Chanticleer
Flowering Pear
3.5 inch trunk size
The Chanticleer Pear falls into the following type(s):
Flowering Trees, Ornamental Trees
Mature Height:
The Chanticleer Pear grows to be 25' - 35' feet in height.
Mature Spread:
The Chanticleer Pear has a spread of about 25' at full maturity.
Growth Rate:
This tree grows at a fast growth rate. [More about this.]
Sun:
This pear does well in full sun.
Soil:
The Chanticleer Pear grows in acidic, alkaline, drought tolerant, loamy,
moist, sandy, well drained, wet, wide range, clay soils.
Moisture:
This tree requires moist, well drained soil and is not drought tolerant.
Shape:
This pear has oval, pyramidal, upright or erect shape.
Leaves:
The leaves of this tree are dark green in summer and orange to yellow
in the fall.
Flower Color:
The blooms are white.
Bloom Time:
The Chanitcleer Pear blooms in April and May..
Fruit Description:
The fruit of the Chanticleer Pear is small, hard and brown with no appreciable
litter problems.
Attributes:
The Chanticleer Pear is a very good street tree because of nearly no litter.
It's adaptable to many soils and tolerates drought and salt fairly well.
It has uniform habit and is resistant to diseases and storm damage.
Description:
Callery Pear trees are shallow-rooted and will tolerate most soil types
including alkaline and clay, are pollution-resistant and tolerate drought
and wet soil well. Good resistance to fire blight. May be called 'Select',
'Cleveland Select', or 'Stone Hill'.
Wildlife Value:
Chanticleer Pear trees produce flowers that feed bees and other insects,
the dense branch structure is favored by many kinds of birds for roosting
in cold weather.
History/Lore/Use:
The common pear was one of the earliest cultivated fruit trees. Several
varieties of the pear are cultivated as ornamentals. Pear wood is hard
and dense and is used in high-quality furniture.
Royal
Red Maple
2.5 inch trunk size
The Red Maple falls into the following
type(s): Shade Trees
Mature Height:
The Red Maple grows to be 40' - 60' feet in height.
Mature Spread:
The Red Maple has a spread of about 40' at full maturity.
Spread Variations:
Growth Rate:
This tree grows at a medium to fast growth rate. [More about this.]
Sun:
This maple does well in full sun, partial shade.
Soil:
The Red Maple grows in acidic, loamy, moist, rich, sandy, silty loam,
well drained, wet, clay soils.
Moisture:
Prefers wet soil conditions. Slight drought tolerance.
Shape:
This maple has oval, rounded, upright or erect shape.
Leaves:
The leaves of this tree are approximately 2 to 6 inches across with
3 roughly triangular lobes. Leaves are always opposite each other on
the twigs.
Flower Color:
The dense red or sometimes yellow clusters of small flowers are a dependable
harbinger of spring.
Bloom Time:
Winter to spring..
Fruit Description:
This tree produces twin seeds bound at their tips to a long, drooping
stem. Attached to the seeds are wings up to 1 inch long and 1/4 inch
wide. The seeds ripen in late spring instead of fall like other Maple
trees.
Attributes:
The Red Maple is one of the best named of all trees. There is something
red in all seasons - buds in winter, flowers in spring, leafstalks in
summer and brilliant foliage in autumn. This pageant of color, along
with the tree's relatively fast growth and tolerance to a wide range
of soils, makes it a widely planted favorite.
Description:
Brings color to your landscape year-round. Green stems turn red in winter,
new leaves are red-tinged, turning to green. Fall color is deep red
or yellow. Flowers are also red. Fast growing and tolerant of many soils.
Grows to 40' to 60', 40' spread. (zones 3-9)
Wildlife Value:
The fruits (samaras) provide food for many kinds of rodents, such as
squirrels. Rabbits and deer eat the tender shoots and leaves of red
maples.
History/Lore/Use:
The Red Maple has a lot of claims to fame, including the greatest north-south
range of any tree species living entirely in the eastern forests. (Newfoundland
to southern Florida). It is also the state tree of Rhode Island. No
one seems to know the whole story of why it was selected by the citizens
of this smallest of states. In the 1890's a Rhode Island school commissioner
gave students a list of trees and asked them to vote on their favorite.
Red Maple won, but it was not until 1964 that it was officially adopted as the state tree - making Rhode Island one of last states in the nation to proclaim its tree. The selection may have been because Rhode Island is from the Dutch, meaning "red island." Since the state bird is the Rhode Island red hen, it makes sense that the tree would be one noted for red.
The nation's largest Red Maple lies far
to the south of Rhode Island in Great Smokey Mountains National Park.
This tree was declared champion in 1997 by American Forests and is listed
in the National Register of Big Trees as being 141 feet tall and just
over 7 feet in diameter at 4-1/2 feet above ground.
Pin Oak
3.5 inch trunk size
The Pin Oak falls into the following type(s): Shade
Trees
Mature Height:
The Pin Oak grows to be 60' - 70' feet in height.
Mature Spread:
The Pin Oak has a spread of about 35' at full maturity.
Growth Rate:
This tree grows at a fast growth rate.
Sun:
This oak does well in full sun.
Soil:
The Pin Oak grows in acidic, loamy, moist, rich, sandy, well drained,
wet, clay soils.
Moisture:
Tolerates wet conditions including moderate flooding
Shape:
This oak has pyramidal shape.
Leaves:
This trees leaves have deep sinuses that extend 2/3 or more to the midrib
separating 5 (sometimes 7 to 9) lobes. Medium green in summer with copper
or red autumn color.
Flower Color:
Brown, faded flower color. Not noteworthy.
Bloom Time:
April-May.
Fruit Description:
Fruit is round, 1/2 inch long, nearly round with a thin, saucer-like cup
of small, tight scales.
Attributes:
The Pin Oak is a very distinctive tree because of its unusual branching
habit. Upper branches are upright, middle ones horizontal and its lower
limbs slant gracefully towards earth. Widely used as a street and landscape
tree.
Description:
Pyramidal through early maturity, its form turns more oval in older age.
Fast-growing, tolerates wet soils, likes full sun. Glossy dark green leaves
turn russet, bronze or red. Grows to 60' to 70', 35' spread. (zones 4-8)
Wildlife Value:
Pin oak acorns are eaten by wild turkeys, whitetail deer, squirrels and
smaller rodents, but are a particularly important food for many ducks.
History/Lore/Use:
The name Pin Oak comes from its short, tough branchlets that are located
along the branches and limbs. Its native habitat is the moist bottomlands
of the central Midwest and middle Atlantic states. First observed scientifically
prior to 1770.