Landscape Trees of Arkansas (D

Common Name	Scientific Name	Comments

Dawn Redwood	Mesasequoia glyptostroboides	Size: medium sized tree (45' tall by 20'); pyramidal Flowers/fruit: not significant Fall color: beautiful reddish brown fall color like Baldcypress; deciduous conifer. Leaves opposite in contrast to alternate for Baldcypress (Taxodium) Culture: full sun. Very adaptable to soil type Disease/insect: none Use: lovely deciduous needle evergreen, street tree
Deodar Cedar	Cedrus deodara	Size: needle evergreen (55' tall by 50' wide) Flowers: not significant Fruit: beautiful cone Culture: full sun. Best in rich, moist soil. Provide adequate water. Less cold hardy than C. atlantica Use: specimen
Eastern Flowering Dogwood	Cornus florida	Size: small sized tree (15' tall by 20' wide) Flowers: exceptional flower (bracts) display in early spring Fruits: noticeable red fruits in spring Fall color: attractive maroon Culture: best in partial shade and adequate moisture during Arkansas summer months Disease/insect: leaf spots Uses: small flowering tree, woodland Cultivars: many for larger bracts and bract color (pink)
Eastern Redbud	Cercis canadensis	Size: small sized tree (18' tall by 18' wide) Flowers: very attractive pink-purple (white form 'Alba' also available but not as common) flowers early spring Fruit: small pod Fall color: none Culture: best in partial shade; best with constant moisture Disease/insect: none significant. Occasional canker Use: specimen small flowering tree; woodland Cultivars ‘Oklahoma’ (texensis) more drought tolerant, ‘Alba’ (white flowered form), 'Forest Pansy' (purple leaves)
Eastern Redcedar	Juniperus virginiana	Size: large shrub/small tree (25' tall by 15' wide) Fruit: attractive blue cone (looks like a berry) Culture: full sun. Tolerates very dry soils Disease/insect: cedar apple rust, bagworm Use: screen, hedge Misc: foliage goes off color in winter; native needle evergreen over eastern U.S.
Eastern Redcedar Canaert	Juniperus virginiana 'Canaertii'	Distinctive cultivar with artistic branches and heavy fruit (cone) production
Eastern White Pine	Pinus strobus	Size: large sized tree (75' tall by 45' wide); pyramidal Culture: best adapted to cooler areas; best suited to Northwest Arkansas. Tolerates some shade (unusual for pine) Needles: 5 per bundle; soft texture; gray-green Use: sheared hedge. Very large pine
English Oak	Quercus robur	Size: large sized tree (70' tall by 70' wide) Flowers/fruit: not significant Fall color: none Culture: very adaptable to soils Disease/insect: powdery mildew Use: never see the species in landscapes, however, the upright cultivar ('Fastigiata') is fairly common White oak group
European Hornbeam; Fastigiate	Carpinus betulus 'Fastigiata'	Size: small sized tree (20' tall by 8' wide) Flowers & fruit: not significant Fall color: yellowish, like a hickory Culture: adaptable Disease/insect: none significant Use: good urban tree

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Plant Database Landscape Trees D - E by Common Name

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Landscape Trees D - E by Common Name