Shade Trees

Ornamental & Shade Trees

These trees provide beauty, structure, and cooling shade, creating a welcoming and picturesque outdoor environment.

Everyone enjoys the beauty a tree provides. In fact, deciduous trees are the basic element for any landscape plan. They can create shady conditions for planting flowers or act as the focal point within a specific area of the garden. But the wrong tree or one planted in the wrong spot can actually detract from the overall landscape.

A tree is a long-term investment; don't risk losing 5 to 10 years of precious tree growing time by selecting the wrong tree! The University of Illinois Extension has created a Web site titled "Selecting Trees for Your Home" where homeowners can learn about the various types of trees and their individual characteristics. But the best way to make wise choices is to let the professional design staff at Reds help you decide where a tree is needed and what that tree should do to enhance your landscape. Then let us help you select a species that will meet your requirements for shade, beauty, color, and protection from harsh winds.

Our Plant List includes the scientific (Latin) names of ornamental and shade trees we commonly carry. Click the name of each plant for a listing of varieties within each genus.


While these plants will all be available at some point, we cannot guarantee that they will be in stock on any given day. So if you're looking for something specific, please call ahead or email us for current availability.

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Trees really are green!

According to computer models created by the U.S. Department of Energy, carefully positioned trees can save up to 25% of a household's energy consumption for heating and cooling, They estimate that the proper placement of only three trees would save an average household between $100 and $250 in energy costs annually.


Deciduous trees are preferable to evergreens when it comes to increasing the energy efficiency of your home. The leafy canopy shades your home in the heat of the summer, but when the leaves fall, warming sunlight is able to reach your walls and windows unhindered.

Shade Trees: Plant List

  • Acer - Maple

    • Autumn Blaze Maple
    • Marmo Freeman Maple
    • Carnival Variegated Hedge Maple
    • Paper Bark Maple
    • Gingerbread Paper BarkMaple
    • Morton State Street Maple
    • Adrian's Compact Japanese Maple
    • Bloodgood Japanese Maple
    • Butterfly Japanese Maple
    • Crimson Prince Japanese Maple
    • Emperor I Japanese Maple
    • Firstglow Japanese Maple
    • Hub's Red Willow Japanese Maple
    • Kamagata Japanese Maple
    • Katsura Japanese Maple
    • Koto No Ito Japanese Maple
    • Mikawa Yatsubusa Japanese Maple
    • Red Emperor Japanese Maple
    • Rhode Island Red Japanese Maple
    • Ruby Stars Japanese Maple
    • Ryusen Weeping Japanese Maple
    • Seiryu Japanese Maple
    • Shaina Japanese Maple
    • Sharps Pygmy Japanese Maple
    • Skeeter's Broom Japanese Maple
    • Trompenburg Japanese Maple
    • Twombley's Red Sentinel Japanese Maple
    • Floating Cloud Japanese Maple
    • Crimson Queen Japanese Maple
    • Inaba Shidare Japanese Maple
    • Orangeola Japanese Maple
    • Orange Flame Japanese Maple
    • Red Dragon Laceleaf Japanese Maple
    • Suminagashi Laceleaf Japanese Maple
    • Tamukeyama Laceleaf Japanese Maple
    • Viridis Laceleaf Japanese Maple
    • Waterfall Laceleaf Japanese Maple
    • Crimson King Maple
    • Crimson Sentry Maple
    • Final Fire Maple
    • Northwind Korean Maple
    • Red Sunset Maple
    • Redpoint Maple
    • Commemoration Sugar Maple
    • Green Mountain Sugar Maple
    • Golden Full Moon Maple
    • Autumn Moon Full Moon Maple
    • Moonrise Fullmoon Maple

