Landscape Trees By Common Name P-R

Common Name	Scientific Name	Comments
Pecan	Carya illinoinensis	Size: medium to large sized tree (65' tall by 75' wide). Often a symmetrical, cascading vase shape Flowers: not significant and messy Fruits: edible pecan. Takes 8 to 12 years before they fruit Fall color: fair. Sometimes a deep yellow Culture: fairly adaptable Insect/disease: fall webworm Use: not typically used in highly maintained landscapes
Pin Oak	Quercus palustris	Size: medium to large sized tree (65' tall by 45' wide) Flowers/fruits: not significant. Small acorn Fall color: excellent maroon fall color Culture: fairly adaptable to most soils except high pH (Iron chlorosis) Disease/insect: none significant Use: street tree. Shade tree Red oak group (lobes pointed) Likely confused with Q. coccinea (Scarlet Oak) and Q. shumardii (Shumard Oak) in trade
Purpleleaf Plum	Prunus cerasifera 'Atropurpurea'	Size: small sized tree (15' tall by 10' wide) Flowers: very attractive. Light pink spring (March) flowers Fruit: not significant Fall color: none; deep purple foliage all season Culture: full sun. Demands adequate moisture and good soil in Arkansas. Summer heat is rough on this plant. Best suited in Northwest Arkansas Disease/insect: canker if stressed Use: small specimen shrub/tree Cultivar: 'Krauter Vesuvius'
Red Buckeye	Aesculus pavia	Size: large shrub or small tree (12' tall by 12' wide) Flowers & fruits: showy terminal red flowers in April. Buckeye fruit Fall color: none Culture: partial shade. Rich, moist soils Use: understory plant, good for woodland gardens Native to Arkansas woodlands
Red Maple	Acer rubrum	Size: medium sized shade tree (60'); fast growing Flowers & fruits: although small, add distinctive red color to landscape in early spring Fall color: variable (reason for cultivars) but excellent; typically red Culture: tolerant of soil type. Fast growing Uses: street tree, lawn shade tree Cultivars include: 'October Glory', 'Red Sunset', 'Autumn Flame' Native from Florida to Canada in riverbottoms
Redleaf Japanese Maple	Acer palmatum var. atropurpureum	Size: typically small tree (8' to 15') Flowers & fruits: not significant Fall color: depending on cultivar, can be colorful Culture: avoid windy sites: requires moist soil especially in summer. Typically not well suited to full sun in Arkansas Uses: specimen in landscapes Cultivars: variety atropurpureum is a large group of red foliage forms. Cultivars include: 'Bloodgood', 'Trompenberg'
River Birch	Betula nigra	Size: small sized tree (35' tall by 25' wide) Flowers & fruit: not significant Fall color: yellowish Beautiful exfoliating bark Culture: very adaptable Disease/insect: none significant. Avoid alkaline soils (iron chlorosis) Use: small landscape tree typically selected for attractive bark Cultivars: Heritage™ (salmon white bark), Dura-Heat™ Misc: lowland species, native to Arkansas
Russian-olive *	Elaeagunus angustifolia	Size: small sized tree (20' tall by 25' wide) Flowers: small, yellow, fragrant, not showy Fruit: not significant Fall color: none; Distinctive silver foliage Culture: very tough. Full sun Disease/insect: Verticillium wilt, canker Uses: avoid in landscapes, short-lived, weak wooded, very fast growing