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SMALL SHADE & FLOWERING TREES
COMMON NAME
HEIGHT
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Amur Maple STD
Arnold’s Promise Witch Hazel
5m
6m
5m
6m
Autumn Brilliant Apple Serviceberry
Clump
Camperdown Elm
Canadale Euonymus STD
Canadian Serviceberry Clump
Cole’s Select Serviceberry Clump
Corkscrew Hazel STD
Cornelian Cherry
Cranberry Cotoneaster STD
Double Flowering Almond STD
Dwarf Burning Bush STD
Dwarf Eastern Catalpa STD
Emerald & Gold STD
Emerald Gaiety STD
European Snowball STD
Flame Maple STD
Fragrant Snowball STD
Globe Maple
Hakuro Nashiki Dappled Willow STD
Rose of Sharon STD’s
Japanese Angelica Tree
Lilac STD’s
Kwanzan Japanese Cherry
Kyushu Hydrangea STD
Newport Flowering Plum
P.G. Hydrangea STD
Pagoda Dogwood
5m
7.5m
7m
1.5m
6m
6m
2.5m
7m
1m
2m
1.2m
7m
1.2m
1.5m
3.5m
7m
2.5m
4m
2.5m
3m
4.5m
3m
7m
2.5m
5m
2m
7m
8.5m
1.25m
3m
5m
2.5m
6m
1.25m
2.5m
1.2m
8m
90cm
1.5m
3.5m
7m
2m
5m
2m
3.5m
3.5m
2.5m
5m
2.5m
4m
2.5m
10m
Paperbark Maple
Pink Diamond Hydrangea STD
Purple Fountain Beech
7m
2.5m
6m
5m
2.5m
4m
DESCRIPTION
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Brilliant scarlet fall colour.
One of the better yellow flowering cultivars. Large blooms are fragrant and
long lasting starting in late winter.
White flowers in spring, orange fall colour.
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Weeping form with blocky bark. Looks scaly.
Large bright gold & green evergreen leaves.
Full of white flowers in spring, orange fall colour, edible berries.
Exceptional orange red fall colour.
Gnarled, twisted stems are interesting in winter.
Yellow flowers in March, exfoliating bark, red fruit is edible.
Graceful spreader that produces large red fruit. Bronzy-red fall colour.
Double bright pink blooms cover the limbs in May.
Best used for its striking fall colour.
Dwarf, bushy form grafted onto a standard.
Green & gold evergreen leaves.
Green & white evergreen leaves.
Extremely showy white ball shaped flowers, scarlet fall colour.
Brilliant orange red fall colour.
Large fragrant pink/white flowers in late spring.
Attractive ball shaped head, yellow fall colour.
Variegated foliage opens with glossy bright pink, turning to a pink/white.
Come in many different colours.
Large clusters of white flowers in August. Does well in dry soil.
Come in many different colours.
Double pink spring flowers. Good specimen tree.
Brilliant white spike flowers in summer.
Dark purple foliage all season. Pink spring blooms.
Huge white cone shaped flowers in summer.
4 seasons of interest! White spring flowers, blue berries, red fall colour,
horizontal branching.
Beautiful cinnamon exfoliating bark, stunning red fall colour.
Flowers opening white, turning pink with cooler weather.
Narrow, weeping purple beech. Great specimen plant.
