Gerry's Tree and Shrub Nursery

We have a wide assortment of trees that will spruce up your property. To detrmine ones best suited for your location, check the references below.

• Hardiness Zone Map
• List of Salt Tolerant Trees & Shrubs

American Mountain Ash - Sorbus Americana, Zone 3
	This smooth-barked tree reaches a height of 20 feet with a trunk 14 inches in diameter. The leaves resemble those of the sumac, consisting of from 11 to 17 lance-shaped, pointed leaflets about 1 1/4 to 4 inches long. When young they are slightly hairy, both sides soon becoming smooth. The white flowers are borne from May to June in dense clusters measuring from 3 to 6 inches across. The flowers are followed later in the season by large, dense, showy clusters of bright-red berries about the size of peas, which give the tree a brilliant appearance.
Height Spread Light Soil	20 feet 10 feet Full sun/light shade Moist/well drained
Amur Cork Tree - Phellodenron amurense, Zone 3
	Cork Trees are natives of eastern Asia. They have short trunks and wide spreading crowns. P. amurense (Amur Cork Tree) grows 30 to 40 feet high. It has deeply ridged, corky bark and dark green, compound leaves growing 9 to 15 inches long and consisting of 5 to 13 leaflets. Its foliage turns yellow in the fall. Small, inconspicuous, greenish-yellow male and female flowers are produced on separate trees. Clusters of black berries follow the flowers on the female trees and persist on the branches late into the fall and winter. When crushed, the berries and leaves have a turpentine-like scent. The Amur Cork Tree is easy to grow and pest resistant. It is great for growing in cities and along streets. The wood and roots of the Cork Tree are yellow and bitter.
Height Spread Light Soil	40 feet 40/60 feet Full sun Rich/well drained
Austrian Pine - Pinus Nigra, Zone 3
	Fast growing, Christmas tree or city tree. The Austrian Pine, (Pinus Nigra), is a densely branched tree producing long dark needles. This pine is a vigorous tree that thrives well in cities. It is ideal for windbreak or individual yard planting. Very hardy and does well in a variety of soil types. Grows fast. The spreading branches of a young tree form a pyramidal outline, but in old age, it sometimes achieves a picturesque flat-topped head. It can be sheared to make attractive Christmas trees. Should reach 5 ft. in 6-7 yrs., starting with a 2-yr. seedling. Full sun, ordinary to poor soil. Does equally well in limestone or acidic soil. Can take dry, rocky, windy conditions. Also good for thick screen or windbreak. For screen, space 6 feet apart. Good timber tree.
Height Spread Light Soil	60/100 feet 40 feet Full sun Moist/well drained
Big Tooth Maple - Acer grandidentatum, Zone 4
	The Big Tooth maple is closely related to the eastern sugar maple. As with that tree, the sap can be boiled down to make syrup or sugar. However this is a smaller tree, so it is not very economical to do this. At maturity these trees average about 35 ft tall, with a trunk of about 9 inches in diameter. The leaves are about 4 inches across. In the fall, they turn brilliant shades of red and orange.
Height Spread Light Soil	40 feet 20/30 feet Full sun Well drained/light
Black Locust - Robinia pseudoacacia, Zone 4
	Black Locust trees grow naturally on a wide range of sites but do best on rich moist limestone soils. Black locust is not a commercial timber species but is useful for many other purposes. This deciduous tree is a nitrogen fixer and has rapid juvenile growth. It is widely planted as an ornamental, for shelterbelts, and for land reclamation. This fast growing Locust tree is suitable for fuel wood and pulp and provides cover for wildlife, browse for deer, and cavities for birds. It is a very thorny tree, which can attain a height of 70-80 feet and can have a diameter of 2-3 feet. The flowers are white, fragrant, and hang in clusters. The individual leaves are small and egg-shaped.
Height Spread Light Soil	40/80 feet 25/30 feet Full sun/partial shade Moist soils
Black Walnut - Juglans nigra, Zone 4
	The Black Walnut tree, Juglans nigra, is prized for its wood and shade. Black Walnut trees are a large, moderately growing, majestic tree. This deciduous tree makes a wonderful shade tree, and when planted for a wood plantation, makes a great long-term investment. This tree has moderate water requirements and is tolerant to drought. It has massive, upright spreading, open branches. The nuts are large and plump and crack out of the shell easily.
