Native Cultivar

The American Elm is native to much of Eastern North America and grows in low, moist areas and along streams across the state of Missouri.

The Bald Cypress is the state tree of Louisiana. Despite its resemblance to a needled evergreen tree in the summer, it is actually deciduous. The 'Mickelson' is a cultivar of the Bald Cypress, and has a narrower shape and denser foliage than the native species.

The Black Gum, also called Tupelo, is a Missouri native and flexible mid-western species capable of growing in both standing water and rocky slopes.

Boxelder Maple is notable because of the usual leaves this species has compared to all other native maples. Instead of the normal simple leaf, it instead has compound leaves, which means it has leaflets.

This deciduous understory tree is the state tree of Oklahoma and is native to Missouri and much of the Eastern and Central US. It grows in medium moisture, medium fertility soils.

Often claimed as the most beautiful of North America’s native flowering trees, the Flowering Dogwood is the state tree of both Missouri and Virginia. Its early-spring blooms of showy white petals surrounding tiny clusters of yellow dogwood flowers are among the tree's most dramatic characteristics.

The Quaking Aspen gets its name due to its trembling leaves, which are caused by the tree's flattened, flexible petioles. This tree is in the Salicaceae (Willow) family and is native to Missouri; it is also recognized as having the widest geographical distribution of any tree in North America.

The REDPOINTE is a cultivar of the Red Maple species, which is native to areas in Eastern North America. It’s a large deciduous tree known primarily for its bright red leaf color that can only be described as brilliant during the fall. The flowers, seeds, and twigs on the tree also have red color spread throughout.

A tree native to the Eastern and Midwestern United States, River Birch is also known as black birch. As a relatively heat resistant tree in the birch family, the river birch tree's distribution extends further south than most other birch trees. 

The 'Cully' cultivar of the River Birch was discovered in a St. Louis, Missouri suburb and introduced by Earl Cully, a well known arborist from Illinois. The ‘Cully’ grows 40’ tall and 40’ wide.

While the Flowering Dogwood is the most well-known of our Missouri dogwoods, being the official state tree of Missouri, the Roughleaf Dogwood may often be the first dogwood you see in natural areas around St. Louis.

This iconic tree is native to much of Eastern North America, where it is a dominant component of hardwood forests from Canada to Missouri.

'Bailsta' is a cultivar of the Sugar Maple. It can grow to 50' tall by 40' wide, with a much wider, more rounded form than most Sugar Maples.

The 'Monumentale' cultivar incorporates a unique columnar shape to the Sugar Maple while still retaining its iconic leaves and fall colors.

This tree's star shaped leaves provide great fall color. Its fruits are the spiky "gum balls" which can hang on the tree all winter.

This low-maintenance deciduous shade tree is native to much of the Eastern US and in Southeast Missouri, usually in low, wet, woodland areas or along stream beds. It has a variety of human-use applications such as chewing gum, incense, perfume, and medicine.