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Purpleleaf Sandcherry STD
Red Jade Weeping Crabapple
Rohan Obelisk Beech
Rohan Purple Beech
Royal Beauty Weeping Crabapple
Royalty Crabapple
Russian Olive
3.5m
5m
4m
4m
4.5m
5m
6m
2.5m
5m
1m
1m
2m
5m
5m
Sarcoxie Euonymus STD
Saskatoon Serviceberry
Seven-son Flower
1.2m
3m
6m
1.2m
2m
3m
Shubert Chockcherry
Sir Lancelot Crabapple
Snow Fountain Cherry
Sun Valley Maple
Thunderchild Crabapple
Twisted Young’s Weeping Birch
Twisty Baby Robinia
Umbrella Tree
Velvet Pillar Crabapple
Walker’s Weeping Caragana
Weeping Caragana
Weeping Corkscrew Hazel
Weeping Higan Cherry
Weeping Lavender Twist Eastern Redbud
Weeping Mulberry
Weeping Pussy Willow
White Flowering Dogwood
White Tigress Maple
Wine & Roses Weigela STD
Witch Hazel
Young’s Weeping Birch
Gray Dogwood STD
Royal Purple Smoke Tree
Weeping Golden Chain Tree
Magnolias
Korean Sun Ornamental Pear
5.5m
2.5m
4m
6m
5m
5m
5m
3m
6m
1.8m
1.8m
3m
7m
2.5m
4m
1.5m
7m
6m
1.5m
5m
5m
3m
2.5m
6m
5m
2m
5m
6m
5m
5m
6m
2.5m
5m
1.8m
1.8m
4m
8m
3m
5m
1.5m
8m
9m
1.5m
5m
5m
2.5m
2.5m
4.5m
6m
6m
Pink flowers in May, maroon foliage all season.
Profusion of white flowers, bright red shiny fruit.
Compact, pyramidal form with dark purple dissected leaves.
A vigorous grower with glossy leaves.
Weeping form with reddish foliage and red flowers.
Purplish leaves and red flowers.
Silvery foliage, yellow sweet scented flowers in June. Tolerant of city
conditions.
Dark green evergreen leaves. Orange berries.
Native plant, wildlife loves the berries. Extremely cold hardy.
A rare specimen plant. White flowers turn green to rose to purple, long
lasting. Drought tolerant. Exfoliating bark.
New growth comes in green, quickly turns purple. White fragrant flowers.
Very compact growth. Pink buds, white flowers. Orange fruit.
Weeping form, covered in white blooms in spring.
Cross between Red Sunset & Autumn Flame. Red fall colour.
Single pink flowers, very resistant to fire blight.
Twisted, weeping form.
White cascading flower chains, irregular spreader with twisted branches.
Dwarf habit, very ornamental with large glossy leaves.
Single pink blooms, maroon foliage, upright growth habit.
Finely cut leaves, yellow flowers.
Yellow flowers, nice specimen for beds or by entrances.
Distinct weeping, very twisted branches.
Weeping form, covered in pink blooms in spring.
Very early pink blooms. Umbrella shaped crown with twisted branches.
Vigorous dense growth, looks like an umbrella.
Weeping form that has fuzzy buds.
Limey flowers in May-June, horizontal branches.
Interesting white stripes on bark.
Burgundy leaves, hot pink flowers in summer.
Small yellow flowers in fall, yellow fall colour.
Dwarf birch with slender pendulous branches.
Vigorous dense native shrub, good for sun to shade. Gray bark.
Purple leaves and smoke-like flowers.
Long drooping yellow flowers.
Many different colours, varying sizes.
White flowers in spring, intense red fall colour, pea sized fruit.
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Black Willow
Fernleaf Fullmoon Maple
Alder Tree
Purple Hazel
Red Cascade European Spindle
Vernal Witch Hazel
Diane Witch Hazel
Common Chockcherry
Native Pussy Willow
Giant Pussy Willow
Cracked Willow
Nannyberry
3-10m
3m
5m
6m
7m
2.5m
2.5m
7m
6m
4m
25m
6m
5m
3m
5m
6m
6m
2m
2m
6m
1.5m
1.5m
1.5m
2m
Long pointed leaves, flowers April – June.
Low branched small tree with deeply cut leaves.
Good for moist areas. Distinct lenticels.
Dark purple leaves fade to dark green in summer.
Scarlet fall colour, rosy red capsules with orange seeds.
Ribbon like fragrant flowers in Feb/March.
Orange flowers late winter. Fall colour.
White flowers, edible fruit, use for conservation & wildlife.
Catkins appearing before leaves in early spring, tolerates wet conditions.
Catkins the size of a rabbit’s foot! Best in moist conditions.
Catkins before leaves, prefers wet conditions.
Flattish white flower clusters followed by fruit that birds love. Sun to Shade.
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