Tree Reference Guide:
Mature Sizes
This list provides a quick reference for trees based on general size and is not a complete selection of plants The Plant Kingdom might recommend for a particular site. These trees have unique ornamental characteristics (leaf, fruit, bark) and may not all do well under the same growing conditions. Please know your site. (N= Native)
LARGE SHADE TREES – 45’+
American Beech (N)
Valley Forge, Princeton American Elm (N)
Bald Cypress (N)
Dawn Redwood
Allee Lacebark Elm
Ginkgo (male cultivars)
Kentucky Coffee Tree (N)
Bur Oak (N)
Swamp White Oak (N)
White Oak (N)
Willow Oak (N)
Sugar Maple (N)
Sweet Gum (N)
Sycamore (N)
Tulip Poplar (N)
MEDIUM SHADE/ORNAMENTAL TREES – 25’-40’+
Black Gum (N)
River Birch (N)
Frontier Elm
Katsura
Ivory Silk Tree Lilac
Amur Maackia
Elizabeth, Butterflies Deciduous Magnolia
Sweetbay Magnolia
Red Maple (N)
Yellowwood (N)
Zelkova
SMALL ORNAMENTAL TREES – 12’-25’
Natchez
Crapemyrtle Native, Rutgers Hybrids, Kousa Dogwood
Cornelian Cherry Dogwood
Fringetree (N)
Chinese Fringetree
American Hornbeam (N)
Japanese Maple
Paperbark Maple
Serviceberry (N)
American Smoketree (N)
Eastern Redbud (N)