Landscaping with Trees in the Midwest. Scott A. Zanon

or early spring pruning. It is also easier to see what needs to be pruned when leaves are absent. Remember, though, to prune spring-blooming plants right after they flower, not before, or no flowers will exist.

       Staking

      Proper staking is done to prevent the root ball from rocking; it is not intended to prevent the top of the tree from being blown about by the wind. A stable root ball is necessary for good root development. But almost all staking should be removed after one year; many times staking is not even warranted.

List of 65 Desirable Trees

       Deciduous Trees

       1. Acer buergerianum—Trident Maple

       2. Acer griseum—Paperbark Maple

       3. Acer pensylvanicum—Striped Maple; Moosewood; Snake Bark Maple

       4. Acer rubrum—Red Maple; Swamp Maple

       5. Acer saccharum—Sugar Maple; Rock Maple; Hard Maple

       6. Aesculus octandra—Yellow Buckeye

       7. Aesculus parviflora—Bottlebrush Buckeye

       8. Aesculus pavia—Red Buckeye

       9. Amelanchier spp.—Serviceberry; Juneberry; Sarvisberry; Saskatoon; Shadblow; Shadbush

       10. Asimina triloba—Common Pawpaw; Custard Apple

       11. Betula nigra—River Birch

       12. Carpinus betulus—European Hornbeam; Common Hornbeam

       13. Carpinus caroliniana—American Hornbeam; Musclewood; Blue Beech; Ironwood

       14. Cercidiphyllum japonicum—Katsuratree

       15. Cercis canadensis—Eastern Redbud

       16. Chionanthus virginicus—White Fringetree

       17. Cladrastis kentukea—American Yellowwood

       18. Cornus alternifolia—Pagoda Dogwood; Alternate-leaf Dogwood

       19. Cornus florida—Flowering Dogwood

       20. Cornus kousa—Kousa Dogwood; Chinese Dogwood

       21. Cornus mas—Corneliancherry Dogwood

       22. Fagus sylvatica—European Beech

       23. Franklinia alatamaha—Franklinia; Franklin Tree