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The Crimson King maple is a dense shade tree with wonderful purple foliage. The leaves hold their color well, without fading, from spring through fall. Fall color is typically a deep maroon to reddish bronze.

The Heritage River Birch is commonly found as a multi-stemmed tree, but occasionally it is available in a single-stem form. It is a variety of the river birch known for having nice yellow fall color and bark that exfoliates which reveals tan to salmon pink colored trunks and branches. The Heritage River Birch can be planted as a single accent tree or plant a group of them for a more natural and interesting look.

The Douglas fir is a dense evergreen native to our area. It has a strong pyramidal shape when young and has a tendency to limb itself up as it matures. Its size will be difficult to control in urban landscapes so it is best to have adequate space for this large native tree. Needles are soft and occasionally have a bluish tint.

The Katsura tree is grown as both a single stemmed or multi-stemmed tree. It has rounded heart shaped leaves that emerge in spring with a red to purple tint. As the leaves mature they turn a slightly bluish green. The Katsura has yellow fall color and are known for the sweet sugary scent they emit as fall arrives.

The Autumn Blaze maple has brilliant bright red fall color. It is one of the first trees to go into fall color and one of the longest to hold the fall color. The Autumn Blaze maple is fast growing and does grow to be 50 feet tall and 40 feet wide.

The Emerald Green Arborvitae is one of the most popular and dependable screening trees for our area. They are often planted in rows to create a ‘Natural’ barrier. The Emerald Green is a dense evergreen that maintains its deep green color all year. Because of its columnar growth habit, and limited spread, the Emerald Green is an appropriate selection for small planting spaces.

If planted correctly, Emerald Greens will form a low maintenance solid hedge. The dense and columnar growth habit of Emerald Greens means that they require little maintenance and no pruning. However, Emeralds can easily be sheared back to limit their spread and the tops can be trimmed to create uniform heights. Emerald Greens are often planted on two-foot centers. As with all Big Trees Inc. stock, our Emerald Greens are field grown and are balled and burlapped. Field grown stock is known to be fuller and healthier than container grown stock.

Cultivars of our native tree, the Western Red Cedar, make excellent screening trees and hedges. The excelsa cedar is known to maintain its density and symmetrical form without reaching such an enormous mature size. Most cedar cultivars are also noted for their moderate to fast growth rates. Cedars do tolerate hedging and shearing to maintain their growth and overall size.

The weeping willow is a great selection for adding character to a landscape. Known for its graceful, low sweeping branch structure and unique shape. The weeping willow is commonly found near streams, lakes and wetlands but is adaptable to drier soils as well. The weeping willow has winter interest due to its golden winter stems.

The Austrian Pine is a dependable pine for the Pacific Northwest. It is densely pyramidal when young but matures to be a dome shaped tree with dense spreading branches. Austrian pines can be used as screening trees but they do not tolerate shearing.

The Deodar Cedar has a very graceful habit that can be quite striking in the landscape. It is grown easily in our mild northwest climate. Branches of the Deodar are pendulous and the central leader often droops. It has dense evergreen needles that grow in tufts or whorls on the branches. Needles have a unique bright green to a bluish tint.

The Giant Sequoia is an impressive addition to any landscape. It grows to magnificent heights and gains enormous trunk girth. A large landscape is necessary because size will be difficult to control. The giant sequoia is extremely long lived and is highly regarded as one of the most majestic trees.

Green Giant: is a vigorously growing, pyramidal evergreen with rich green color that remains outstanding throughout hardiness range. It has no serious pest or disease problems and has been widely grown and tested in commercial nursery production. ‘Green Giant‘ is an excellent substitute for Leyland cypress.

A good choice if you simply want a bigger Emerald Green Arborvitae. Maintains its green color all year. Growing in popularity as a substitute for Leyland Cypress. May be pruned. Note that these trees tend to fill-in and become more dense as they get older/taller.

Growth Rate: Rapid, up to 2-3′ a year after established, depending on growing conditions.
Instant Privacy Use: Fast-growing, larger barrier. Avoid power lines, plan for growth.
Light Requirements: Full sun to shade
Instant Privacy Spacing: May be planted as close together as “5′ centers”, meaning the trunks of each tree are 5’apart.
What to Expect the First Year: As with all newly-planted trees, these need to be watered carefully through the first Spring/ Summer

Native to high mountains, from Alaska south through higher Sierra Nevada in California to northern Idaho, Montana. Good for large rock gardens, containers & bonsai.

The Autumn Applause Ash is an oval and tighter form of the White Ash. It has reliable fall color with tones that progress from orange to purple. The Autumn Applause is a seedless variety.

The October Glory maple is a great selection for a fall color accent tree. It has dependable red to deep red fall color.