  • Aesculus - Horsechestnut

    Fort McNair Chestnut

  • Alnus - Alder

    European Alder

  • Amelanchier - Serviceberry

    Autumn Brilliance Serviceberry

  • Betula - Birch

    • Heritage River Birch
    • Little King River Birch
    • Shiloh Splash River Birch
    • Renaissance Oasis Paper Birch
    • Royal Frost Birch
    • Parkland Pillar Birch
    • Whitespire Birch
    • White Satin Birch

  • Carpinus - Hornbeam

    • Columner European Hornbeam
    • Frans Fontaine European Hornbeam

  • Celtis - Hackberry

    Common Hackberry

  • Cercidyphyllum

    Katsura Tree

  • Cercis - Redbud

    • Eastern Redbud
    • Whitebud
    • Lavender Twist Weeping Redbud
    • Ace of Hearts Redbud
    • Ruby Falls
    • The Rising Sun

  • Cornus - Dogwood

    • Cherokee Brave Flowering Dogwood
    • Cherokee Chief Flowering Dogwood
    • Cloud Nine Flowering Dogwood
    • Cherokee Princess Flowering Dogwood
    • Chinese Dogwood
    • Champions Gold Chinese Dogwood
    • Samaritan Chinese Dogwood
    • Venus Flowering Dogwood
    • Golden Glory & Cherry Dogwood
    • Variegated Cornelian Cherry Dogwood

  • Fagus - Beech

    • Coppertina Beech
    • Dawyck Gold Beech
    • Dawyck Purple Beech
    • Purple Fountain Beech
    • Red Obelisk Purple Beech
    • Rivers Purple Beech
    • Tri Color Beech
    • Spaeth Beech

  • Ginko

    • Autumn Gold Ginko
    • Chi Chi Ginko
    • Jade Butterflies Ginko
    • Princeton Sentry Ginko
    • Royal Knight Ginko
    • Saratoga Sentry Ginko

  • Gleditsia - Locust

    • Sunburst Honeylocust
    • Skyline Honeylocust

  • Gymnocladus

    Espresso Kentucky Coffee Tree

  • Hamamelis - Witchhazel

    • Vernal & Common Witchhazel
    • Carmine Red Witchhazel
    • Arnold's Promise Witchhazel

  • Liriodendron - Tuliptree

    • Tuliptree Magnolia
    • Emerald City Tuliptree Magnolia

  • Magnolia

    Butterflies

    Galaxy

    Leonard Messil

    Little Girls series

    -Anne

    -Betty

    -Jane

    -Ricki

    Saucer

    -Saucer

    -Alexandrina

    Star

    -Royal Star

    -Centennial Blush

    Sunsation

  • Malus - Crabapple

    • Coral Burst Crab
    • Donald Wyman Crab
    • Harvest Gold Crab
    • Lollipop Crab
    • Pink Sparkles Crab
    • Prairie Fire Crab
    • Red Jewel Crab
    • Royal Raindrops Crab
    • Sargent Crab
    • Tina Crab

  • Platanus

    Exclamation London Planetree

  • Prunus

    • Pink Cascade Weeping Cherry
    • Krauter Vesuvius Plum
    • Newport Plum
    • Pink Flair Flowering Cherry
    • Pink Snow Showers Weeping Cherry
    • Snow Fountains Weeping Cherry
    • Kwanzan Cherry
    • Weeping Pink Infusion Double Cherry

  • Pyrus - Pear

    • Bradford Pear
    • Chanticleer Pear

  • Quercus - Oak

    • Swamp White Oak
    • Regal Prince Oak
    • Burr Oak
    • Green Pillar Pin Oak
    • Skinny Genes Oak
    • Northern Red Oak

  • Robinia - Black Locust

    Purple Robe Black Locust

  • Syringa - Lilac

    Japanese Tree Lilac

  • Taxodium - Bald Cypress

    • Bald Cypress
    • Shawnee Brave Bald Cypress

  • Tilia - Linden

    • Greenspire Little Leaf Linden
    • Redmond American Linden

  • Ulmus - Elm

    • Dynasty Elm
    • Accolade Elm

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