Landscape Trees of Arkansas (A - B) By Scientific Name

Scientific Name	Common Name	Comments

Acer palmatum var. atropurpureum	Redleaf Japanese Maple	Size: typically small tree (8' to 15') Flowers & fruits: not significant Fall color: depending on cultivar, can be colorful Culture: avoid windy sites: requires moist soil especially in summer. Typically not well suited to full sun in Arkansas Uses: specimen in landscapes Cultivars: variety atropurpureum is a large group of red foliage forms. Cultivars include: 'Bloodgood', 'Trompenberg'
Acer palmatum var. dissectum	Cutleaf Japanese Maple	Culture: avoid windy sites: requires moist soil especially in summer. Typically not well suited to full sun in Arkansas Uses: specimen in landscapes Cultivars: variety dissectum is a large group of cutleaf forms; Cultivars include: 'Tamukeyama', 'Garnet', 'Crimson Queen', ‘Burgundy Lace’
Acer platanoides	Norway Maple	Size: medium sized shade tree (60'); fast growing Flowers & fruits: not significant Fall color: none Culture: tolerant of soil type. Best in full sun. Use: street tree, lawn shade tree Cultivars include: 'Crimson King', 'Columnare', 'Globosum', 'Schwedleri' More common in Northwest Arkansas
Acer rubrum	Red Maple	Size: medium sized shade tree (60'); fast growing Flowers & fruits: although small, add distinctive red color to landscape in early spring Fall color: variable (reason for cultivars) but excellent; typically red Culture: tolerant of soil type. Fast growing Uses: street tree, lawn shade tree Cultivars include: 'October Glory', 'Red Sunset', 'Autumn Flame' Native from Florida to Canada in riverbottoms
Acer saccharinum *	Silver Maple	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)
Acer saccharum	Sugar Maple	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’
Aesculus pavia	Red Buckeye	Size: large shrub or small tree (12' tall by 12' wide) Flowers & fruits: showy terminal red flowers in April. Buckeye fruit Fall color: none Culture: partial shade. Rich, moist soils Use: understory plant, good for woodland gardens Native to Arkansas woodlands
Albizia julibrissin *	Mimosa; Silk Tree	Size: small flowering tree (20' tall); fast growing Flowers: very attractive, light to deep pink all summer. Flower brush-like Fruit: 6-8” long pod Fall color: none Culture: full sun. Tolerant of site conditions Use: typically not recommended for landscapes (brittle; short-lived; weedy)
Amelanchier canadensis	Shadblow; Serviceberry; Juneberry	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
Betula nigra	River Birch	Size: small sized tree (35' tall by 25' wide) Flowers & fruit: not significant Fall color: yellowish Beautiful exfoliating bark Culture: very adaptable Disease/insect: none significant. Avoid alkaline soils (iron chlorosis) Use: small landscape tree typically selected for attractive bark Cultivars: Heritage™ (salmon white bark), Dura-Heat™ Misc: lowland species, native to Arkansas

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Plant Database Landscape Trees A - B by Scientific Name

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Landscape Trees A - B by Scientific Name