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Strong Trees for Central Kansas by Bob Neier Sedgwick County Extension Agent, Horticulture. K-STATE Research & Extension. Small Deciduous Trees. Amur Maple Acer ginnala Height 15’ - 20’ Spread 15’ - 25’. K-STATE Research & Extension. Eastern Redbud Cercis canadensis Height 15-25’
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Strong Trees for Central Kansasby Bob NeierSedgwick County Extension Agent, Horticulture K-STATEResearch & Extension
Small Deciduous Trees Amur Maple Acer ginnala Height 15’ - 20’ Spread 15’ - 25’ K-STATEResearch & Extension
Eastern Redbud Cercis canadensis Height 15-25’ Spread 20-25’ Small Deciduous Trees K-STATEResearch & Extension
Oklahoma Redbud Cercis Canadensis var. texensis ‘Oklahoma’ Height 15’ - 20’ Spread 15’ - 20’ Small Deciduous Trees K-STATEResearch & Extension
Flowering Crabapple Malus sp. Small Cultivars: Candied Apple Indian Magic Indian Summer Prairifire Louisa Mary Potter Sugar Tyme Red Jade Snowdrift Zumi Sargent Red Barron Molten Lava Small Deciduous Trees K-STATEResearch & Extension
Hedge Maple Acer campestre Height 25-35’ Spread 25-35’ cv. Queen Elizabeth(‘Evelyn’) Medium Deciduous Trees K-STATEResearch & Extension
Shantung Maple Acer truncatum Height 25-30’ Spread 25-30’ Shantung/Norway Maple Hybrid s – Norwegian Sunset; Pacific Sunset Medium Deciduous Trees K-STATEResearch & Extension
Goldenraintree Koelreuteria paniculata Height 30-40’ Spread 30-40’ Medium Deciduous Trees K-STATEResearch & Extension
Osage Orange Maclura pomifera Height 30-40’+ Spread 20-40’ Fruitless/thornless cultivars: Park, Wichita, Whiteshield, Medium Deciduous Trees K-STATEResearch & Extension
Flowering Crabapple Malus sp. Height & Spread varies Use disease resistant varieties: ‘Donald Wyman; Golden Raindrops; Purple Prince; Red Splendor; Spring Snow; Centurion; Jack, Adirondack ‘Spring Snow’ ‘Purple Prince’ ‘Golden Raindrops’ Medium Deciduous Trees K-STATEResearch & Extension
Chinese Pistache Pistacia chinensis Height 30-45’ Spread 30-40’ Do not plant north of Harvey County Medium Deciduous Trees K-STATEResearch & Extension
Callery Ornamental Pear Pyrus calleryana Height 30-40’+ Spread 15-45’ ‘Aristocrat’; ‘Capital’; ‘Chanticleer’; Avoid ‘Bradford’ due to weak wood Medium Deciduous Trees K-STATEResearch & Extension
Chinkapin/Yellow Chestnut Oak Quercus muehlenbergii Height 30-40’+ Spread 40-45’ Medium Deciduous Trees K-STATEResearch & Extension
Freeman Maple Acer x freemanii Height 50-60’ Spread 40-50’ ‘Autumn Blaze’ Large & Very Large Deciduous Trees K-STATEResearch & Extension
Red Maple Acer rubrum Height 40-60’ Spread 35-50’ ‘Autumn Flame’ ‘Red Sunset’ ‘October Glory’ ‘Autumn Flame’ Seed Large & Very Large Deciduous Trees K-STATEResearch & Extension
Sugar Maple Acer saccharum Height 40-60’ Spread 30-50’ ‘Caddo’ ‘John Pair’ ‘Autumn Splendor’ ‘Legacy’ ‘Commemoration’ Developed by John C Pair Horticulture Center: ‘John Pair’ Caddo Maple (above) compact form 'Autumn Splendor' – large spreading form Large & Very Large Deciduous Trees K-STATEResearch & Extension
Common Hackberry Celtis occidentalis Height 40-60’ Spread 40-50’ ‘Prairie Pride’ Large & Very Large Deciduous Trees K-STATEResearch & Extension
Large & Very Large Deciduous Trees Ginkgo Ginkgo biloba Height 50-60’ Spread 25-40’ use male varieties ‘Autumn Gold’ ‘Princeton Sentry’(narrow pyramidal) K-STATEResearch & Extension
Honeylocust Gleditsia tiacanthos var. inermis Height 40-60’ Spread 30-50’ ‘Shademaster’ ‘Skyline’ Large & Very Large Deciduous Trees K-STATEResearch & Extension
Kentucky Coffeetree Gymnocladus dioica Height 50-60’ Spread 30-45’ Large & Very Large Deciduous Trees K-STATEResearch & Extension
Sweet Gum Liquidambar styraciflua Height 50-75’ Spread 35-50’ Large & Very Large Deciduous Trees K-STATEResearch & Extension
London Planetree Platanus x acerifolia Height 60-80’ Spread 50-65’ ‘Bloodgood’ Large & Very Large Deciduous Trees K-STATEResearch & Extension
Sawtooth Oak Quercus acutissima Height 40-50’ Spread 30-45’ Large & Very Large Deciduous Trees K-STATEResearch & Extension
Swamp White Oak Quercus bicolor Height 50-60’ Spread 40-60’ Large & Very Large Deciduous Trees K-STATEResearch & Extension
Shingle Oak Quercus imbricaria Height 50-60’ Spread 40-60’ Large & Very Large Deciduous Trees K-STATEResearch & Extension
Bur Oak Quercus macrocarpa Height 60-80’ Spread 50-70’ Large & Very Large Deciduous Trees K-STATEResearch & Extension
English Oak Quercus robur Height 40-60’ Spread 45-65’ ‘Fastigiata’ – columnar ‘Crimson Spire’ – columnar, red in fall Large & Very Large Deciduous Trees K-STATEResearch & Extension
Willow Oak Quercus phellos Height 40-60’ Spread 30-40’ Large & Very Large Deciduous Trees K-STATEResearch & Extension
Red Oak Quercus rubra Height 60-75’ Spread 40-60’ Large & Very Large Deciduous Trees K-STATEResearch & Extension
Shumard Oak Quercusshumardii Height 60-80’ Spread 40-60’ Large & Very Large Deciduous Trees K-STATEResearch & Extension
Bald Cypress Taxodium distichum Height 50-70’ Spread 20-50’ Large & Very Large Deciduous Trees K-STATEResearch & Extension
Upright Chinese Juniper Juniperus chinensis Cultivars: Keteleeri Robusta Green Wintergreen ‘Keteleeri’ Evergreen Trees K-STATEResearch & Extension
Eastern Redcedar Juniperus virginiana Cultivars: Canaertii – irregular form Taylor – narrow form Height 30’ Spread 25’ ‘Canaertii’ ‘Taylor’ Evergreen Trees K-STATEResearch & Extension
Black Hills Spruce Height 30-40’ Spread 15-20’ Evergreen Trees K-STATEResearch & Extension
Pinyon Pine Height 10-20’+ Spread 10-15’+ Evergreen Trees K-STATEResearch & Extension
Austrian Pine Height Spread Evergreen Trees K-STATEResearch & Extension
Southwestern White Pine Pinus strobiformis Height 40-60’ Spread 25-40’ Evergreen Trees K-STATEResearch & Extension
Prepared by Bob Neier Sedgwick County Extension Agent, Horticulture December, 2007 K-STATEResearch & Extension