Almez americano
$9.00 CAD
Trees for shade, flowers and wildlife
Choose by the space you have and what you want from the tree: shade, spring flowers, autumn colour or fruit for wildlife. This comparison includes both native and introduced trees.
Ohio buckeye seeds are poisonous and are not edible chestnuts.
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A locally grown shade tree with sweet small fruit for people and wildlife.
Castaño de Indias de Ohio
$12.00 CAD
A rounded shade tree for its foliage and spring flowers, with room for low branches.
Red orange fruit for birds and yellow autumn foliage on a medium sized tree.
Arce de montaña
$9.00 CAD
A bushy small maple for a cool, moist woodland corner.
Agotado
A small tree or multistem screen with red and orange autumn colour.
A dash means our sources did not give that detail.
| Plant | Mature size | Site | Fruit or seeds | Grown for | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hackberry | 40 to 60 ft tall | Full sun or part shade in moist soil that drains well | Sweet small dark fruit around a hard seed | Fruit for birds, deer and small mammals; can hang into winter | Grown here from Manitoba seed |
| Ohio Buckeye | About 20 to 40 ft tall and wide | Sun or part shade in moist soil that drains well | Ornamental: seeds poisonous, not edible chestnuts | Yellow to greenish yellow spring flowers | — |
| European Mountain Ash (Sorbus aucuparia) | 20 to 40 ft tall and 15 to 30 ft wide | Full sun in loam that drains well | Red orange berries; also used for preserves | Birds visit late summer and fall berries | Native to Europe and parts of Asia, not a local native tree |
| Mountain Maple | About 10 to 25 ft tall and 10 to 20 ft wide | Cool, moist woodland conditions | Paired winged seeds | Woodland understory and yellow, orange or red autumn colour | Native to eastern Canada |
| Amur Maple | 15 to 20 ft tall and wide | Sun or light shade in soil that drains well | — | Screens and small landscapes | Native to the Amur River region of Russia and China |
What we know and do not know
Mature sizes help show the space these trees can need. Hackberry can become a large tree; European Mountain Ash and Amur Maple are introduced. Mountain Maple is a woodland tree, not a choice for a hot exposed site.