Re: Tree Recommendations Part 1

Don Leopold of Syracuse University Forestry School spoke to the
Finger Lakes Native Plant Society and presented a long list of
trees native ton NY that are often underutilized. The Adirondack
Chapter of the North American Rock Garden Society in cooperation
with the Tompkins County Cooperatve Extension will be constructing
a rock garden in memory of a deceased member of both
organizations. It will feature two small trees. I assembled the
following. For those who cannot read attachments in MS Works, I
provide the following:

      Native Trees

Species- Hgt-
Zone -Habit -Foliage -Bloom -Flowers -Fruit -Bark -Fall Color
=Habitat/Adaptability- Pest/Diseases

Acer pensylvanicum 36 3 open very large   samara Striped-bark
Yellow partial shade
Amelenchier x grandiflora ** 25 4 wide-spread dense Early May *
white red>black light gray * yellow
Asimina triloba ** 35 5 erect large Early May purple fleshy dark
brown * yellow good rich soil
Carpinus caroliniana ** 36 2 multi-stem dense   pendulous clusters
sinewy/gray * orange>red
Cercis canadensis alba ** 36 5 flat-top heart-shaped Late May *
white pods  * yellow
Chionanthus virginicus ** 30 4 upright late Early June * white
feathery dark-blue  * bright yellow scale
Cornus alternifolia ** 20 3 horizontal clustered Late May
yellow-white dark blue  orange>rich red blight
Ostrya virginiana ** 40 4 upright dense   hops shredded
Oxydendron arboreum ** 40 5 pyramidal * lustrous Mid July * white
racemes dried capsules  * brilliant red
Prunus pensylvanicum 36 2 open open, fine Early May white * red
red-shiny * red short-lived
Ptelea trifoliata ** 25 4 rounded tri-foliate  small green
red-brown  reddish-brown
Viburnum lentago 25 2 open shiny green Late May * white * black  *
purple-red
Viburnum prunifolium 15 3 open dark green Mid May *creamy-white *
blue-black  * bright red

Bill Plummer
Painted Post, New York
Zone 5
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