Denver

If you’re looking for a compact tree with lots of character and style, you won’t do better than a Bigtooth Maple. In spite of its big name, this Western U.S. native (also known as the Canyon Maple) is a slow grower that tops out at 20-30 feet, making it a perfect...

If you’re looking for a small, showy, and rugged tree for Colorado’s extreme climates, look no farther than the Hot Wings Tatarian Maple. First cultivated by the Tatars of Russia and western Asia for windbreaks and shelter, it came to the U.S. with early immigrants...

Native to Northern Europe, the Emerald Queen Norway Maple has been a North American variety for hundreds of years since being brought over by immigrants in early settlements. It reseeds easily, so it has naturalized in most parts of the continent with temperate...

If you want a tree that’s not only a showpiece to your landscape, but a conversation piece as well, the Espresso Kentucky Coffeetree is an excellent choice. It’s delicate yet large compound leaves give it an exotic, almost tropical appearance in the summer and when...

Hawthorns grow naturally as small trees or shrubs and are often found massed along stream bottoms where their thorny branches intertwine, providing sheltered nesting places for birds and other animals. As many as 200 subspecies of hawthorn are widely dispersed...

There are many varieties of oak trees that grow in nearly every temperate part of the world. The bur oak (sometimes spelled burr) is part of the white oak group and is native to much of eastern North America. It’s a very rugged tree that is often planted in Colorado...

The swamp white oak is a North American native that grows naturally in the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley areas of the U.S. and Canada,as well as in isolated pockets as far west as Kansas and as far south as Alabama. It’s a rugged tree that can live for 300 years or more...

If you want to add a little drama to your landscape, you won’t go wrong with a saucer magnolia. This French hybrid blooms profusely in the spring with large fragrant pink and white flowers prior to the emergence of thick, smooth deep 3-6” green leaves. It bears an...

Crabapple trees provoke all sorts of emotions—people love their riotous blossom of thousands of white or pink flowers in early spring and sometimes hate the equally large number of small red fruit that fall onto lawns and sidewalks in late summer. It’s a packaged...