DECIDUOUS Acer buergerianum (A. trifidum) Trident Maple Slow growing to 20 to 35 feet. Multitrunked and rounded. Glossy dark green leaves with three points. Full sun. Sandy to clay, acid to alkaline soil. Tolerates heat and drought. Showy dark red and orange fall color. Colorful patchwork bark. Zones 5b to 8a P. 192 Acer campestre Hedge Maple Slow growing to 35 feet. Rounded. Matte green three- to five-lobed leaves with hairy undersides. Variable yellow fall color. Corky branches. Full sun. Tolerates poor sandy soil, heat, and drought. Zones 4b to 7b P. 192 ACER GRISEUM Acer capillipes Snakebark Maple Moderate growth rate to 30 to 35 feet. Rounded. Three-lobed leaves reddish in spring, mature to dark green, turn red in fall. Twigs red, trunk dark green-and-white striped. Part to light shade. Well-drained, moist, humus-rich soil. Tolerates some heat. Zones 5a to 7a P. 196 Acer griseum Paperbark Maple Slow growing to 20 to 40 feet. Upright to oval. Jagged-edged oval leaves, dark green in summer, turn glowing shades of red and orange in fall. Very ornamental gleaming cinnamon brown bark peels in curls. Full sun to part shade. Well-drained, humus-rich, acid to neutral moist soil. Zones 5a to 7b P. 193 Acer japonicum var. acontifolium (`Filicifolium') Fernleaf Japanese Maple Slow growing to 15 to 30 feet. Vase shaped to rounded, often multitrunked. Deeply lobed rounded leaves with jagged edges. Small red flowers in spring. Brilliant red, scarlet, or gold fall color. Full sun to light shade. Moist, humus-rich, near-neutral soil. Zones 6a to 9a P. 203 Acer negundo Box Elder, Ash-Leaved Maple Fast-growing to 30 to 50 feet. Open-branched and rounded. Compound bright green leaves. Gray-brown deeply ridged bark. Pendulous yellow-green flowers in spring. Brown seedpods. Full sun to light shade. Tolerates most soils and wet or dry sites and flooding. Best used where other trees can't survive. Zones 2a to 8a P. 195 ACER PLATANOIDES Acer palmatum Japanese Maple Slow growing to 15 to 30 feet. Vase shaped to rounded. Deeply cut star-shaped leaves, green in summer, turn brilliant yellow to red in fail. Smooth gray bark. Red or green twigs. Full sun to part shade. Humus-rich, moist, well-drained soil. Zones 5b to 8a P. 202 Acer platanoides `Crimson King' Crimson King Norway Maple Moderate growth rate to 30 to 40 feet. Rounded. Dark blood red five-lobed leaves all summer, bright red in fall. Numerous seedpods. Full sun. Tolerates any soil, even poorly drained and compacted. Tolerates urban sites. Zones 4a to 7b P. 196 DECIDUOUS Acer pseudoplatanus Sycamore Maple Fast growing to 40 to 60 feet. Arching to rounded. Large five-lobed dark green leaves. Pendulous bright green flower clusters and numerous samaras. Yellow fall color. Flaking orange-brown bark. Full to part sun. Tolerates most soils and urban conditions. Zones 5a to 7b P. 198 Acer rubrum Red Maple, Swamp Maple Fast growing to 60 to 80 feet. Pyramidal to rounded. Dark green lobed leaves with pale undersides turn variable shades of yellow and red in fall. Misty red flowers in spring; numerous samaras. Silvery gray bark. Full sun to part shade. Adapts to most soils, wet to dry. Tolerates air pollution. Zones 4b to 9a P. 198 ACER SACCHARUM Acer saccharum Sugar Maple, Hard Maple, Rock Maple Slow to moderate growth rate to 80 feet. Oval to rounded. Star-shaped green leaves turn flaming shades of yellow, gold, orange, and red in fall. Light yellow flowers in spring followed by tan samaras. Rough gray bark. Full sun to part shade. Fertile, well-drained, neutral