Common Persimmon (Diospyros virginiana)
Height: Up to 60 feet or more on good sites Evergreen/Deciduous: Deciduous Lifespan: Relatively short-lived; 75 years at most Fall Foliage: Often relatively uninspiring yellow, but occasionally ...
Ironwood Tree (Carpinus caroliniana)
Height: Usually less than 35 feet; up to 60 on occasion Evergreen/Deciduous: Deciduous Lifespan: Not terribly long-lived; up to 150 years Fall Foliage: Usually yellowish; occasionally orange Range: The eastern ...
River Birch
Height: 40 to 80 feet Evergreen/Deciduous: Deciduous Lifespan: Short-lived; 60 years or so Fall Foliage: Typically, an uninspiring pale yellow-brown Range: The eastern United States, west to ...
American Holly (Ilex opaca)
Height: To 100 feet, but usually much smaller Evergreen/Deciduous: Evergreen Lifespan: Up to 100 years Fall Foliage: Green Range: The southeastern United States from New Jersey to ...
Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis)
Height: 20 to 30 feet, but often a shrub Evergreen/Deciduous: Deciduous Lifespan: Short-lived; 50 years or so Fall Foliage: Variable, but occasionally an attractive orange or purple ...
Black Walnut (Juglans nigra)
Height: Usually about 75 feet, but it reaches 100 feet or more in mature forests Evergreen/Deciduous: Deciduous Lifespan: 100 to 200 years Fall Foliage: Yellow, but no where ...
Tag Alder (Alnus serrulata)
Height: 10 to 20 feet, often grows as a multi-trunked shrub Evergreen/Deciduous: Evergreen Lifespan: Less than 100 years Fall Foliage: Green Range: Most of the eastern and ...
The Pecan Tree (Carya illinoinensis)
Height: A large tree, occasionally reaching 100 feet in height Evergreen/Deciduous: Deciduous Lifespan: Long-lived tree that often reaches 300 years of age or more Fall Foliage: Typically an attractive ...
Devil’s Walking Stick (Aralia spinosa)
Height: Often little more than a 10- to 15-foot-tall shrub, but tree-like specimens will reach or exceed 30 feet Evergreen/Deciduous: Deciduous Lifespan: A short-lived tree that rarely reaches 50 ...
Virginia Pine Tree (Pinus virginiana)
Height: A relatively small tree; most specimens are between 20 and 60 feet tall Evergreen/Deciduous: Evergreen Lifespan: Short-lived; typically, 40 to 60 years and rarely exceeding 100 Fall ...