Landscape Trees of Arkansas (T - Z) By Scientific Name

Scientific Name	Common Name	Comments

Taxodium distichum	Baldcypress	Size: medium sized, deciduous conifer tree (50' tall by 40' wide) Flowers/fruits: not significant Fall color: nice red-brown fall color Culture: very adaptable from wet to dry Disease/insect: none serious Use: deciduous shade tree, deer camps, urban tree Native to wet areas in Arkansas Cultivar: 'Shawnee Brave'
Tilia cordata	Littleleaf Linden	Size: medium sized tree (50' tall by 40' wide) Flowers: flowers in May/June, fragrant Fruits: fruit (nutlet) hangs from unique tongue-shaped bract Fall color: none. Distinctive heart-shaped leaves Culture: fairly adaptable Disease/insect: none serious Use: lawn tree
Tsuga canadensis	Canadian Hemlock	Size: medium sized conifer tree (50' tall by 40' wide) Culture: best in shade, rich moist soils; best in Northwest Arkansas Disease/insect: woolly adelgid, scale Use: needle evergreen for the shade in Northwest Arkansas. Will tolerate shearing. Very fine textured
Ulmus alata	Winged Elm	Size: medium sized native tree (45' tall by 45' wide) Flowers/fruits: not significant Fall color: none Culture: very adaptable Disease/insect: none serious Use: rarely planted in maintained landscapes Stems have distinctive corky 'wings' Native tree
Ulmus parvifolia	Chinese Elm, Lacebark Elm	Size: medium sized tree (50' tall by 45' wide) Flowers/fruits: not significant Fall color: typically not great in Arkansas. Leaves small and glossy Bark: known for exfoliating bark Culture: very adaptable Use: lawn tree, good urban tree Cultivars: Allee®, Athena®, 'Drake'
Zelkova serrata	Zelkova	Size: small/medium sized tree (30' tall by 25' wide) Flowers/fruits: not significant Fall color: can be deep maroon but rarely see in Arkansas Culture: very adaptable Disease/insect: none Use: street tree, lawn tree Looks very much like an elm Cultivars: 'Green Vase', 'Village Green'

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Landscape Trees T - Z by Scientific Name