Experimental and Unproven Trees

Culture Key:
d - Plants that can withstand periodic drought.
w - Plants that can tolerate wet soils. A + indicates plants that require consistently moist soils.
p - Plants that need a protected planting site - avoid exposed or windswept sites.

Experimental and Unproven Trees (those for the daring)

1. Filbert, Turkish - Corylus colurna (p; also called tree hazel; needs further testing in W. Nebraska)
2. Fir, Balsam - Abies balsamea (p; nice fragrance)
3. Fringetree, White - Chionanthus virginicus (pw; large shrub or small tree; very unusual, fragrant flowers)
4. Hornbeam, American - Carpinus caroliniana (p; also called musclewood; wonderful, sinewy bark)
5. Maackia, Amur - Maackia amurensis (p; seldom seen legume; worth a closer look)
6. Maple, Bigtooth - Acer grandidentatum - bigtooth maple (pw;native to Rocky Mtns; similar to sugar maple)
7. Maple, Hedge - Acer campestre (p; native to Eurasia; nice yellow fall color; seldom used)
8. Maple, Manchustriped - Acer tegmentosum (p; interesting snake-like bark; newer introduction from Asia)
9. Maple, Pacific Sunset - Acer truncatum x platanoides (p; good fall color; worth a look)
10. Maple, Purplebloom - Acer pseudosieboldianum (p; similar to but hardier than Japanese maple)
11. Maple, Shantung - Acer truncatum (p; great ornamental from Asia; one doing well in Kimball)
12. Maple, Three-flower - Acer triflorum (p; newer selection from Asia, great papery bark; needs testing)
13. Mountainash, Korean - S. alnifolia (p; similar to above but needs more testing in w. Nebraska)
14. Oak, Black - Quercus velutina (P; native; glossy leaf; great fall color)
15. Oak, Blackjack - Quercus marilandica (p; native to southeast Nebraska; very gnarly growth habit)
16. Oak, Sawtooth - Quercus acutissima (P; nice ones in Lincoln)
17. Oak, Shingle - Quercus imbricaria (P; nice narrow leaves held through winter)
18. Oak, White - Quercus alba (dwp; possibly native; great majestic tree; good fall color)
19. Pagodatree, Japanese - Sophora japonica (p; one of the latest trees to flower; nice cream color flowers)
20. Pecan - Carya illinoensis (p; can be a nice yard tree)
21. Pine, Bosnian - Pinus heldreichii var. leucodermis (similar to Austrian pine; worth a try)
22. Pine, Himalayan White - Pinus wallichiana (five needle pine; little known in N. America)
23. Pine, Japanese Red - Pinus densiflora (p; uncommon but worth a try)
24. Pine, Korean - Pinus koraiensis (p; needs more study in Nebraska; looks like a winner)
25. Pine, Swiss Stone - Pinus cembra (p; seldom seen here; supposedly edible nut; worth a try)
26. Redbud - Cercis canadensis (p; great spring flower; select from native or northern seed sources only)
27. Smoketree - Cotinus spp. (p; nice fall color; some types have purple foliage)
28. Spruce, Serbian - Picea omorika (p; graceful form with weeping branchlets and purple cones)
29. Sycamore - Platanus occidentalis (pw; majestic Midwest native; great white mottled bark; good on wet, protected sites; London Planetree - Platanus x acerifolia very similar)
30. Yellowwood - Cladrastis kentukea (pw; medium size tree with panicled flowers and seed; great tree)