Trees

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Hackberry Tree - 5-6 ft.
Tough, Year-Round Good Looks Experts often call the Hackberry Tree “one tough tree.” That's because it can thrive in nearly every type of soil, heat and cold, and even drought. Able to flourish with minimal care, hackberries give shade and privacy to your yard. It's attractive and low-maintenance. Even with only minimal pruning, the tree maintains its rounded shape of dense, dark green leaves. In the fall, Hackberry leaves turn yellow or yellow-green, accompanied by small, orange-red to deep-pur
Eastern Cottonwood, 3-4 ft, strong fall color, necklace poplar, Perfect for areas prone to flooding and soil erosion
Cherokee Princess Dogwood - 5 to 6 Feet Tall
Cherokee Princess (Cornus florida 'Cherokee Princess') is a stunning spring tree that begins flowering at a very young age. You will not have to wait long before you see the pure white flowers, which are larger and whiter than are seen on other Cornus florida varieties. It also blooms roughly two weeks earlier than other dogwood trees. Late Spring brings lush green foliage that provides about as perfect filtered shade as you can get. In fall, the shows not over; the leaves turn a beautiful deep
With its cottony seeds that fill window screens and collect upon our lawns and streets in early summer, the native Eastern cottonwood (Populus deltoides) is a fairly familiar species. Yet, despite being known for its bountiful seed, this seemingly ubiquitous tree is having a tough time growing where it's meant to — our floodplain forests.  Known as a pioneer species, cottonwoods are often one of the first trees to establish on open sandbars or in areas scoured of vegetation after a flood. T
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COTTONWOOD --{ The cottonwoods are exceptionally tolerant of flooding, erosion, and flood deposits filling around the trunk. }-- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Populus_sect._Aigeiros
Tennessee State Evergreen Tree, Eastern Red Cedar (Juniperus virginiana), from NETSTATE.COM
Tennessee State Evergreen Tree, Eastern Red Cedar (Juniperus virginiana), from NETSTATE.COM