Ornamental & Shade Trees

These trees provide beauty, structure, and cooling shade, creating a welcoming and picturesque outdoor environment.

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Everyone enjoys the beauty a tree provides. In fact, deciduous trees are the basic element for any landscape plan. They can create shady conditions for planting flowers or act as the focal point within a specific area of the garden. But the wrong tree or one planted in the wrong spot can actually detract from the overall landscape.

A tree is a long-term investment; don't risk losing 5 to 10 years of precious tree growing time by selecting the wrong tree! The University of Illinois Extension has created a Web site titled "Selecting Trees for Your Home" where homeowners can learn about the various types of trees and their individual characteristics. But the best way to make wise choices is to let the professional design staff at Reds help you decide where a tree is needed and what that tree should do to enhance your landscape. Then let us help you select a species that will meet your requirements for shade, beauty, color, and protection from harsh winds.

Our Plant List includes the scientific (Latin) names of ornamental and shade trees we commonly carry. Click the name of each plant for a listing of varieties within each genus.

While these plants will all be available at some point, we cannot guarantee that they will be in stock on any given day. So if you're looking for something specific, please call ahead or email us for current availability.

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Trees really are green!

According to computer models created by the U.S. Department of Energy, carefully positioned trees can save up to 25% of a household's energy consumption for heating and cooling, They estimate that the proper placement of only three trees would save an average household between $100 and $250 in energy costs annually.

Deciduous trees are preferable to evergreens when it comes to increasing the energy efficiency of your home. The leafy canopy shades your home in the heat of the summer, but when the leaves fall, warming sunlight is able to reach your walls and windows unhindered.

Shade Trees: Plant List

Acer - Maple
Autumn Blaze Maple
Marmo Freeman Maple
Carnival Variegated Hedge Maple
Paper Bark Maple
Gingerbread Paper BarkMaple
Morton State Street Maple
Adrian's Compact Japanese Maple
Bloodgood Japanese Maple
Butterfly Japanese Maple
Crimson Prince Japanese Maple
Emperor I Japanese Maple
Firstglow Japanese Maple
Hub's Red Willow Japanese Maple
Kamagata Japanese Maple
Katsura Japanese Maple
Koto No Ito Japanese Maple
Mikawa Yatsubusa Japanese Maple
Red Emperor Japanese Maple
Rhode Island Red Japanese Maple
Ruby Stars Japanese Maple
Ryusen Weeping Japanese Maple
Seiryu Japanese Maple
Shaina Japanese Maple
Sharps Pygmy Japanese Maple
Skeeter's Broom Japanese Maple
Trompenburg Japanese Maple
Twombley's Red Sentinel Japanese Maple
Floating Cloud Japanese Maple
Crimson Queen Japanese Maple
Inaba Shidare Japanese Maple
Orangeola Japanese Maple
Orange Flame Japanese Maple
Red Dragon Laceleaf Japanese Maple
Suminagashi Laceleaf Japanese Maple
Tamukeyama Laceleaf Japanese Maple
Viridis Laceleaf Japanese Maple
Waterfall Laceleaf Japanese Maple
Crimson King Maple
Crimson Sentry Maple
Final Fire Maple
Northwind Korean Maple
Red Sunset Maple
Redpoint Maple
Commemoration Sugar Maple
Green Mountain Sugar Maple
Golden Full Moon Maple
Autumn Moon Full Moon Maple
Moonrise Fullmoon Maple
Aesculus - Horsechestnut
Fort McNair Chestnut
Alnus - Alder
European Alder
Amelanchier - Serviceberry
Autumn Brilliance Serviceberry
Betula - Birch
Heritage River Birch
Little King River Birch
Shiloh Splash River Birch
Renaissance Oasis Paper Birch
Royal Frost Birch
Parkland Pillar Birch
Whitespire Birch
White Satin Birch
Carpinus - Hornbeam
Columner European Hornbeam
Frans Fontaine European Hornbeam
Celtis - Hackberry
Common Hackberry
Cercidyphyllum
Katsura Tree
Cercis - Redbud
Eastern Redbud
Whitebud
Lavender Twist Weeping Redbud
Ace of Hearts Redbud
Ruby Falls
The Rising Sun
Cornus - Dogwood
Cherokee Brave Flowering Dogwood
Cherokee Chief Flowering Dogwood
Cloud Nine Flowering Dogwood
Cherokee Princess Flowering Dogwood
Chinese Dogwood
Champions Gold Chinese Dogwood
Samaritan Chinese Dogwood
Venus Flowering Dogwood
Golden Glory & Cherry Dogwood
Variegated Cornelian Cherry Dogwood
Fagus - Beech
Coppertina Beech
Dawyck Gold Beech
Dawyck Purple Beech
Purple Fountain Beech
Red Obelisk Purple Beech
Rivers Purple Beech
Tri Color Beech
Spaeth Beech
Ginko
Autumn Gold Ginko
Chi Chi Ginko
Jade Butterflies Ginko
Princeton Sentry Ginko
Royal Knight Ginko
Saratoga Sentry Ginko
Gleditsia - Locust
Sunburst Honeylocust
Skyline Honeylocust
Gymnocladus
Espresso Kentucky Coffee Tree

Hamamelis - Witchhazel
Vernal & Common Witchhazel
Carmine Red Witchhazel
Arnold's Promise Witchhazel
Liriodendron - Tuliptree
Tuliptree Magnolia
Emerald City Tuliptree Magnolia
Magnolia
Butterflies
Galaxy
Leonard Messil
Little Girls series
-Anne
-Betty
-Jane
-Ricki
Saucer
-Saucer
-Alexandrina
Star
-Royal Star
-Centennial Blush
Sunsation
Malus - Crabapple
Coral Burst Crab
Donald Wyman Crab
Harvest Gold Crab
Lollipop Crab
Pink Sparkles Crab
Prairie Fire Crab
Red Jewel Crab
Royal Raindrops Crab
Sargent Crab
Tina Crab
Platanus
Exclamation London Planetree
Prunus
Pink Cascade Weeping Cherry
Krauter Vesuvius Plum
Newport Plum
Pink Flair Flowering Cherry
Pink Snow Showers Weeping Cherry
Snow Fountains Weeping Cherry
Kwanzan Cherry
Weeping Pink Infusion Double Cherry
Pyrus - Pear
Bradford Pear
Chanticleer Pear
Quercus - Oak
Swamp White Oak
Regal Prince Oak
Burr Oak
Green Pillar Pin Oak
Skinny Genes Oak
Northern Red Oak
Robinia - Black Locust
Purple Robe Black Locust
Syringa - Lilac
Japanese Tree Lilac
Taxodium - Bald Cypress
Bald Cypress
Shawnee Brave Bald Cypress
Tilia - Linden
Greenspire Little Leaf Linden
Redmond American Linden
Ulmus - Elm
Dynasty Elm
Accolade Elm