Acer - J. Frank Schmidt & Son Co.

Platanus
Planetree
Platanus x acerifolia ‘Bloodgood’
Bloodgood London Planetree
Zone: 5
Height: 50'
Spread: 40'
Shape: Broadly
pyramidal
Foliage: Large,
maple like, medium
to dark green
Fall Color: Yellow
Populus
Cottonwood
Populus trichocarpa
Black Cottonwood
Zone: 4
Height: 75'
Spread: 35'
Shape: Narrow oval
Foliage: Medium
green
Fall Color: Yellow
Reputed to be more resistant to anthracnose
than the species. The naturally shedding bark
creates a dappled brown and cream pattern
that accentuates sunlight filtering through the
foliage. This is a popular tree for malls, parks
and shopping centers.
Platanus x acerifolia ‘Columbia’
Columbia Planetree
Zone: 6
Height: 50'
Spread: 40'
Shape: Broadly
pyramidal to rounded
Foliage: Medium
green
Fall Color: Yellowbrown
Selected and introduced by the U.S. National
Arboretum for high resistance to anthracnose, it
seems to be resistant on the East Coast,
but not on the West Coast. It has attractive,
deeply cut leaves similar to Platanus orientalis.
Platanus x acerifolia ‘Yarwood’
Yarwood Planetree
Zone: 6
Height: 50'
Spread: 40'
Shape: Broadly
pyramidal to rounded
Foliage: Extremely
large, light green
Fall Color: Yellowbrown
Selected by the University of California at
Berkeley for very high resistance to powdery
mildew. Fast growing. Appears to have fairly
good resistance to anthracnose in California.
Quaking Aspen
Populus
Aspen
Populus tremuloides
Quaking Aspen
Zone: 3
Height: 30'
Spread: 15'
Shape: Narrow oval
to pyramidal
Foliage: Light green,
trembles in breeze
Fall Color: Yellow
Native throughout much of the West, the beauty
of aspen groves is well known. The sight of
autumn’s golden leaves trembling over silvery
gray bark is not forgotten.
Populus tremula ‘Erecta’
Swedish Columnar Aspen
Zone: 2
Height: 40'
Spread: 10'
Shape: Very narrow,
fastigiate
Foliage: Green,
trembles in breeze
Rustling leaves make the same pleasant sound
as Quaking Aspen. This upright and very narrow
tree is well adapted to cold climates. Seedless,
it is a good substitute for Lombardy Poplar.
A fast-growing native found in river bottoms
along the west coast. Pale green buds are honeyscented
and one of the earliest signs of spring.
Populus
Poplar
Populus ‘Highland’
Highland Poplar
Zone: 3
Height: 50'
Spread: 30'
Shape: Upright oval
Foliage: Dark green
Fall Color: Yellow
Seed: None
(cottonless)
Well adapted to the Mountain States and
adjacent high plains, it grows quickly but
matures to a smaller size than most. A hybrid
poplar believed to be of P. acuminata x sargentii,
it is seedless, thus produces no messy cotton.
Populus deltoides ‘Siouxland’
Siouxland Poplar
Zone: 2
Height: 75'
Spread: 35'
Shape: Oval
Foliage: Medium
green
Fall Color: Yellow
A very fast growing “Cottonless Cottonwood” with
resistance to leaf rust.
Populus nigra ‘Afghanica’
Theves Poplar
Zone: 4
Height: 55'
Spread: 25'
Shape: Upright and
narrow
Foliage: Medium
green
Fall Color: Yellow
A very fast growing, narrow, upright tree. It is
reported to be more resistant to the canker
diseases that trouble Lombardy.
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