Tree Recommendations
By the Dallas Center Tree Board
These are large canopy trees that typically reach a diameter-at-breast-height in excess of 25 inches and a height in excess of 50 feet at maturity. To determine the spacing requirement for planting, add the widths of the new tree and the closest tree and divide by 2. For instance, if you are planting a Catalpa (30’ width) beside an Accolade American Elm (40’ width) the two trunks should be (30’ + 40’)/2 = 35 feet apart. The information below (in order) is:
Common name - (scientific name), ‘cultivars’, (B) if found in Brenton Arboretum, [adult height and width], {Growth rate, shape, fall color, & notes}
- Cypress, Bald - (Taxodium distichum) (B) [60’x30’], {Growth: medium, Shape: Pyramidal-flat topped, Fall colors – russet /orangish brown. Notes: deciduous conifer that loses all needles in fall, tolerates wet or dry soils} https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.a...
- Cypress, Bald - (Taxodium distichum ‘Mickelson’), ‘Shawnee Brave’ (B) [60’x20'], brown. Notes: deciduous conifer that loses all needles in fall, tolerates wet or dry soils} http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.as...
- Catalpa, Northern – (Catalpa speciosa) (B) [50’x30’], {Growth: fast, Shape: Narrow oval, Fall colors – yellow-green. Notes: large tropical looking leaves with beautiful summer flowers} https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.a...
- Elm, Accolade – (Ulmus japonica x wilsoniana ‘Morton’), ‘Accolade’ (B) [60’x40’],{Growth: medium, Shape: broadly, vase-shaped, Fall colors: yellow. Notes: Very good Dutch Elm resistance} http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.as...
- Elm, American – (Ulmus americana), ‘Jefferson’ (B) [50’x50’], {Growth: medium fast, Shape: vase shaped, Fall colors: yellow. Notes: Resistant to Dutch Elm disease, vase shaped, arching limbs} https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.a...
- Elm, American – (Ulmus americana), ‘Princeton’ (B) [60’x50’], {Growth: fast, Shape: umbrella-shaped, Fall colors: yellow. Notes: High resistance to Dutch Elm with large, leathery leaves} http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.as...