Low = under 15 feet, Medium = 15 feet to 25 feet, Tall = over 25 feet
Medium Fall Trees
Scientific name USDA Zone Height X Width Description
Common name Water Exposure
Acer buergeranum 6 20' X 20' Rounded shape. Red/orange leaves in
Trident Maple Med. Sun-Part Fall.
Acer campestre 5 30' X 30' Dense, rounded, tough tree. Corky
Hedge Maple Med. Sun-Part bark. Yellow Fall leaves.
Acer circinatum 6 15' X 10' Native tree with multiple trunks.
Vine Maple Med. Sun-Part Red Fall leaves.
Acer ginnala 2 20' X 20' Vase shaped tree. Small leaves turn
Amur Maple Med. Sun-Part bright orange in Fall.
Acer griseum 5 25' X 20' Reddish brown bark peels like
Paper Bark Maple Med. Sun-Part paper. Brilliant red in Fall.
Acer japonicum 5 20' X 15' Outstanding orange-red leaves in
Full Moon Maple Med. Sun-Part the Fall.
Acer tataricum 3 25' X 20' Oval to rounded shape. Yellow to
Tatarian Maple Med. Sun orange-red Fall leaves.
Betula pendula 'Youngii' 2 15' X 20' Asymmetric weeping shape. Yellow
Weeping European Birch Med. Sun Fall leaves.
Cercidiphyllum japonicum pendula 5 25' X 20' Weeping Shape. Bronzy new leaves
Weeping Katsura Tree Med Sun-Part turn orange or yellow in the Fall
Oxydendrum arboreum 5 20' X 15' Clusters of white flowers in July.
Sourwood Med. Sun Brilliant orange/red fall leaves.
Rhus typhina 4 15' X 10' Open and irregular growth. Red
Staghorn Sumac Low Sun-Shade leaves and berries in the Fall.
Tall Fall Trees
Scientific name USDA Zone Height X Width Description
Common name Water Exposure
Acer macrophyllum 5 50' X 30' Native. Large spreading shade tree
Bigleaf Maple Med. Sun-Part with big leaves. Yellow in Fall.
Acer miyabei 4 50' X 35' Drought and cold tolerant. Clean,
Miyabei Maple Med. Sun pest free foliage. Yellow in fall
Acer platanoides 4 40' X 30' Upright oval shape. Red to orange-
Norway Maple Med. Sun red leaves in Fall.
Acer rubrum 3 40' X 30' Pyramidal shape. Bright red leaves
Red Maple Med. Sun in the Fall.
Acer rubrum 'Armstrong' 3 45' X 15' Fast growing. Columnar shape.
Armstrong Red Maple Med. Sun Yellow to red Fall leaves.
Acer saccharinum 3 55' X 40' Fast growing. Upright oval shape.
Silver Maple Med. Sun Yellow Fall leaves.
Acer saccharum 4 45' X 40' Broad rounded shape. Orange or red
Sugar Maple Med. Sun Fall leaves. Very thick shade.
Aesculus hippocastanum 3 50' X 50' Large rounded shape. Large inedible
Horsechestnut Med. Sun nuts. Yellow fall leaves.
Alnus rubra 4 50' X 30' Native. Fast growing. Likes wet
Red Alder High Sun-Part soil. Yellow Fall leaves.
Betula nigra 4 40' X 35' Bark peels to tan/orange. Resistant
River Birch Med. Sun to bronze birch borer.
Betula papyrifera 2 50' X 35' Oval shape. White bark. Yellow Fall
Paper Or Canoe Birch Med. Sun leaves.
Betula pendula 2 45' X 30' White bark. Yellow Fall leaves.
European White Birch Med. Sun-Part Drooping branch tips.
Carpinus betulus 'Fastigiata' 5 35' X 25' Dense columnar tree. Yellow in Fall
Colum. European Hornbeam Med. Sun Almost insect and disease free.
Cercidiphyllum japonicum 5 40' X 40' Bronzy new leaves in Spring turn
Katsura Tree Med. Sun-Shade orange or yellow in the Fall.
Fraxinus americana 4 45' X 30' Bronze to purple fall color. Named
White Ash Med. Sun varieties are seedless.
Fraxinus oxycarpa 'Raywood' 6 45' X 30' Fast growing. Pest free. Red leaves
Raywood Ash Low Sun in fall.
Ginkgo biloba 4 45' X 35' Large pyramidal shape. Pest free.
Maidenhair Tree Med. Sun-Part Yellow leaves in fall.
Ginkgo biloba 'Princeton Sentry' 4 40' X 15' Narrow pyramidal shape. Bright yel-
Princeton Sentry Ginkgo Med. Sun low Fall leaves. Seedless.
Gleditsia tricanthos inermis 4 40' X 35' Open, irregular shape gives light
Thornless Honeylocust Med. Sun-Part shade. Yellow Fall leaves.
Gymnocladus dioicus 4 50' X 35' Large doubly compound leaves drop
Kentucky Coffee Tree Med. Sun to allow filtered sun in winter.
Liquidambar styraciflua 5 45' X 30' Pyramidal shape. Beautiful red,
Sweetgum Low Sun-Part orange and yellow leaves in Fall.
Nyssa sylvatica 5 30' X 20' Tolerates poor soil and drought.
Black Gum, Tupelo Any Sun-Part Outstanding red leaves in Fall.
Parrotia persica 5 30' X 20' Yellow/pink/scarlet fall leaves.
Persian Witchhazel Med. Sun Flaking gray and white bark.
Platanus acerifolia 5 50' X 40' Fast growing. Flaking bark makes a
London Plane Tree Med. Sun multi-colored trunk. Yellow Fall.
Populus nigra 'Italica' 4 60' X 15' Tall, narrow, upright tree. Fast
Lombardy Poplar Med. Sun growing. Yellow in fall.
Populus tremuloides 3 30' X 15' Native. Leaves flutter in a slight
Quaking Aspen Med. Sun-Part breeze. Golden Fall leaves.
Quercus bicolor 4 45' X 45' Leaves are silvery white underneath
Swamp White Oak Med. Sun then turn red in the fall.
Quercus coccinea 4 50' X 40' Rounded shape. Leaves red in fall,
Scarlet Oak Low Low brown in Winter.
Quercus garryana 6 60' X 30' Native. Tolerates occasional flood-
Oregon White Oak Med. Sun ing and drought. Red Fall leaves.
Quercus palustris 4 55' X 40' Pyramidal shape. Leaves turn red in
Pin Oak Low Sun the Fall, brown in Winter.
Quercus rubra 4 50' X 40' Rounded shape. Leaves turn dark red
Red Oak Low Sun in Fall.
Salix babylonica 5 35' X 25' Rounded and weeping shape. Likes
Weeping Willow High Sun wet soil. Yellow Fall leaves.
Tilia cordata 3 40' X 25' Densely pyramidal. Yellow fall
Little Leaf Linden Med. Sun-Part leaves.
Zelkova serrata 5 45' X 30' Replacement for American Elm.
Zelkova Med. Sun-Part Yellow Fall leaves
