OUR TREES
Tree species selection is subject to guidelines and subject to change, dependent on availability. Tree requirements and maintenance for all newly planted trees can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
SHADEMASTER HONEYLOCUST
Gleditsia triacanthos var. Shademaster
A lacey tree that does not become too dense and therefore allows the sun to filter through. Mature height is 30-50 feet with a comparable spread. The compound leaves originate on smooth, reddish to greenish zig-zag stems. This tree is adaptable to air pollution and tolerant of road salt.
GLENLEVEN LINDEN
Tilia flavescens ‘Glenleven’
This variety is a hybrid between an American and a Little Leaf Linden. It is a fast-growing tree with an extremely straight trunk and cone shape foliage. This tree has bright, green, heart shaped leaves that turn yellow in the fall. It has a faster growth rate than other Lindens and provides moderate shade. During the summer months, small fragrant flowers appear that persist for some time.
BUR OAK
Quercus macrocarpa
The Bur Oak is adaptable to various soils and it does well in the alkaline soils prevalent to the Cheyenne area. The leaf has a dark green luster above, with a light greenish or greyish, somewhat hairy surface below. The dark grey bark is very corky and deeply ridged; even on the young trees it appears old. The fruit is a solitary nut that is halfway enclosed on the top end, in a cup-like structure. This tree is slow growing but produces significant shade at maturity.
PLAINS STRAIGHT COTTONWOOD
Populus sargentii ‘Jeronimus’
This tree is native in streambeds and lake banks and has become a popular and historical tree in Cheyenne. It is one of the largest trees in this area, growing 60 to 80 feet tall at maturity. It has a pyramidal shape that turns into a broad, rounded canopy with rich, green, triangular shaped leaves that turn yellow in the fall. The flowers appear in the spring and are long, thin, downy, and hang off the branches.
PRINCETON AMERICAN ELM
Ulmus americana ‘Princeton’
This elm has slightly arched branches that give it a finer texture than other elm trees. It has serrated dark green leaves that take on a yellow color in the fall. Small, green flowers appear in the spring that will produce tiny seeds surrounded by a flattened oval-shaped papery wing. Generally, matures to around 40-50 feet tall.
SENSATION BOXELDER
Acer negundo
Small and pyramidal in shape when young changing to an elliptical shape at maturity. Leaves are multi-colored reddish- orange turning green in the summer months. The flowers are small and white during the summer.
THORNLESS COCKSPUR HAWTHORN
Crataegus crus-galli var. inermis
This tree has a rounded crown, straight trunk and wide spreading branches. It is a tall tree, sometimes reaching a height of 100 feet. The leaves are a bright, shiny green in the summer months and become golden in the fall. These trees have dense foliage, are fast growing, and are tolerant of many soils and urban environments.
HOT WINGS TATARIAN MAPLE
Acer negundo
Small ornamental tree with vibrant red samara, wing shaped, seeds that contrast beautifully with its bright green foliage throughout the summer months. In the spring the tree develops clusters of yellow- white flowers. In the fall the outer leaves turn orange-red and the inner leaves turn a bright yellow color.
EMERALD QUEEN NORWAY MAPLE
Acer platanoides ‘Emerald Queen’
This tree has a rounded crown, straight trunk and wide spreading branches. It is a tall tree, sometimes reaching a height of 100 feet. The leaves are a bright, shiny green in the summer months and become golden in the fall. These trees have dense foliage, are fast growing, and are tolerant of many soils and urban environments.
FORT MCNAIR RED HORSE CHESTNUT
Aesculus carnea
Small hybrid tree that can grow up to 40 feet tall. Its canopy is oval- rounded in shape with bright green palmate leaves. In the spring, it produces very attractive pinkish-red flowers with yellow throats.
CHANTICLEER CALLERY PEAR
Pyrus calleryana ‘Chanticleer’
Upright-branched ornamental tree that can grow up to 30 feet. Its canopy is pyramidal-oval in shape and has dark green, glossy foliage. The leaves will turn an attractive reddish-purple to red- bronze in the fall. Bright white flowers clusters appear in the spring.