Fruit and Ornamental Trees
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Fruit Trees
Apple Trees (Malus spp.) 
Four Way Apple
Hardiness Zone: Zone 5 - Hardy to -10 to -20(F) Sun Exposure: Sun A graft of four popular varieties including Red McIntosh, Gala, Fuji and Granny Smith; blooms mid to late spring and ripens mid season. Has a hardy crisp juicy moderately sweet snappy flavor. 
Golden Delicious
Height: 8-10 Feet Spread: 8-10 Feet Hardiness Zone: Zone 5 - Hardy to -10 to -20(F) Sun Exposure: Sun Fruit is medium sized, round with a bright golden color. Firm, crisp and juicy, this Apple is good for eating and cooking. Grows 8 to 10 feet tall and wide, 'Golden Delicious' is often used to pollinate other Apple varieties. 
Granny Smith
Hardiness Zone: Zone 6 - Hardy to 0 to -10(F) Sun Exposure: Sun A green, tart-sweet, juicy apple that is great for cooking and fresh eating. The tree is a late season bloomer and reaches 18 feet tall at maturity. It requires a pollinizer. 
Red Delicious
Height: 8-10 Feet Hardiness Zone: Zone 5 - Hardy to -10 to -20(F) Sun Exposure: Sun This selection produces great, dark red apples on a tree that grows only 8 to 10 feet tall. Dwarf Red Delicious Apple is perfect for the home grower. It bears full-sized, 4-inch fruit abundantly and earlier than standard size apple trees. This apple is excellent for desserts or snacking. Cherry Trees
(Prunus spp.) 
Montmorency Cherry
Hardiness Zone: Zone 5 - Hardy to -10 to -20(F) Sun Exposure: Sun This hardy, semi-dwarf tree is self-fertile. It produces clusters of white blooms followed by large, firm, juicy, tart red fruit that ripen in July. Fruit is great for pies and preserves. This moderate grower matures at 10 to 15 feet tall and wide. 
Stella Sweet Cherry
Hardiness Zone: Zone 4 - Hardy to -20 to -30(F) Sun Exposure: Sun Stella is a self-pollinating, plump cherry that produces an enormous crop of deep red, heart-shaped fruit. It's a great choice for canning or a sweet snack. Fruit ripens in mid-June. Requires 500-600 chilling hours. Peach Trees
(Prunus spp.) 
Elberta Peach
Height: 15-25 Feet Spread: 15-25 Feet Hardiness Zone: Zone 5 - Hardy to -10 to -20(F) Sun Exposure: Sun Most popular of all peaches. This freestone peach ripens during late summer and is ideal for canning and eating because of its rich, yellow, juicy fruit. Grows to a height of 15 to 25 feet with an equal or greater spread. 
Red Haven Peach
Height: 15-25 Feet Spread: 15-25 Feet Hardiness Zone: Zone 5 - Hardy to -10 to -20(F) Sun Exposure: Sun One of the largest, early ripening, high quality, freestones with red-blushed yellow skin. Red Haven has firm, yellow, sweet flesh. This low, broad-crowned fruit tree grows 15 to 25' high with equal to greater spread. Plum Trees
(Prunus spp.) 
Superior Plum
Hardiness Zone: Zone 3 - Hardy to -30 to -40(F) Sun Exposure: Sun Undoubtedly, one of the best plums on the market. This self-fertile tree blooms in late April and ripens in late August. It bears sweet and juicy, large fruit with dark red skin. It reaches a height of 10 to 15 feet. |
Ornamental Trees
Catalpa (Catalpa seciosa) 
Catalpa
Hardiness Zone: Zone 4 - Hardy to -20 to -30(F) Sun Exposure: Sun A large tree growing to 50-60 feet tall with a spread of 35-40 feet. Large, heart-shaped, brilliant green foliage. White, tubal shaped flowers and pod fruits. Flowering Crabapple
(Malus spp.) 
Prairiefire Crabapple*
Zone: 4 Height: 20’ Spread: 20’ Hardiness Zone: Zone 4 - Hardy to -20 to -30(F) Shape: Upright, spreading, rounded Foliage: Purple, becoming reddish green Flower: Bright pinkish red Fruit: Dark red, 3⁄8”-1⁄2” Disease Resistance: Scab: Excel. Fireblight: Good Cedar-Apple Rust: Excel. Mildew: Excel. One of the best red leafed crabs, Prairifire has impressive landscape impact. Attributes include long lasting bright red flowers, excellent red fruit, and attractive reddish bark. 
Profusion Crabapple
Height: 20’ Spread: 20’ Hardiness Zone: Zone 4 - Hardy to -20 to -30(F) Shape: Upright, spreading Foliage: Purple, fading to bronze Flower: Pink Fruit: Maroon, 1⁄2”, persistent Disease Resistance: Scab: Fair Fireblight: Good Cedar-Apple Rust: Excel. Mildew: Good A popular variety with deep pinkish red flowers and maroon fruit. 
Royal Raindrops Crababpple
Height: 20' Spread: 15' Hardiness Zone: Zone 4 - Hardy to -20 to -30(F) Shape: Upright spreading Foliage: Purple, cutleaf Fall Color: Orange-red Flower: Bright pinkish red Fruit: Red, 1⁄4", persistent DISEASE RESISTANCE: Scab: Excel. Fireblight: Good Cedar-Apple Rust: Excel. Mildew: Good Bright pinkish red flowers combine with deep purple cutleaf foliage to present a unique new crab. Deeply lobed leaves and upright form with good branching and density are inherited from its Golden Raindrops parent. Nursery growth is outstanding, and it displays good to excellent resistance to the common diseases. 
Sargent Tina Crabapple
Height: 5’ Spread: 6’ Hardiness Zone: Zone 4 - Hardy to -20 to -30(F) Shape: Small rounded dwarf tree Foliage: Medium green, small leaves Flower: Bright red buds opening to single white flowers Fruit: Bright red, 1 ⁄4” Disease Resistance: Scab: Excel. Fireblight: Good Cedar-Apple Rust: Excel. Mildew: Excel. This most petite of all crabapples is grown as a top graft. Flowers, fruit and leaves are all quite small. 
Spring Snow Crabapple
Height: 25’ Spread: 22’ Hardiness Zone: Zone 4 - Hardy to -20 to -30(F) Shape: Dense, oval Foliage: Medium green Flower: White Fruit: None Disease Resistance: Scab: Poor Fireblight: Fair Cedar-Apple Rust: Good Mildew: Excel. Featuring pure white flowers but no fruit, this is the crabapple to use in locations such as patios and courtyards where fruit would be objectionable. It flowers well on an annual basis. 
Tschonoskii Crabapple
Height: 28’ Spread: 14’ Hardiness Zone: Zone 5 - Hardy to -10 to -20(F) Shape: Upright, narrowly oval Foliage: Silvery green, to green Fall Color: Orange, red and purple Flower: White Fruit: Greenish, 1”, sparse Disease Resistance: Scab: Good Fireblight: Poor Cedar-Apple Rust: Excel. Mildew: Excel. Unusual for its narrow form and striking foliage. Silvery green new growth matures to light green with silvery green undersides. Fall color outshines that of all other crabapples. Goldenrain Tree
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