Landscape Trees of Arkansas (S) By Common Name

Common Name	Scientific Name	Comments

Sassafras	Sassafras albidum	Size: small sized native tree (22' tall by 15' wide) Flowers: pastel yellow-green in early spring Fruit: not significant Fall color: exceptional flame fall color Leaves variable in shape (look like gloves) Culture: full sun. Best in well drained soils Disease/insect: none serious Use: usually in fence rows; extremely difficult to transplant
Saucer Magnolia	Magnolia x soulangiana	Size: small sized tree (22' tall by 22' wide) Flowers: urn-shaped early spring (March), pink/white; easily damaged by frosts Fruit: none Fall color: none Culture: full sun. Requires deep, rich, moist soil Disease/insect: none significant Use: single season plant that is hard to beat when in flower
Shadblow; Serviceberry; Juneberry	Amelanchier canadensis	Size: large multi-stemmed shrub or small, upright tree (15' to 20' tall) Flowers: early spring, white Fruit: June, red-purple, edible Fall color: maroon Culture: partial shade to shade. Requires rich, moist soil Use: understory or woodland plant
Silver Maple *	Acer saccharinum	Size: large sized shade tree (80'); very fast growing Flowers & fruits: not significant Fall color: fair, yellowish Culture: tolerant of site conditions Use: typically not recommended for landscapes (brittle, weak wooded)
Slash Pine (no photos available)	Pinus elliottii	Mostly a timber tree Needles: primarily in 2's (some in 3's) per bundle, 8" to 10" long Native Southeast U.S.
Sourwood	Oxydendrum arboreum	Size: small sized tree (25' tall by 15'); upright oval Flowers: beautiful Lily-of-the-valley flowers in June Fruit: not significant Fall color: exceptional red fall color Culture: rich, deep, moist soil. Probably best suited in Northwest Arkansas Disease/insect: none significant Use: specimen, small summer flowering lawn tree
Southern Hackberry; Sugar Hackberry	Celtis laevigata	Size: medium sized tree (50' tall by 50' wide) Flowers: not significant Fruit: small 'berry', birds love Fall color: not significant Bark: distinctive gray, warty branches Culture: very adaptable Disease/insect: Asian woolly hackberry aphid Use: native; rarely planted in landscapes. Weak wooded
Southern Magnolia	Magnolia grandiflora	Size: medium sized tree (55' tall by 50' wide) Flowers: large white flowers during summer Fruit: somewhat messy Fall color: none. Broadleaf evergreen. Messy leaves Culture: full sun. Adaptable to soils Disease/insect: none significant Use: signature tree of the South. Requires quite a bit of room
Star Magnolia	Magnolia stellata	Size: large shrub/small sized tree (15' tall by 12' wide) Flowers: white, star-like flowers, early spring (March), fragrant Fruit: not significant Fall color: none Culture: full sun. Requires deep, rich, moist soil. Not recommended for tough sites Insect/disease: none significant Use: small flowering tree. Single season of interest
Sugar Maple	Acer saccharum	Size: medium to large sized shade tree (65' tall by 55' wide) Flowers & fruits: not significant Fall color: exceptional orange/red fall color Culture: best in moist, rich soil. Intolerant of heat and dry sites. Typically best suited in Northwest Arkansas Use: shade tree in Northwest Arkansas Cultivars: ‘Legacy’, ‘John Pair’
Sweetbay Magnolia	Magnolia virginiana	Size: large shrub/small sized tree (18' tall by 12' wide) Flowers: never a great show, but attractive over several months. white flowers 3 to 4" across. April to June Fruit: not significant Fall color: broadleaf evergreen Culture: fairly adaptable Insect/disease: none significant Use: screen, upright evergreen accent Misc: native Southeast Arkansas; underside of leaves distinctly silvered
Sweetgum	Liquidambar styraciflua	Size: large size tree (75' tall by 50' wide). Fast growing Flowers: not significant Fruit: obnoxious woody capsule, spiny ball Fall color: variable, but often very attractive Culture: very adaptable Use: shade tree with messy fruits. Shallow rooted Cultivars: select mostly fruitless cultivars: 'Rotundiloba', Cherokee™

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Plant Database Landscape Trees - S - by Common Name

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Landscape Trees - S - by Common Name