Browse Our Selection of Ornamental Trees Grown in Alpine, AL

Mature Size:? ? 15-20' x 15-20'

USDA Hardiness Zone:? ? 5-9? ? (View Hardiness Zone Map)

Outstanding Characteristics:? ? Small, ornamental used as a specimen tree in protected or shady areas. Green summer foliage, red/orange/yellow mix of fall colors.

Notes:? ? Most are wide as they are tall and heavy calipered for thier height. Planted in full sun, they will suffer die back at the tips of the branches in the heat of the late summer.?

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Mature Size: 15-20' x 15-20' USDA Hardiness Zone: 5-9 (View Hardiness Zone Map) Outstanding Characteristics: Small, ornamental used as a specimen tree in protected or shady areas. Green summer foliage, red/orange/yellow mix of fall colors. Notes: Most are wide as they are tall and heavy calipered for their height. Planted in full sun, they will suffer die-back at the tips of the branches in the heat of the late summer.

Mature Size:? ? 15-20' x 15'

USDA Hardiness Zone:? 5-8 ? (View Hardiness Zone Map)

Outstanding Characteristics:? Burgundy/red foliage. One of the hardiest Japanese Maples with good sun tolerance. One of the most popular selections of red leafed japanese maples. ? Excellent residential scale.

Mature Size:? ? 6-8'x8-10'

USDA Hardiness Zone:? 5-8? ? (View Hardiness Zone Map)

Outstanding Characteristics:? Dissectum variety.? Mounding form of red cut-leaf cultivar with spreading, weeping branching.

Mature Size: 20' x 15' USDA Hardiness Zone: 4-8 (View Hardiness Zone Map) Outstanding Characteristics: Great all-around ornamental with white spring flowers, followed by orange/red small fruit, and orange/red fall color. Notes: Works well in natural or woodsy plantings.

Mature Size: 35-40' x 20-25' USDA Hardiness Zone: 4-9 (View Hardiness Zone Map) Outstanding Characteristics: Superior River Birch selection that retains its deep green foliage through the heat of the summer. Consistent fall color. Cinnamon to creamy white exfoliating bark adds to winter interest.

Mature Size: 35-40' x 20-25'

USDA Hardiness Zone: 4-9 (View Hardiness Zone Map)

Outstanding Characteristics: Superior River Birch selection that retains its deep green foliage through the heat of the summer. Consistent fall color. Cinnamon to creamy white exfoliating bark adds to winter interest.

Mature Size: 35-40' x 15-20'

USDA Hardiness Zone: 5-8 (View Hardiness Zone Map)

Outstanding Characteristics: Medium size tree with formal appearance that withstands drought and heat. Columnar when young, this tree becomes more oval with age. Gray, rippled bark.

Notes: Desirable low-branched for formal hedges. Limbed up they make a good street tree.

Mature Size: 20-30' x 20-30'

USDA Hardiness Zone: 3-9 (View Hardiness Zone Map)

Outstanding Characteristics: Understory or small native tree, also known as Ironwood or Musclewood for its gray, ridged, sinewy bark. Fine texture.

Mature Size: 20-30' x 15-20'

USDA Hardiness Zone: 4b-9 (View Hardiness Zone Map)

Outstanding Characteristics: Bright rosy-pink blooms, reddish purple buds form before the leaves, and bloom on bare branches and twigs

Mature Size: 12-15' x 12-15'

USDA Hardiness Zone: 6-9 (View Hardiness Zone Map)

Outstanding Characteristics: This semi-upright redbud has glossy, burgundy foliage that persists later into the summer than Forest Pansy Redbud. Bright pink-lavender blooms early in the spring. More drought and heat tolerant than seedling redbud.

Mature Size: 12-20' x 12-20'

USDA Hardiness Zone: 3-9 (View Hardiness Zone Map)

Outstanding Characteristics: Native, deciduous ornamental, usually multi-trunked. Outstanding creamy white spring blooms as foliage emerges. Prefers well drained, but moist soils.

Notes: Interesting small scale specimen, great for residential landscapes. Acceptable under utility lines.

Mature Size: 15-30' x 15-30'

USDA Hardiness Zone: 5-8 (View Hardiness Zone Map)

Outstanding Characteristics: Small, multi-tree with prolific flowers after foliage in spring, flowers later than Cornus florida. Large spiny red fruit in fall/winter, maroon to dark red fall color, exfoliating bark with age.

