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Canadian Hemlock
They stand shearing and pruning well and are excellent as hedges. They are graceful and make great ornamental plantings. This stately tree is a very hardy specimen and is an easily transplanted conifer which grows well in a variety of soils. It has a graceful pyramidal form with foliage of spray-like appearance. It may take 250 to 300 years to reach maturity and may live for 800 years or more. The Canadian Hemlock tree, Tsuga canadensis, is also called Eastern Hemlock or Hemlock spruce. Shelter small plants from drying winds. This evergreen conifer is a fast-growing long-lived tree which unlike many trees grows well in shade. ... find out more
Overcup Oak The Overcup Oak tree, Quercus lyrata, is a long-lived, very sturdy shade tree that will thrive in a wide variety of soil conditions. The Overcup oak is easy to transplant and tolerates most soil conditions and partial shade to full sun. The tree can produce very prolific acorn crops but generally does not begin to produce for 15 + years. The oak tree derives it's name from the acorn cap that very nearly covers the acorn. Overcup Oak trees can create wildlife habitat on land where most oak species can not survive. |
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