Height Spread Light Soil	40/60 feet 40/60 feet Full sun/light shade Moist/well drained
Butternut - Juglans cinerea, Zone 3
	The Butternut, usually called False Walnut or White Walnut in the North, is a slightly smaller tree than the Black Walnut, though in both the highlands and lowlands where it attains its best development it can be used as a wonderful accent to your property or as an adjunct tree to Black Walnut trees. The Butternut is not affected by the toxins in the Black Walnut that inhibit the growth of other plants in proximity to the Black Walnuts. A spectacular tree with wonderful, rapid bearing fruit that produces, even after subzero freezes.
Height Spread Light Soil	40/60 feet 40/50 feet Full sun Moist/well drained
Chokecherry - Prunus virginiana, Zone 3
	Chokecherry is a perennial that bears masses of white flowers in long clusters in the spring. Small ripe cherries range in color from purple to black. Leaves are dark green and glossy. It is native to North America, with a range stretching from the Yukon to New Mexico and from B.C. to Newfoundland. Chokecherries today are used most commonly in concentrates, jellies, syrups, sauces, juices, jams, and wine. As a shrub, it is developing popularity in the prairies as part of a multi-row shelterbelt, as an ornamental and for use in wildlife habitat improvement plantings. Excellent wildlife food. Moderate to rapid growth rate.
Height Spread Light Soil	20/30 feet 20 feet Full sun Moist/well drained
Colorado Spruce - Picea Pungens Glauca, Zone 2
	Colorado Spruce can be used for ornamental, yard, or estate tree plantings. It is also used in windbreaks or group plantings. For a screen or windbreak, space 6 ft. apart. Identifying Characters: The bluish color of the needles, and the heavy scaling of the bark are characteristic of the species. Likes ordinary soil, average moisture, full or half day sun. Does not like wet soil.
Height Spread Light Soil	35/60 feet 10/20 feet Full sun Any
Eastern White Pine - Pinus Strobus, Zone 3
	The largest northeastern conifer, a magnificent evergreen tree with straight trunk and crown of horizontal branches, 1 row added a year, becoming broad and irregular. Height: 100, formerly 150' or more. Diameter: 3-4' or more. Needles: evergreen; 2 1/2-5" long, 5 in bundle; slender; blue-green. Bark: gray; smooth becoming rough; thick and deeply furrowed into narrow scaly ridges. Cones: 4-8" long; narrowly cylindrical; yellow-brown; long-stalked; cone-scales thin, rounded, flat.
Height Spread Light Soil	100 feet 25/30 feet Full sun Sandy/well drained
European Beech - Fagus sylvatica, Zone 4
	Beech trees are attractive throughout the year. In early spring their red, pointed buds open to reveal bright green leaves, which darken through June and July. These majestic trees often retain their leaves long after they have turned from green to brown, and beech hedges are therefore quite popular. Beech trees can reach a spread of 30 meters and are usually rather taller than their spread. This beech tree is grown from the cultivar Purple Leaf European Beech Fagus sylvatica 'purpurea' and may have purple leaves throughout the summer.
Height Spread Light Soil	60/90 feet 50/60 feet Full sun All soils
European Larch - Larix deciduas, Zone 2
	Although it looks like a needled evergreen in summer, European larch is a deciduous conifer. It is a large tree that will grow to 60-100 tall with a pyramidal shape, horizontal branching and drooping branchlets. Shape becomes broader and more irregular with age. It is perhaps best noted for its soft green foliage that turns golden yellow in fall before dropping. Needles (to 1.5 long) appear in tuft-like clusters. Erect reddish brown cones (to 1.25) are covered with brown hairs. Bark on mature trees is scaly, furrowed and reddish-brown. This is an important timber tree in Europe. It is native to cool mountainous regions from the Alps to the Carpathians.
Height Spread Light Soil	60/75 feet 30 feet Full sun Moist/well drained
European Mountain Ash - Sorbus aucuparia, Zone 3
	European Mountain Ash is frequently planted for its showy clusters of white flowers in spring followed by an excellent display of fruit that develop in tight clusters 4-5" wide. Individual fruits are about 3/8" in diameter. Fruits start maturing in August and hang on through October. Mature fruit color is usually bright orange with selected cultivars ranging from pink to red. Leaves are pinnately compound. Tree form is oval broadening to round headed with age. Plant is more vigorous in growth that the native species, Sorbus americana, S. decora.