Notes: Susceptible to borers, treat with systemic pesticide the first year after transplanting. Avoid poorly drained sites. Good residential scale and site tree.

Mature Size: 20-25' x 20-25' USDA Hardiness Zone: 6a-8 (View Hardiness Zone Map) Outstanding Characteristics: A hybrid of C. kousa and C. florida developed as part of the Rutgers Stellar Series Dogwoods. Vigorous, upright growth habit. Resistant to powdery mildew and anthracnose. Heavy bloomer after foliage, later in the spring. Notes: Susceptible to borers, apply a systemic pesticide after transplanting.

Mature Size: 20-25' x 20-25'

USDA Hardiness Zone: 4-7 (View Hardiness Zone Map)

Outstanding Characteristics: Single trunk Hawthorne useful in formal spaces, angular branching pattern, yellow fall color, bright red fruit in fall (1/4-3/8" diameter), showy white spring flowers, silvery bark peeling to show orange bark underneath

Notes: Avoid poorly drained sites

Mature Size: 20-25' x 15-20'

USDA Hardiness Zone: 7-9 (View Hardiness Zone Map)

Outstanding Characteristics: Vigorous, large sized Crape Myrtle with lavender blooms. Vase shape lends it to use as a street tree.

Notes: Urban and drought tolerant when established.

Mature Size: 25-30' x 12-15'

USDA Hardiness Zone: 7-9 (View Hardiness Zone Map)

Outstanding Characteristics: Vigorous, large sized Crape Myrtle with lavender blooms. Vase shape lends it to use as a street tree.

Notes: Prune annually in late winter, maintaining a vase shape form with a rounded canopy. A good rule is to cu branches no larger than your pinkie finger.

Mature Size: 15-20' x 10-15'

USDA Hardiness Zone: 7-9 (View Hardiness Zone Map)

Outstanding Characteristics: Medium size Crape Myrtle with a light-pink bloom.

Notes: Tolerates urban conditions and drought when established. Good residential scale tree.

Mature Size: 15-18' x 10-15'

USDA Hardiness Zone: 7-9 (View Hardiness Zone Map)

Outstanding Characteristics: Slow growing, red blooming variety, achieves a medium height compared to other Crape Myrtles

Mature Size: 25' x 15'

USDA Hardiness Zone: 7-10 (View Hardiness Zone Map)

Outstanding Characteristics: Popular white blooming Crape Myrtle with cinnamon colored exfoliating bark and yellow fall color.

Notes: Prune annually in late winter maintaining a vase shape form with a rounded canopy. A good rule is to cut branches no larger than your pinkie finger.

Mature Size: 55-60' x 5-7'

USDA Hardiness Zone: 5-8 (View Hardiness Zone Map)

Outstanding Characteristics: Fastigiate form of Sweetgum. Introduced by Don Shadow who discovered the original tree. Good fall color, like the species.

Notes: Variety photo credit: J. Frank Schmidt & Son, Co.

Mature Size: 55-60' x 5-7' USDA Hardiness Zone: 5-8 (View Hardiness Zone Map) Outstanding Characteristics: Fastigiate form of Sweetgum. Introduced by Don Shadow who discovered the original tree. Good fall color, like the species. Notes: Variety photo credit: J. Frank Schmidt & Son, Co. Watch Video

Mature Size: 25-30' x 20-25'

USDA Hardiness Zone: 5-9 (View Hardiness Zone Map)

Outstanding Characteristics: Deciduous Magnolia with early spring blooms: purple and white. Nice light-gray, smooth bark.

Notes: Best used as a specimen tree.

Mature Size: 40-45' x 15-20'

USDA Hardiness Zone: 6-10 (View Hardiness Zone Map)

Outstanding Characteristics: Hardy evergreen Bay Magnolia with an upright growth habit, long lime green foliage (4-6") that is silver on the back (nice contrast in a breeze), creamy summer flower, red fall fruit.

Notes: Evergreen throughout the year, drops foliage in the spring as new buds break.

Mature Size: 40-45' x 15-20' USDA Hardiness Zone: 6-10 (View Hardiness Zone Map) Outstanding Characteristics: Hardy evergreen Bay Magnolia with an upright growth habit, long lime green foliage (4-6") that is silver on the back (nice contrast in a breeze), creamy summer flower, red fall fruit. Notes: Evergreen throughout the year, drops foliage in the spring as new buds break.

