Oklahoma Redbud

The Oklahoma Redbud Tree, ‘Cercis reniformis,’ was discovered in 1964, growing wild in the Arbuckle Mountains of Okalhoma. It features glossy green foliage and produces clusters of tine, wine-red, pea-like flowers that will bloom profusely on the branches and mature trunks for about two to three weeks in early spring, before the leaves emerge. It is the perfect small tree for lawns, woodland gardens or naturalized areas, as should be planted in partial shade in hot climates.

Osage Orange

The Osage Orange Tree, ‘Maclura pomifera,’ will bear inedible fruit that resembles a woody orange. It is native to Midwest and Southeast United States and has bright green summer foliage with a yellow fall color. A yellow-orange dye can be extracted from the wood, and is often used as a substitute for fustic and aniline dyes for arts and industry. It is also known as the hedge apple tree, because it was originally planted in thicket-like hedgerows, before barbed wire was invented.

Overcup Oak

The Overcup Oak Tree, ‘Quercus lyrata,’ is a variety of oak that is often overlooked by growers, but is just beginning to grow in popularity, and is now more readily available for landscapers and home gardeners. It is a very important tree for growing in difficult urban landscapes. It features uniform branching that forms a rounded shape with an open crown. This is a long-lived, very sturdy tree that will thrive in a wide variety of soil conditions. It can create habitats for wildlife on land where many other trees will not survive. It is also a nice shade tree.

Paper Birch

The Paper Birch Tree, ‘Betula papyrifera,’ is the most widely distributed of all the North American birches. Its graceful form and attractive white bark makes it a prize specimen for an ornamental planting. Its trunk will typically divide into several arching branches, and it is also planted around homes and public buildings. It is a deciduous tree and can tolerate alkaline soils well. This fast growing tree is also known as the White Birch and Canoe Birch.

Paradise Rose

The Paradise rose produces very unique lavender blooms that are splashed with deep magenta. The flowers perfectly complement the large, glossy leaves and foliage. This rose, with its engaging color, will greatly enhance the look of any rose garden. The attractive flower age wonderfully, and will obtain a red coloring on the outer edges of the petals. This is an AARS winner in 1979.

Patmore Ash

The Patmore Ash Tree, ‘Fraxinus pennsylvanica,’ is a lovely, fast-growing tree. Its foliage is comprised of five to nine shiny green leaflets that will persist well into autumn. In the autumn, the foliage will change to a yellow color. A cultivar of the Green ash, it is very hardy and drought tolerant. This seedless tree is widely used for its shade, and planted in the center of a lawn.

Paw Paw

The Paw Paw Tree, ‘Asimina triloba,’ will grow to an average height of fifteen feet at maturity. Prospering in moist soils, this multi-stemmed shrub or small tree features a rounded top that will give it a semi-tropical appearance. It has a short trunk and is often placed at the edge of a woodland area or as an under-story tree. It features nodding bright purple flowers in the spring, and is recognized by its ‘sleepy’ summer foliage, that turns to a brilliant yellow in the fall. For pollination of the flowers, two trees must be grown near each other.

Peace Rose

The Peace rose produces brilliant yellow and pink flowers. This is the worlds most famous rose and was first introduces to the United States over fifty years ago. No rose garden is complete without a Peace rose. An AARS winner in 1946, this flower was inducted into the World Federation of Rose Societies Hall of Fame in 1976.

Persimmon

The American Persimmon Tree, ‘Diospyrus virginiana,’ features dark green leaves that conceal its small, fragrant, white flowers. Its pale orange fruits will ripen after the first frost. The fruits are edible, and are often eaten by wild birds and animals, which then transport the seeds to old fields. For this reason, it is often the first invader of old fields. This is a native tree, with rather leathery, dark green foliage. Fruiting can begin in only six year under good conditions, and will last for over fifty years.

Pignut Hickory

The Pignut Hickory, ‘Carya glabra,’ occurs naturally with other hickories, as well as oaks, on hillsides and ridges. It features medium green, broad, flat foliage that will turn a bright yellow color for a showy display in the fall. Its firm, gray bark may be marked in a diamond pattern by shallow furrows and narrow ridges. The nuts of this shade tree are a very important food for squirrels and chipmunks. It grows best in fairly rich, well draining to dry soils.

Pin Oak

The Pin Oak Tree, ‘Quercus palustris,’ is one of the fastest growing of all oak trees, and can grow twelve to fifteen feet in as few as five to seven years. It has moderate water requirements, as well as a moderate tolerance to salt and alkali soils. It can prosper in a wide range of soil types, including wet soils. Its limbs will to droop with age, and young trees and the lower branches of older trees will hold their leaves throughout the winter. This deciduous tree is probably the most widely planted native oak tree for landscaping purposes.

Pink Flowering Almond

The Pink Flowering Almond, ‘Prunus glandulosa rosea plena,’ produces a fantastic display of its very light pink flowers in the spring, before the foliage emerges. The prolific flowers are double and pink. This small shrub will grow best in full sun to light shade, and prefers a light, well-drained garden soil. Adaptable to most soil types and moisture levels, the Flowering Almond is hardy over a very wide range.

Pink Flowering Dogwood

The Pink Flowering Dogwood Tree, ‘Cornus florida rubra,’ will grow to a mature height of up to fifteen feet. This small tree features very large, pink flowers that will appear in the early spring before the leaves emerge. Its lovely foliage will turn a brilliant red in the fall, and is followed by bright berries that persist into the winter. This is a deciduous tree with reddish brown wood that is very hard and has been used to make handles for tools. This classic single pink flowering tree is a fantastic ornamental or landscape selection.

Playboy Rose

The Playboy rose produces glossy green foliage that perfectly offsets the large, orange-scarlet semi-double flowers. This variety of rose is widely grown and blooms profusely throughout the season. A Gold Medal winner in 1989, the Playboy rose is an interesting addition to any rose garden.

Ponderosa Pine

The Ponderosa Pine, ‘Pinus ponderosa,’ is a very drought resistant tree once it is established. It can grow on most soils, including sites with little topsoil and very sandy soils. Starting with a two-year-old seedling, the Ponderosa Pine can grow to a height of six feet in a little as six years with the proper care. This is an evergreen conifer that will thrive in full sunlight and poor soils, and is one of the tallest and most important timber pines in the western United States. This tall and stately tree is commonly used in windbreaks.