to acid moist soil. Zones 3b to 7b P. 201 Acer saccharum `Bonfire' `Bonfire' Sugar Maple Fast-growing cultivar with consistent scarlet to red fall color. P. 201 DECIDUOUS Acer shirasawanum `Aureum' (A. japonicum var. microphyllum `Aureum') Golden Full-moon Maple Slow growing to 20 to 30 feet. Vase shaped. Beautiful rounded chartreuse leaves cut into shallow toothed lobes. Red flowers and samaras. Gold fall color. Part to light shade. Moist, humus-rich soil. Zones 5a to 7a P. 203 Acer tataricum Tatarian Maple Slow to moderate growth rate to 15 to 20 feet. Multitrunked and rounded. Oval unlobed toothed leaves dark green with lighter undersides. Red to scarlet fall color. Showy pink to red fruits in summer and fall. Full sun to light shade. Well-drained, fertile soil best. Tolerates alkaline soil and urban conditions. Zones 2b to 7a P. 194 AESCULUS X CARNEA Aesculus x carnea `Briotii' Briotii Red Horse Chestnut Moderate growth rate to 30 to 40 feet. Rounded. Large shiny green leaves divided into fingers. Very showy tall spires of rosy red flowers in late spring. Spiny green fruits in fall contain brown nuts. Full sun. Moist, well-drained, acid to alkaline soil. Tolerates some drought. Zones 5a to 7b P. 205 Aesculus x carnea `Briotii' Briotii Red Horse Chestnut Spectacular clusters of rose pink flowers bloom at the branch tips in late spring. P. 205 DECIDUOUS Aesculus flava (A. octandra) Yellow Buckeye Moderate growth rate to 60 to 80 feet. Upright to oval. Glossy green five-fingered leaves. Spectacular gold, yellow, or orange early-fall color. Spires of creamy yellow flowers in midspring. Smooth-husked fruits in fall contain nuts. Trunk bark brown and gray broken into large plates. Full sun to light shade. Humus-rich, moist, slightly deep acid soil. Zones 3a to 8b P. 205 Aesculus glabra Ohio Buckeye Moderate growth rate to 30 feet. Rounded. Bright green five-fingered leaves open in very early spring. Bright gold, yellow, or orange early fall color. Spires of yellow-green flowers in midspring. Prickly fruits in fall contain nuts. Furrowed corky bark. Full sun to light shade. Humus-rich, moist, slightly acid soil. Zones 3a to 8b P. 205 AESULUS PAVIA Aesculus hippocastanum `Baumanii' Baumanii Horse Chestnut Moderate growth rate to 50 to 75 feet. Upright to oval. Tall spires of long-lasting double white flowers in late spring and early summer. Produces no fruits. Bold-textured leaves divided into seven fingers. Yellowish fall color. Full sun. Humus-rich, moist soil. Zones 4a to 8b P. 206 Aesculus pavia Red Buckeye Moderate growth rate to 25 feet. Multitrunked and rounded. Glossy green leaves open early. Spires of slender red to coral pink flowers in mid- to late spring. Smooth-husked fruits contain nuts. Full sun to light shade. Humus-rich, moist soil. Zones 6a to 9a P. 206 DECIDUOUS Albizia julibrissin Silk Tree, Mimosa Fast growing to 30 feet. Wide spreading and flat topped. Green leaves divided into lacy leaflets. Pink powderpuff flowers in mid- to late summer. Foliage remains green through fall. Brown seedpods hang onto tree in winter. Full sun. Well-drained acid to alkaline soil. Tolerates drought, urban and seashore conditions. Zones 6a to 9a P. 206 Albizia julibrissin Silk Tree, Mimosa Puffy deep to pale pink flowers cover the tree in midsummer, creating tropical feeling. P. 206 Excerpted from Taylor's Guide to Trees by Susan A. Roth Copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company Excerpted by permission. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.
