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Shade and Fruit Trees
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The shade and fruit trees below I believe are the best
for the Midwest. People often ask me what is the best shade tree. I like
all the trees listed so it's a very hard question. If I had to pick only
one, it would be the Hackberry. It grows quite fast even in poor or
sandy soil, no serious diseases, lives a long life and does not have a
heavy leaf drop. But if I was going to plant 10 trees in my yard no more
then 2 would be Hackberries. Diversity is important. For every $1 you
spend on your yard trees, you increase your property value $10 when you
plant the right species.
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Guaranteed to Grow in 2009 with proper care or will replace at no
charge.
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SUGAR MAPLE – Large
tree, well drained soil only- no clay, pretty leaves in fall as
shown on right.
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RED MAPLE – Medium tree, red
leaves in fall, ordinary soil.
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AUTUMN BLAZE MAPLE - Hybrid,
fast growth. Red leaves in fall. Doing very well in all soils.
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SILVER MAPLE – Fast growth,
large tree, yellow leaves in fall. Not recommended in town, best
in country.
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HACKBERRY – Large tree, any
soil, fast growth, yellow fall leaf color shown above on the right, so
tough, will grow in a gravel road, one of my favorites.
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WHITE ASH – Large tree, most
soil, purple leaves in fall.
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LITTLE LEAF LINDEN – Medium
tree, most soils, pyramidal shape.
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THORNLESS LOCUST – Medium
tree, most soils, light shade for good grass growth.
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Potted - 3'-6'. .$17.50 to $36.00 each
Bare-Root - 7 to 9 feet tall, some taller sizes available. .$75.00
Potted - 7 to 12 feet tall, some taller sizes available. .$95.00 to
$175.00
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Bur Oak
The Oak is the state and national tree – Plant at least one oak
in your yard. More is better.
Oak Trees
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BUR OAK – Large
spreading tree, strong limbs, any soils, long life, shown above, one
of my favorites.
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RED OAK – Lg. tree, most
soils except wet, grows quite fast, red leaves in fall.
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SWAMP WHITE OAK – Large
tree, pretty bark and leaves, grows quite fast, survives in damp places.
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WHITE OAK – Most majestic
oak, wide spreading, can live 500+years, most soils except wet.
SWAMP BUR OAK - fast growing oak that seems to like lower
bottomland and most other soils also does well.
CHESTNUT OAK - fast growing oak that will survive being planted
in the middle of a gravel road. has large number of acorns when
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Potted - 3'-6'. .$17.50 to $36.00 each
Bare-Root - 7 to 9 feet tall, some taller sizes available. .$80.00
Potted - 7 to 12 feet tall, some taller sizes available. .$95.00 -
$125.00
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Red Bud tree.
Ornamental Trees
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CRIMSON KING MAPLE –
Small tree, 30', not native, slow growth, sometimes short
lived, but red/burgundy leaves all summer.
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RED FLOWERING CRAB
(Prairie Fire)– Small tree, 25', hardy, red flowers in spring, berries
in fall, ordinary soil.
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PINK FLOWERING CRAB (Indian
Magic)– Small tree, 25', hearty, pink flowers in spring, berries in
fall, ordinary soil.
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WHITE FLOWERING CRAB
(Spring Snow)-Small tree, 25', hardy, white flower in spring, no berries
in fall, ordinary soil.
REDBUD- Small tree/shrub about 15ft tall. Blooms early in spring
as shown above, no berries, small seedpods. |
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Bare-root - 6 to 8 feet $60.00 each
Potted - 6'-12' - $75.00 to $175 each |
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Fruit Trees
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APPLE - Yellow
Delicious, Honeygold, Jonathan, Wealthy variety's
Bare-Root - 5'-8' -
$35.00 Each
Potted HoneyCrisp - $49.00 Each |
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PEAR - Luscious
Bare-Root - 5'-8' - $35.00
Each |
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IOWA PEACH - Good to fair
soil, fast growth, best Peach for Iowa winters, large quantities of
luscious sweet white peaches that all animals love, and people can eat.
Purple blooms in spring.
Bare-Root - 2'-4' - $8.00 each
Potted - 3'-5' - $25.00 each |
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AMERICAN PLUM- Shrub
that Spreads threw Root Suckers. White flower early Spring, Red or
Yellow fruit up to 1" in September.
Potted - 3'-4' - $11.50 each
Potted - 4'-5' - $16.00 each |
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