Mature Size: 20-25' x 15-20'

USDA Hardiness Zone: 4-8 (View Hardiness Zone Map)

Outstanding Characteristics: Vigorous, upright growing Crabapple with showy white flowers in the spring followed by golden fruit (1/2-5/8") in the fall, persisting into winter as the birds allow.

Notes: We observed minor fireblight in the rainy/humid spring of 2009, the first in 4 years of growing this cultivar. It affected less than 25% of the foliage and was insignificant by July.

Mature Size: 20' x 15'

USDA Hardiness Zone: 4 (View Hardiness Zone Map)

Outstanding Characteristics: Bright pinkish red flowers combine with deep purple cutleaf foliage to present a unique new crab. Deeply lobed leaves and upright form with good branching and density are inherited from its Golden Raindrops® parent. Nursery growth is outstanding, and it displays good to excellent resistance to the common diseases.

Notes: Thanks to JF Schmidt and Son Co, for providing the characteristics of this new tree. More Info: http://www.jfschmidt.com/royalraindrops/

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Mature Size: 60-100' x 20-30'

USDA Hardiness Zone: 6-9 (View Hardiness Zone Map)

Outstanding Characteristics: One of the fastest growing southern pines, this tree is used as a quick-screen in many landscapes. This North American native has dark green needles and narrow, red-brown, often-paired cones that are three to six inches long. Grows in a wide variety of soils and is drought tolerant.

Notes: 15 gal size for immediate effect.

Mature Size: 15-40' x 10-30'

USDA Hardiness Zone: 4a-8 (View Hardiness Zone Map)

Outstanding Characteristics: This short needled pine is typically found in pure stands rather than mixed groups in the wild. This smaller pine grows as a broad, open pyramid when young, becoming flat-topped and horizontal with age with no prominent central leader

Notes: Virginia Pine grows best in sites with full sun, well-drained soil, and sandy acidic loam. It will grow in poor, dry soils, including clay soils.

Mature Size: 25-35' x 25-35'

USDA Hardiness Zone: 6-9 (View Hardiness Zone Map)

Outstanding Characteristics: Tough ornamental with outstanding fall colors of burgundy, bright red and orange, handles drought and urban conditions very well. Virtually pest free.

Notes: Ungainly juvenile growth, we prune ours annually to promote branching. Pistache fills out nicely starting at 3" caliper.

Mature Size: 25-35' x 25-35'

USDA Hardiness Zone: 6-9 (View Hardiness Zone Map)

Outstanding Characteristics: Tough ornamental with outstanding fall colors of burgundy, bright red and orange, handles drought and urban conditions very well. Virtually pest free.

Notes: Interesting small scale specimen. Acceptable under utility lines.

Mature Size: 20-25' x 15-20'

USDA Hardiness Zone: 6-9 (View Hardiness Zone Map)

Outstanding Characteristics: Upright growing Cherry with bright pink early spring blooms, yellow fall color, and dark red bark.

Notes: Avoid poorly drained sites.

Mature Size: 35' x 35'

USDA Hardiness Zone: 5b-9 (View Hardiness Zone Map)

Outstanding Characteristics: Vigorous, horizontal branched Cherry with pale pink to white showy spring flowers.

Notes: Avoid poorly drained sites

Mature Size: 25' x 25'

USDA Hardiness Zone: 4-9 (View Hardiness Zone Map)

Outstanding Characteristics: Vigorous ornamental with soft pink spring blooms, yellow fall color. Foliage slightly narrower than 'Yoshino', bloom slightly darker pink. Foliage persists better than 'Yoshino' into the fall.

Notes: Avoid poorly drained sites. Our favorite flowering cherry.

Mature Size: 30-40' x 20-30'

USDA Hardiness Zone: 4-9 (View Hardiness Zone Map)

Outstanding Characteristics: Recognized by its open crown of ground-sweeping branches. Leaves are light green above, grayish-green beneath.

Mature Size: 20-25' x 20-25'

USDA Hardiness Zone: 7b-10 (View Hardiness Zone Map)

Outstanding Characteristics: Fast growing ornamental tree with blue summer flowers. Attracts bees and butterflies while in bloom.

Notes: Avoid poorly drained sites.