Acer - J. Frank Schmidt & Son Co.

Sassafras
Sassafras albidum
Sassafras
Zone: 4
Height: 40'
Spread: 30'
Shape: Irregular
pyramid
Foliage: Green,
lobed
Fall Color: Bright red
Sorbus aucuparia
European Mountain Ash
Zone: 2
Height: 35'
Spread: 24'
Shape: Upright
and oval, becoming
rounded
Foliage: Dark green
Fall Color: Rusty
orange
Flower: White, in
clusters
Fruit: Orange-red
This widespread eastern U.S. native is ideal for
naturalistic landscaping. Both tree form and leaf
shape are variable and interesting. A thicket of
Sassafras brings a “woodsy” feel to the landscape.
Sophora
Pagodatree
Sophora japonica ‘Halka’ PP 7554
Millstone Japanese Pagodatree
Zone: 5
Height: 45'
Spread: 35'
Shape: Broadly oval
to round
Foliage: Lustrous
dark green
Fall Color: Yellow
Flower: Creamy
white, in clusters
Symmetrical and upsweeping branches form a
dense rounded crown. Less susceptible to stem
canker than the species, its uniform growth habit
and distinctive form are additional reasons to
choose this cultivar.
Sophora japonica ‘Regent’
Regent ® Japanese Pagodatree
Zone: 5
Height: 50'
Spread: 45'
Shape: Upright
spreading,
rounded crown
Foliage: Lustrous
dark green leaves
Fall Color: Yellow
Flowers: Creamy
white, in clusters
This cultivar has a rapid growth habit and has
attractive, large lustrous leaves that seem to
resist insect attacks.
Sassafras
Sorbus
Mountain Ash
Sorbus alnifolia
Korean Mountain Ash
Zone: 4
Height: 40'
Spread: 30'
Shape: Oval to
rounded
Foliage: Lustrous
dark green
Fall Color: Yellow to
orange
Flower: White, in
clusters
Fruit: Yellow-orange
to scarlet
An unusual tree not resembling the other
Mountain Ash. Leaves are ovate and entire, with
excellent fall color. Described by Dr. Michael
Dirr in Manual of Woody Landscape Plants as
“one of my favorite all around trees…best of the
Mountain Ash”. Reported to resist borers.
Sorbus americana ‘Dwarfcrown’
Red Cascade Mountain Ash
Zone: 3
Height: 18'
Spread: 8'
Shape: Compact,
oval
Foliage: Very
lustrous green
Fall Color: Yelloworange
Flower: Small, white,
in clusters
Fruit: Small, orangered,
in clusters
A very nicely shaped, compact tree which is
excellent for small spaces. Spring flowers, lustrous
summer foliage, yellow fall color and handsome
winter form make it a year-round attraction.
A useful small tree that is particularly beautiful
in autumn because of the abundant bright fruit.
Schmidt trees are budded with a superior clone
insuring uniformity of habit.
Sorbus aucuparia ‘Black Hawk’
Black Hawk Mountain Ash
Zone: 3
Height: 28'
Spread: 18'
Shape: Narrow oval
Foliage: Thick dark
green
Fall Color: Rust
Flower: White, in
clusters
Fruit: Orange, in
clusters
A strong, narrow tree with leaves that seem to
resist sun-scald in mid-continent areas.
Sorbus aucuparia ‘Michred’
Cardinal Royal ® Mountain Ash
Zone: 2
Height: 35'
Spread: 20'
Shape: Upright
narrow oval
Foliage: Green
Fall Color: Rust
Flower: White, in
clusters
Fruit: Bright red
A vigorous tree with upright branches and a very
symmetrical and tidy habit. This tree was selected
for its clusters of small brilliant red berries, much
more spectacular than the orange of the species.
Dark green foliage is silvery beneath.
Cardinal Royal ® Mountain Ash
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