Arbor Day Tree Planting Survey

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* 1. Address

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* 2. Please select the best date or dates you will be available

Friday, March 21, 2025, (9am to Noon)

Saturday, March 22, 2025 (9am to Noon)

Either day (9am to Noon)

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* 3. Do you have any powerlines on your property where you would like the trees to go?

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* 4. Choose the tree(s) you would prefer (these will be 3-4' tall in 3 gallon pots when we plant them)

Hophornbeam (Ostrya virginiana) is a native, slow-growing, deciduous, small to medium-sized understory tree with an attractive spreading to globular form. Typically grows 20-35' tall. The trunk and larger branches feature peeling strips of different tan colored bark. Flowers appear in spring in separate male and female catkins, with the female catkins giving way to distinctive clusters of winged nutlets. Serrated, elliptic-oval, dark green leaves often produce respectable shades of yellow, orange and red in fall. The wood is strong, hard, and durable, and was once used for sleigh runners. Often used to make fence posts, fuel, and tool handles. The inner wood was used to treat toothache, sore muscles, and coughs by Native Americans. (part shade to full shade in average to moist soils)

Bur Oak (Quercus macrocarpa) is a native tree that grows 60-80’ (less frequently to 150’) tall with a broad-spreading, rounded crown. Good drought tolerance. May take 30+ years to bear acorns. (full sun to part sun average to moist well-drained soils)

Chinese Pistache (Pistacia chinensis) deciduous dioecious tree that typically grows to 30-35’ (less frequently to 60’) tall with an oval rounded crown. Foliage consists of compound, even-pinnate, dark green leaves divided into 10-12 lanceolate leaflets (to 4” long). Foliage is aromatic when bruised. Fall color is variable but in vibrant shades of yellow, orange and red. Tolerates heat, drought and a wide range of soils. (full sun to light shade)

Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum) a long-lived, pyramidal conifer (cone-bearing tree) which grows 50-70' tall (less frequently to 125'). Although it looks like a needled evergreen (same family as redwoods) in summer, it is deciduous ("bald" as the common name suggests). It is native to southern swamps, bayous and rivers. Soft, feathery, yellowish-green foliage (1/4" long, flat needles in two ranks) turns an attractive orange/cinnamon-brown in fall. Rounded, wrinkled, 1 inch diameter, purplish-green cones mature to brown. Heavy, straight-grained, rot-resistant wood has been used for a variety of purposes including barrels, railroad ties and shingles. (full sun in average to wet soils)

Purpleblow Maple (Acer truncatum) is a small, rounded, deciduous understory tree that typically grows 20-25’ tall with a densely-branched, rounded crown. Features medium green leaves (to 5” across) that have 5 triangular lobes. Leaves emerge reddish purple in spring but mature to dark green. Good fall color features attractive shades of yellow and orange, sometime with purples and reds mixed in. Established trees reportedly have good heat and drought tolerance. (full sun to part shade in average well-drained soils)

Tupelo (Nyssa sylvatica) a slow-growing, deciduous, native tree. It is primarily a lowland tree found in low wet woods, bottomlands and pond peripheries, but also can be found on dry rocky wooded slopes and ravines. A stately tree with a straight trunk and rounded crown (more pyramidal when young) that typically grows 30-50' tall, but occasionally to 90'. Small, greenish-white dioecious flowers appear in spring on long stalks (female flowers in sparse clusters and male flowers in dense heads). Although flowers are not showy, they are an excellent nectar source for bees. Flowers give way to oval, 1/2" long fruits on female trees which are technically edible but quite sour. Fruits mature to a dark blue and are attractive to birds and wildlife. Spectacular scarlet fall color. Easily grown in average, medium to wet soils in full sun to part shade.

Red Mulberry (Morus rubra) - a native, medium-sized, upright spreading to rounded, deciduous tree that typically grows to 35-50’. It is noted for its often lobed leaves, milky sap, reddish-brown bark and edible fruits. Trees are monoecious or dioecious with toothed, dark green, heart-shaped leaf bases with unlobed to deeply lobed leaves. Leaves turn yellow in fall with unisexual greenish catkin-like flower spikes in early spring with male and female flowers usually appearing on separate trees (dioecious). Trees with only male flowers obviously never bear fruit. Fertilized female flowers are followed by sweet blackberry-like, sweet, 1" fruits that are reddish to dark purple. (in rich, moist, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade)

River Birch (Betula nigra) - is a vigorous, fast-growing, medium-sized, native deciduous tree which occurs on floodplains, swampy bottomlands and along streams. In cultivation, it can be trained as either a single trunk or multi-trunked tree. As a single trunk tree, it develops a pyramidal habit when young, but matures to a more rounded shape typically growing 40-70' tall. Multi-trunked trees form a more irregular crown and are generally considered to be the superior growth habit for this species. Salmon-pink to reddish brown bark exfoliates to reveal lighter inner bark. Leathery, diamond-shaped, medium to dark green leaves (1.5-3.5" long) with doubly toothed margins turn yellow in fall. (full sun to part sun in average to wet soils)

Sweet Bay Magnolia (Magnolia virginiana) - Native tree growing 20-50' tall tree with a spreading, rounded crown or as a shorter, suckering, open, multi-stemmed shrub. In the far southern United States, it is apt to be more tree-like, sometimes growing to 60' tall. Features cup-shaped, sweetly fragrant (lemony), 9-12 petaled, creamy white, waxy flowers (2-3" diameter) which appear in mid-spring and sometimes continue sporadically throughout the summer. Oblong-lanceolate shiny green foliage is silvery beneath. Foliage is evergreen to semi-evergreen in warmer climates
Easily grown in acidic, medium to wet soils in full sun to part shade.

Japanese Zelkova (Zelkova serrata) - is a medium to large deciduous tree, typically growing to 50-80’ tall with a spreading, generally upward-branching, vase-shaped crown. It is native to Japan, Taiwan and eastern China. It is noted for its graceful shape, clean foliage, attractive bark and resistance to Dutch elm disease. Zelkova has in fact been promoted in recent years as a substitute for American elm (Ulmus americana) because of its resistance to Dutch elm disease. Insignificant small green flowers appear in spring as the foliage emerges. Flowers give way to small, non-showy, ovate, wingless drupes that ripen in autumn. Oblong-elliptic medium green leaves (to 3” long) have toothed margins and can have pale green to vibrant red or orange fall leaf color. Easily grown in average, medium wet, well-drained soils in full sun. Established trees tolerate some drought. Prefers rich, moist loams. Generally tolerant of urban conditions.

Our Choice of a small flowering/fruiting trees - Musclewood (Carpinus caroliniana) (native), Silky Camellia, American Holly, Serviceberry, purple chaste tree, magnolias, Flowering Apricot, etc (in smaller quantities and based on availability) for full sun to part shade (20-30' tall)

Our choice of a large shade trees - Willow oak, swamp chestnut oak (native), Persimmon, 50'+ trees for full sun to part shade in average to moist soils

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* 5. How many trees would you like if more than one is available?

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* 6. Do you have any other questions or reservations?

If you live where there is a Homeowner's Association you must get their approval before we can plant.

Please also call Miss Utility 800-552-7001 one week before we come to plant to mark your property for safety.

Thanks for participating. If you have further questions please call our office at 382-6348