Jeff True, Hurthouse Landschanni Architects and ContractorsBolingbrook, Illinois
Chicago is known for its brutally cold winters and hot, dry summers. “Just a few hours north and south from here is a very different climate,” Jeff True says.
Turn to motherboard. True says hardwood stem trees can submit time extremes and are often his starting points. They include several maples, such as red maple (Acer Red, Zone 3 to 9), Maple Sugar (A. Synthetic, Zone 3 to 8; Shown here), Silver Maple (A. Saharinum, Zones 3 to 9) and Freeman Javor (A. k. Freemaniiizones 5 to 8).
Native white oak (Quercus Alba, Zone 3 to 9), which is the state tree of Illinois, also tried and true favorite, as well as wetland white oak (Q. Bicolorzone 3 to 8), temple oak on chinkuapin (MR. WHITING: Q. MuehlenbergiZone 5 to 7) and a hickory jack (Caria ovatazones 4 to 8). “Personal I love Kentucky Coffeeeeeeeee (Gimnocladus Dioicus, Zone 3 to 8) and Hackberry (Celtis West, Zone 2 to 9), “True says.
He adds that the new ELM varieties resistant to the Dutch disease of Elm, such as Triumph Elm (Divan “Morton Glossi”, Zone 4 to 7), is growing rapidly, allowing them to quickly fill spaces.
8 reasons to plant a big tree
Chicago is known for its brutally cold winters and hot, dry summers. “Just a few hours north and south from here is a very different climate,” Jeff True says.
Turn to motherboard. True says hardwood stem trees can submit time extremes and are often his starting points. They include several maples, such as red maple (Acer Red, Zone 3 to 9), Maple Sugar (A. Synthetic, Zone 3 to 8; Shown here), Silver Maple (A. Saharinum, Zones 3 to 9) and Freeman Javor (A. k. Freemaniiizones 5 to 8).
Native white oak (Quercus Alba, Zone 3 to 9), which is the state tree of Illinois, also tried and true favorite, as well as wetland white oak (Q. Bicolorzone 3 to 8), temple oak on chinkuapin (MR. WHITING: Q. MuehlenbergiZone 5 to 7) and a hickory jack (Caria ovatazones 4 to 8). “Personal I love Kentucky Coffeeeeeeeee (Gimnocladus Dioicus, Zone 3 to 8) and Hackberry (Celtis West, Zone 2 to 9), “True says.
He adds that the new ELM varieties resistant to the Dutch disease of Elm, such as Triumph Elm (Divan “Morton Glossi”, Zone 4 to 7), is growing rapidly, allowing them to quickly fill spaces.
8 reasons to plant a big tree