Height Spread Light Soil	20/25 feet 20/25 feet Full sun Rich loam/well drained
Evan's Cherry - Prunus cerasus, Zone 2
	The 'Evans' Cherry is a self-pollinating, sour cherry discovered in Alberta. It produces huge harvests of red, sweet-tart fruit in late July/early August. The fruit is excellent for fresh eating, pies and winemaking. These cherries are not heavy feeders and really do not want a lot of fussing. They prefer heavy or sandy soils. If you are growing them in rich soil, underseed them to grass.
Height Spread Light Soil	15/18 feet 10/20 feet Full sun Rich loam/well drained
Golden Chain Tree - Laburnum anagyroides, Zone 4
	A favorite flowering tree with long hanging 10-inch bright yellow flower panicles. Fast growing with immense visual impact when in bloom.
Height Spread Light Soil	25 feet 25 feet Full sun/light shade Well drained
Green Ash - Fraxinus Pennsylvanica, Zone 2
	Fraxinus pennsylvanica or green ash is a fast growing shade tree that is adaptable to most sites. It has been used as a street tree, for parks, and adapts to just about any other area. It has moderate water requirements and has a moderate tolerance for salt and alkali soils.
Height Spread Light Soil	50 feet 25 feet Full sun All soils
Hansen's Bush Cherry - Prunus besseyi, Zone 3
	Hansen's Bush Cherry (Prunus besseyi) is one of the hardiest of deciduous shrubs, growing to 3 to 8 feet with a rounded form. Preferring full sun, it adapts to heat and can be used in hot, dry areas of the landscape. This shrub is also cold tolerant and hardy to zone 3. Well-drained soil is preferable, but it will adapt to most soils, including clay. Supplemental water needs are low to none. Sweet edible fruit suitable for home use. Good white flowered ornamental. Widely planted in rural areas for wildlife food and habitat. Glossy green leaves.
Height Spread Light Soil	6/7 feet 5/6 feet Full sun/light shade Moist
Honey Locust - Gleditsia triacanthos, Zone 4
	Honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos), also called sweet-locust or thorny-locust, is a moderately fast growing tree commonly found on moist bottom lands or limestone soils. Because it has proven very hardy and tolerant of drought and salinity, it is widely planted for windbreaks and soil erosion control. The wood is dense, hard, and durable but used only locally. Honey locust pods are sweet and eaten by livestock and wildlife. The tree is relatively short lived, reaching the age of 125 years.
Height Spread Light Soil	30/70 feet 30/50 feet Full sun Moist/well drained
Horse Chestnut - Aesculu Hippocastanum, Zone 3
	The Horse Chestnut grows to about 25-30 m high, with a large, rounded shape, and the trunk is thick and usually short. It's used widely in our Beyond region as a shade tree in parks and village squares The fruit of the horse chestnut is a spiny, green sphere about 4 cm diameter. When it ripens, the thick green husk splits to reveal one or more smooth brown nuts.
Height Spread Light Soil	70 feet 50 feet Full sun Moist/well drained
Japanese Black Pine - Pinus Thunbergii, Zone 4
	An excellent, small, irregularly shaped Pine. It is exceptionally tolerant to salt spray and soil salt. It is frequently used as a windbreak in coastal regions. The size and shape of Japanese Black Pine is variable reaching a height of 25 feet and a spread of 20 to 35 feet. The exceptionally dark green, five to seven-inch-long twisted needles are borne in groups of two. Although trees may or may not have a central leader prune to develop one if the tree will be grown to a large size. Branches are held horizontally in a picturesque silhouette and sometimes can outgrow the central leader forming an attractive multistemmed specimen tree. It is probably best used in this.
Height Spread Light Soil	30 feet 20 feet Full sun Well drained
Japanese Larch - Larix kaempferi, Zone 4
	This conifer has a soft, gentle look and in fact the needles are soft. In fall they turn gentle, golden yellow for many weeks. Japanese larch has darker green needles than the native and its gorgeous brown bark has exfoliating flakes with age. Easy to grow in any average to damp soil, it forms a lacy tree to 70 feet. Excellent for screening or specimen use. The autumn color is splendid. Many people prefer the long lived color of this species to broad leaved trees because of the stunning color and the duration that it lasts. One of the first to change, and one of the last to lose the fall coloration.
Height Spread Light Soil	70 feet 20 feet Full sun Moist/well drained
Japanese Red Pine - Pinus densiflora, Zone 4
	Long showy bright blue-green needles. Irregular crooked growth habit and orange-red peeling bark make this an interesting and picturesque specimen tree. It may form two or more trunks. Widely used as a bonsai tree. When choosing a location, keep in mind that the Japanese Red Pine has a slow growth rate. Grows up to 50 feet in height and 50 feet in spread.
