Landscape Trees By Common Name T-Z

Common Name	Scientific Name	Comments
Thornless Common Honeylocust	Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis	Size: medium-large tree (60' tall by 60' wide). Very fast growing Flowers: not significant Fruit: 12" long, twisted pod. Messy. You do not want a female honeylocust Fall color: nice yellow Culture: very adaptable Use: street tree. Lawn tree for light shade Cultivars: ('Shademaster'; 'Moraine', 'Sunburst') are fruitless (males) and thornless (var. inermis)
Tuliptree; Tulip-poplar	Liriodendron tulipifera	Size: large shade tree (75' tall by 45' wide); taller than wide. Very fast growing Flowers: unique 'tulip' flowers in May/June Fruit: not significant and somewhat messy Fall color: clear yellow Culture: very adaptable Use: shade tree, woodland
Washington Hawthorn	Crataegus phaenopyrum	Size: small sized tree (20' tall by 12' wide) Flowers: attractive white flowers April Fruit: showy red fruits in fall and winter Fall color: maroon fall color Culture: full sun. Adaptable to soils Disease/insect: cedar apple rust (Less susceptible to rust than other hawthorns, but still a concern) Uses: specimen More common in Northwest Arkansas
Water Oak	Quercus Nigra	Size: medium to large sized tree (60' tall by 60' wide) Flowers/fruits: not significant Fall color: no fall color; semi-evergreen. Distinctive leaf shape Culture: adaptable to soils Disease/insect: none significant Use: shade tree Red oak group
Weeping Higan Cherry	Prunus subhirtella 'Pendula'	Size: small sized tree (18' tall by 18' wide); weeping Flowers: beautiful early spring flowers; light pink Fruit: not significant. Pea-sized, red Fall color: none Culture: full sun. Best if rich, moist soil Use: fabulous weeping specimen
Weeping White Mulberry	Morus alba 'Pendula'	Size: small, specimen tree Flowers/fruit: not significant. Typically a male form so no problem with messy fruits Fall color: none Culture: very adaptable to soil. Full sun Disease/insect: none significant Use: specimen Cultivars: 'Chaparral', 'Pendula'
Weeping Willow	Salix alba 'Tristis'	Size: Cascading habit; 30' tall by 35' wide Flowers/fruits: not significant Fall color: none Culture: loves wet soils, however tolerates dry soils Disease/insect: none serious Use: Useful near ponds, streams; Do not plant near septic lines; Short-lived
White Ash	Fraximus americana	Size: medium to large-sized tree (65' tall by 65' wide) Flowers/fruits: not significant Fall color: nice purple fall color Culture: very adaptable to soils Disease/insect: none serious Uses: shade tree, very fast growing, favored over green ash Cultivars: 'Autumn Purple', 'Royal Purple'
White Oak	Quercus alba	Size: large size tree (75' tall by 55' wide) Flowers/fruits: not significant Fall color: exceptional maroon fall color Culture: probably best in rich, deep soils Disease/insect: none significant Use: excellent, large, shade tree White oak group (rounded leaf lobes). Acorn germinates in the fall
Willow Oak	Quercus phellos	Size: medium to large sized tree (60' tall by 60' wide) Flowers/fruits: not significant Fall color: fair. Dull orange at best. Narrow willow-like leaves Culture: very adaptable to soils Disease/insect: none significant Use: probably in top three most common shade trees sold in Arkansas Red oak group (bristle tip; acorns ripen in 2 years)
Winged Elm	Ulmus alata	Size: medium sized native tree (45' tall by 45' wide) Flowers/fruits: not significant Fall color: none Culture: very adaptable Disease/insect: none serious Use: rarely planted in maintained landscapes Stems have distinctive corky 'wings' Native tree
Zelkova	Zelkova serrata	Size: small/medium sized tree (30' tall by 25' wide) Flowers/fruits: not significant Fall color: can be deep maroon but rarely see in Arkansas Culture: very adaptable Disease/insect: none Use: street tree, lawn tree Looks very much like an elm Cultivars: 'Green Vase', 'Village Green'