At Payne’s Nurseries, we divide our trees into three categories: fruit, shade and ornamental so that you can find the information you’re looking for quickly. Of course an ornamental tree can also offer shade and a shade tree can be ornamental.
We consider the fastest growing shade trees to be Cottonwood, Willow and Silver Maple.
Deciduous Trees
Fruit Trees: Apple, Apricot, Cherry, Peach, Pear, Plum
Deciduous trees lose their leaves in winter.
Ornamental Trees: Aspen, Crabapple, Locust, Ornamental Pear, Poplar
Shade Trees: Ash, Birch, Catalpa, Cottonwood, Elm, Golden Rain, Hackberry, Hawthorne, Honeylocust, Linden, Maple, Mimosa, Oak, Olive, Redwood
Conifer or “evergreen” trees are green year round.
Evergreen (Conifer) Trees
Cedar
Cypress
Fir
Juniper
Pine
Spruce
Live Christmas Trees