Purple Spire Crabapple

Malus x 'jefspire'
Appearance:  This tree grows in a upright columnar form making it great for screen planting or as an ornamental tree. The summer foliage is a dark purple-green in colour. Rose pink flowers will bloom in late may-early June before producing small 1" fruit. Fruiting season ends with the summer months, as they begin to drop in October. 

Care and Maintenance: This tree is a drought tolerant species and prefers moist, well-drained soil. It grows best in an exposed, full sun environment. It is recommended to prune the Purple Spire Crabapple in late spring to promote growth through the summer. Relatively disease resistant but tent caterpillars are a known pest to watch out for. These can be treated by hand or with an insecticide.

Mature Height:  16'     Mature Spread:  6'
Growth Rate:  Moderate
Hardiness Zone:  ​2
Sunlight:  Full sun

Apple, 'Gemini'
Malus 'Gemini'
Appearance:  A small, upright specimen with a rounded form and low canopy (4' from ground), Gemini Apple makes a lovely accent or fruit tree for the landscape.  A cross between the Norland and Haralson, this variety produces medium sweet, crisp and juicy fruit that is excellent for fresh eating, cooking and baking.  Pomes have yellow-green skins with a red blush, and white flesh.  In spring, showy, lightly scented, white blossoms emerge from distinctive red buds.  Pointy, green leaves turn yellow in fall.  

​Care and Maintenance:  Gemini Apple requires a pollinator and some maintenance.  It needs well-drained, average to moist soil conditions.  Highly tolerant of urban pollution.
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Mature Height:  25-30'     Mature Spread:  12-15'
Growth Rate:  Moderate
​Hardiness Zone:  2a
​Sunlight:  Full sun

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Mayday

Prunus padus 'Commutata'
Appearance:  A shapely, mid-sized ornamental specimen with an upright oval form, Mayday is the first tree to leaf out each season.  Long, stately racemes of fragrant, white flowers emerge in spring.  Leaves are pointy and deep green in summer, turning an outstanding orange-yellow in fall.  Ornamental, black fruit attracts birds and butterflies to the garden.  

Care and Maintenance:  Maydays requires only  occasional maintenance and upkeep. This tree has a low canopy (4' from ground), is adaptable to a variety of soil types/pH, and is highly tolerant of urban pollution.  It prefers average to moist soil conditions, but does not tolerate standing water.  Best pruned in late winter, once the risk of extreme cold passed.  

Mature Height:  30'     Mature Spread:  25'
Growth Rate:  Moderate
Hardiness Zone:  3a
Sunlight:  Full
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Maple, "Sensation"

 Acer negundo 'Sensation'
Appearance:   Also known as Manitoba Maple or Box Elder, Sensation Maple is a beautiful, mid-sized variety with a uniform growth habit.  Foliage emerges with hints of apricot-red before changing to green with a copper undertone during summer months.  Displays the brilliant fall colour for which maples are renowned, in shades of gold, orange and red.

Care and Maintenance:  An incredibly adaptable tree, Sensation Maple is tolerant of a variety of soil types/pH, including poorer soil conditions.  Drought tolerant once established.  A seedless, male clone, this cultivar is resistant to the box elder bug.  Symmetrical branch structure results in reduced susceptibility to wind damage, but performs best in a sheltered spot.   ​This tree has a high canopy, the lower limbs of which may be pruned to accommodate human traffic beneath.  ​​​Due to its tendency to "bleed" sap, prune only after leaves are fully developed.  

Mature Height:  30'     Mature Spread:  25'
Growth Rate:  Moderate to fast
Hardiness Zone:  3b
​Sunlight:  Full sun
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Princess Kay Plum

  2bPrunus nigra 'Princess Kay'
Appearance:  A compact tree with a small stature and upright, spreading growth habit, frequently used as a highly ornamental landscape accent.  Masses of fragrant, double white blossoms emerge in spring.  Foliage is green, pointy and oval, with outstanding yellow fall colour.  Produces, no fruit.  Glossy, deep maroon bark provides dimension and winter interest.

Care and Maintenance:  Despite its delicate appearance, Princess Kay Plum is a surprisingly hardy ornamental tree that requires only occasional maintenance and upkeep.  It is best pruned in late winter, after the risk of extreme cold has passed.  Can handle a variety of soil types/pH.  Performs best in average to evenly moist conditions, but fares poorly in standing water.  Highly tolerant of urban pollution.

Mature Height:  16'     Mature Spread:  10'
Growth Rate:  Moderate
Hardiness Zone:  2b
Sunlight:  Full sun
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Trembling Aspen, Clump

Populus tremuloides 'Clump'
Appearance:   A multi-stemmed habit and round, green leaves on long stalks that quake in the breeze lend Clump Trembling Aspen its descriptive name.  Fall foliage is a brilliant gold.  Showy white bark with green undertones offers year-round visual interest.  Creates a natural look within the landscape.  

​Care and Maintenance:  A vigorously cold hardy and adaptable tree.  It is indifferent to soil type/pH, and capable of handling a broad range of moisture levels, including some standing water.  Drought tolerant once established.  Best pruned in late winter, after the risk of extreme cold has passed. 
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Mature Height:  50'     Mature Spread:  20'
Growth Rate:  Fast
Hardiness Zone:  1a
Sunlight:  Full sun
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Mountain Pine

Pinus uncinata
Appearance:  A relatively small conifer that shares many qualities with its close relative, the Mugo Pine.  The Mountain Pine features long, soft, dark green needles, and a similarly dense, multi-stemmed, upright growth habit.  However, it grows taller, faster and broader than its Mugo cousins.  Ideal as a feature tree, or grouped in screens.

Care and Maintenance:  An extremely tolerant, low maintenance tree that adapts well to a variety of soil types and pH levels, and can handle environmental salt.  Performs best in dry to normal conditions with above average drainage.  Will often die in standing water.  Deer resistant.  Pruning requirements are minimal, and should be restricted to dieback, or the current season's new growth.  Somewhat tolerant of urban pollution.  
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Mature Height:  13'     Mature Spread:  7'
Growth Rate:  Moderate
Hardiness Zone:  2b
Sunlight:  Full sun