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Division o Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources Oklahoma State University

Michael A. SchnelleAssistant ProessorExtension Ornamentals/Floriculture Specialist

Paul J. MitchellProessor

Ornamental Horticulture

Dale M. MaronekProessor and Head

Horticulture and Landscape Architecture Dept.

Director, OBGA

The trees listed in this act sheet should help guidethe homeowner in making inormed plant selections.

Not all o the trees listed in this publication will neces-sarily thrive throughout Oklahoma, nor have all been

listed which could be grown in various locations withinthe state. Also, keep in mind that all trees have inher-

ent problems with various susceptibilities to diseases,insects and environmental stresses. The best policy isto strive or tree diversity in the home landscape. Try

a variety o trees, not only to guarantee survivability oat least most o the plantings but also to increase the

diversity which oten enhances the aesthetic quality o

the landscape.It should be noted that trees pictured are not neces-

sarily the best or only appropriate trees or Oklahoma,nor have they been listed in order o desirability. How-

ever, they have been ound to perorm above averagethroughout many areas o the state, and they are com-

mercially available rom most Oklahoma nurseries andgarden center outlets. Other trees listed below, but not

pictured, may grow equally well in numerous given sitesthroughout the state.

Ten tips or new tree care

1. Dig the planting hole 2-3 times the diametero the treess rootball.

2. Avoid digging the hole too deep since thetree should be planted at its original grade

or slightly higher (1-2 inches above grade). Ithe tree is planted above grade it is important

to cover the edges o the exposed rootballwith soil tapered down to the surrounding soilline.

3. Fill in the planting hole with native soil andtamp lightly.

4. Do not overertilize the new tree. A newlyplanted tree has a very limited capacity or

utilizing ertilizer until it starts to establishitsel.

5. Stake young trees (topheavy or planted in

windy areas) when necessary but allow orsway. Remove all stakes ater the rst season

i possible.6. Avoid overpruning new trees. Leave lower

limbs intact the rst season i possible.7. Keep a 5-6 eet weed- and tur-ree circle

around the tree. Place an organic mulch 1-3

inches deep around the tree.8. Apply at least one inch o water weekly.

9. Wrap young trees as all approaches. Treewraps protect tender bark rom rodent dam-

age and environmental stresses as a resulto temperature fuctuations. One should note

that some young trees benet rom summerwrapping to avoid sunscald.

10. Winter irrigate, when temperatures remain

above reezing or more than a ew days, toavoid dehydration injury.

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Deciduous Trees or Oklahoma

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Other deciduous trees or Oklahoma*

Trees or wet sites

Red maple

River birch

Bald cypress

Willow

Sweetgum

Trees or dicult (droughty) sites

Common hackberryWinterberry

Bur Oak

Soapberry

Chittimwood

Osange orange

Lacebark elm

Desert willow

Fruitless mulberry

Japanese tree lilac

Trees or small sites or large containers (architectural

pottery)

Golden raintree

Amur mapleTatarian maple

Japanese maple

Possumhaw

Oklahoma redbud

Oklahoma Botanical Garden and Arboretum

OBGA

The mission o the Oklahoma Botanical Garden and Arboretum (OBGA) is to serve the people o Oklahoma as

coordinator and developer o educational and scientic activities pertaining to the role, unction, and importance oplants and proper design in their lives. OBGA is an integral part o the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service.

Trees or showy fowers

Saucer magnolia

Star magnolia

Golden raintree

Japanese pagodatree

Japanese tree lilac

Crabapple

Redbud

Flowering dogwood

Trees or showy ruit

Chinese pistache

Soapberry

Hawthorne

Crabapple

Possumhaw

Winterberry

Trees or all color

Chinese pistache

White ash

Ginkgo

White oak

Red oak

Callery pear cultivars

Red maple

Caddo Sugar maple

Tatarian maple

Amur maple

* This is only a partial list o trees suitable or Oklahoma. Some will thrive better than others depending upon conditions and access to supple-mental irrigation and ertilization. It is important to remember that there is no substitute or consulting with a local certied nursery proessionalor his or her advice on species, cultivars and varieties that will grow particularly well in specic Oklahoma locations. The plants listed above aremerely an initial guide in selecting trees or a landscape.

For detailed inormation on a wide variety o trees or Oklahoma, Circular E-897 may be ordered or purchased

at any Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Oce.

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Issued in urtherance o Cooperative Extension work, acts o May 8 and June 30, 1914, in cooperation with the U.S. Department o Agriculture, Robert E. Whitson, Director o Cooperative Ex-tension Service, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma. This publication is printed and issued by Oklahoma State University as authorized by the Vice President, Dean, and Directoro the Division o Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources and has been prepared and distributed at a cost o 20 cents per copy. 0803