along waterways and in wetlands, leading to the colloquial name "water maple". * A deciduous Tree growing to 30 m (98ft) by 15 m (49ft) at a fast rate. * The seeds are the largest of any native maple and are also a food source for...

Giant chinkapin (Castanopsis chrysophylla), also called golden chinkapin, giant evergreen-chinkapin, and goldenleaf chestnut, is an interesting hardwood species in a landscape dominated by coniferous forests.

* Ulmus minor, the Field Elm, is by far the most polymorphic of the European species, although its taxonomy remains a matter of contention. * The tree's typical habitat is low-lying forest along the main rivers, growing in association with oak and ash,...

* A species of Albizia , native to tropical southern Asia , and widely cultivated and naturalised in other tropical and subtropical regions. * A tropical tree with compound leaves and clustered yellow-green flowers.

The bark is usually pale grey-green, smooth and exfoliating, or buff-brown and not exfoliating. The leaves are thick and stiff-textured, broad, palmately lobed, superficially maple-like, the leaf blade 10–20 cm long and 12–25 cm broad, with a petiole...

* The wood is heavy, strong, very hard. The species epithet and common names are from the Amur River region, where the tree originated. * The tree species Maackia amurensis is commonly known as the Amur maackia.

* Acer fabri (Faber's Maple) is a species of evergreen maple tree native to Vietnam and central to southern China. Newly grown leaves and samaras take on a reddish hue. * This is an amazing endangered maple from South China and Vietnam.

* Linden-like leaves dark green in summer, yellow in fall; said to tolerate city life; white, grayish, or orange-gray bark; native to northern Japan.

* Native to mountains, forests, usually in valleys; 200-1400 m. S Anhui, Fujian, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hunan, Jiangxi, Zhejiang; all in China.

* Unique for its weeping habit.

Much interest has been aroused by Du Zhong's ability to reduce high blood pressure. It is native to central China where its bark is used in a tonic. * An unusual tree in that it has a high content of latex in the leaves and stems.

* An easily grown plant, it succeeds in any soil of good or moderate fertility, ranging from acid to shallow chalk. * A small tree of horizontal branching habit, creating a tiered effect.