 | Crabapple. There a huge variety of crabapples
from which to choose. We have chosen Prairiefire for its beautiful dark
rose flowers and Sargent Crabapple for its relatively small size. Both
are more disease resistant than most other cultivars. |
| Dogwood. Small trees, excellent for use in the
residential landscape. As an alternative to the more common flowering
Dogwood, consider mas or kousa species. |
| Hornbeam (Hop hornbeam). A small tree that
resembles a beech. It has been featured at Callaway Gardens outside the
display garden. |
| Locust. A very fast growing and spreading tree
with the bonus of very fragrant pink flowers in spring. A contorted
variety provides winter interest, is smaller growing, and offers white flowers
in spring. |
| Magnolia. A Southern tradition. This
magnificent tree bears large, lemon scented white flowers in the spring.
It can grow quite tall and wide, though there are smaller and tighter growing
varieties such as Alta. By not pruning away the lower branches,
you can avoid leaf litter. |
| Parrotia (Persian). A very unusual and rarely
found tree in this area. It has small, dark red flowers in early spring
and a nice yellow-orange fall color. Relatively pest free, this tree can
reach 30 feet. |
| Redbud. An outstanding early spring bloomer.
We happen to have some unusual weeping specimens as well as a few Chinese
redbuds. |
| Snowbell. We have both American and Japanese
varieties, both of which bear white bell shaped flowers (hence their name) in
the spring. The American variety is smaller and can be used for
naturalizing. It is a native. |