Height Spread Light Soil	50 feet 50 feet Full sun Well drained
Norway Maple - Acer platanoides, Zone 3
	Introduced as a street tree because it is a good shade tree and is relatively free from insect pests and disease. Shade-tolerant and moderately long-lived. It is a medium sized tree reaching 12-18 meters tall. Native across Europe from Norway to Turkey and in western Asia; introduced to Canada.
Height Spread Light Soil	40/50 feet 35/40 feet Full sun All soils
Norway Spruce - Picea Abies, Zone 2
	Norway Spruce is one of the fastest growing of all the spruces. As the tree grows older, the side branches become horizontal, turning upward at the tip. Secondary branches hang downward from the main branches, giving the tree a graceful appearance. One of the best conifers for shelters and windbreaks, as its branches grow densely into one another. For planting a windbreak, these trees should be planted 6 ft. apart. Branches droop gracefully as tree matures, making this a very attractive ornamental.
Height Spread Light Soil	150 feet 25/30 feet Full sun All soils
Paper Birch - Betula papyrifera, Zone 2
	Grows to 80-100. Creamy white trunk makes this a beautiful ornamental. Bark peels off in papery layers. Gorgeous golden fall color. Also known as canoe birch.
Height Spread Light Soil	50/70 feet 25/40 feet Full sun/light shade All soils/well drained
Radiant Crabapple - Malus radiant, Zone 4
	Flowering Crab Malus 'Radiant' Red-purple foliage turns bronze-green in summer. Medium pink blossoms in spring. Bright red ornamental fruit over winter. Very hardy. Height 5m, Spread 4m.
Height Spread Light Soil	15/18 feet 12/15 feet Full sun Moist/well drained
Red Cedar - Juniperus virginiana, Zone 3
	The Eastern Red Cedar, Juniperus Virginiana, is a small to medium-sized aromatic evergreen tree. Typically, the trunk is straight and the tree has a pointed, dense, conical crown that may be varied or irregular, depending on ecotype or competing vegetation. The fruit, or cone, is berrylike and dark blue. Birds devour the fruit. Eastern Red Cedar trees can grow on a variety of soils. Its deep roots and small leaf surface make it very drought resistant. It is the primary species in most windbreaks. The wood of the Red Cedar is fragrant and is used extensively for furniture. The foliage is bright green to dark green.
Height Spread Light Soil	30/60 feet 8/25 feet Full sun/partial shade Widely adaptable
Red Maple - Acer Rubrum, Zone 3
	Red Maple's brilliant red, orange, or sometimes yellow leaves are usually 3-lobed and 6-13 cm (2.5-5") long; the lobes are often pointed rather than blunt. The leaves match those of Sugar Maple for fall brilliance, but since Red Maples are generally smaller trees and tend to be scattered in the forest rather than in pure stands, they rarely dominate the fall color pattern of a given area. With a range from Newfoundland to southern Florida, Red Maples have had to adapt to more different seasonal light and temperature cycles than any other eastern tree.
Height Spread Light Soil	40 feet 40 feet Full sun/partial shade All soils
Red Oak - Quercus borealis, Zone 4
	The Northern Red Oak tree, Quercus borealis, is known for its strength and brilliant fall color. Northern Red Oak trees are used as a specimen tree and also for wildlife. It has moderate water requirements and has a moderate tolerance to salt and alkali soils. The form of this tree is rounded and the ascending, usually massive branches tend to branch low to the ground. Fall colors are from yellow-brown to russet-red and bright red. New leaves have a reddish tinge in the spring. Commercially valuable wood. They will bear acorns in 10-12 years. Does best in well-drained soils. A very widely planted tree.
Height Spread Light Soil	50/60 feet 50/60 feet Full sun Widely adaptable
Red Pine - Pinus resinosa, Zone 2
	The Red Pine more commonly known as Norway Pine is a sturdy and majestic tree, of long life, free from disease and insect attach. It has been planted quite widely for both erosion control and water conservation, and some for farmstead windbreaks. When growing under natural conditions, the red pine reaches a height of 90 to 100 feet and a diameter of 30 to 40 inches, with a tall, straight, clean trunk and an open, rounded picturesque crown. The tree gets its name from the bright orange-colored or reddish bark, which divides into large plates as the tree matures.
Height Spread Light Soil	50/80 feet 30 feet Full sun Sandy/well drained
Sargent's Crabapple - Malus sargentii, Zone 4
	The Sargent's Crabapple tree is a dwarf flowering tree that flowers profusely in early spring with pink to white scented blossoms. Excellent for wildlife because of its edible dark red berries. Summer foliage is a dark green color. It is used as a specimen or patio tree. This deciduous tree has moderate water requirements and a moderate tolerance to salt and alkali. One of the smallest crabapples, it is a mounded, wide spreading tree, (wider than high), with disordered branching and frequent cross branching. Flowers are white, red when bud is opening. The fruit is bright red. This crabapple has the smallest leaves of all the crabs. Sargent?s Crabapple trees are know for their stunning flowers.
Height Spread Light Soil	10/15 feet 10/18 feet Full sun Any soil
Saskatoon - Amelancher, Zone 3
	The Saskatoon is a shrubby member of the Rose family. It is closely related to the apple, hawthorn and mountain ash. The fruit of the Saskatoon is not actually a berry, but in essence, a tiny apple. The Saskatoon is an extremely variable species. It ranges from a low and spreading to erect and slender shrub or small tree. It is capable of tolerating wide ranges of soil pH and texture. It is also very cold hardy, although it is susceptible to damage from late spring frosts. The Saskatoon is self-fruitful, but supplementary pollination does increase fruit set. Saskatoons begin to bear fruit when 3-4 years old, and produce significant yields at 7-8 years of age.
Height Spread Light Soil	15 feet 10 feet Full sun/light shade Most soils/moist
Scotch Pine - Pinus Sylvestris, Zone 2
	Scotch pine is an introduced species that has been widely planted for the purpose of producing Christmas trees. It is an extremely hardy species, which is adaptable to a wide variety of soils and sites. It is known for its dark green foliage and stiff branches which are well suited for decorating with both light and heavy ornaments. The bark of upper branches on larger, more mature trees displays a prominent reddish-orange color which is very distinctive and attractive. Scotch pine is native to Europe and Asia.
Height Spread Light Soil	50 feet 25 feet Full sun Sandy/well drained
Siberian Pea Tree - Caragana Aborescens, Zone 3
	The Siberian pea tree is a colorful deciduous shrub that can grow 10 to 15 ft high. A very undemanding plant, it succeeds in most well drained soils, preferring full sun and light sandy dry or well-drained conditions. A very cold-tolerant plant, it can withstand temperatures down to about -30ºc. It prefers a continental climate with long hot summers and cold fairly dry winters, and does not grow so well in areas that do not have very cold winters. The Siberian pea shrub has an excellent potential to become a staple food crop. The seed is nutritious and wholesome; although rather small it is often very freely borne and is easily harvested.
Height Spread Light Soil	10/15 feet 10/15 feet Full sun Sandy/well drained
Silver Maple - Acer saccharinum, Zone 3
	Silver Maple is a common shade tree in urban areas and primarily a wet site tree in rural areas. Its leaves are the most deeply indented of any type of maple, and it is named for the fact that its leaf undersides are silvery, and in a breeze the bicolor effect of dark green and silver hues is displayed in its canopy. Specimens found in the open may easily grow to 80 feet tall by 60 feet wide. Its branching is upright but irregular and sparse when young, becoming more dense and spreading with maturity. A distinctive trait of the lower branches is that they become very pendulous yet upswept at their tips.
Height Spread Light Soil	50/70 feet 40/60 feet Full sun/partial shade Any soils
Striped Maple - Acer pennsylvanicum, Zone 3
	Striped Maple (Acer pennsylvanicum). A small North American native maple with brilliant golden yellow fall color. The green and white striped bark turns red in winter and the fall foliage is a brilliant golden yellow. Makes an excellent landscape tree. Hardy to -20F (-28.9C).
Height Spread Light Soil	30/40 feet 15/20 feet Full sun/partial shade All soils
Sugar Maple - Acer Saccharum, Zone 3
	The sugar maple (hard maple, rock maple) is one of our largest and finest forest trees, growing to a height of 80 feet with a diameter of two or more feet. The tree produces a dense, round, compact crown when grown in the open and is used quite extensively as a shade or ornamental tree. In the fall the yellow, red and crimson colors of the leaves form a very showy and beautiful part of the landscape. It is the best of the maples for production of maple syrup and sugar.
Height Spread Light Soil	60/75 feet 35/45 feet Full sun All soils
Sycamore - Platanus Occidentalis, Zone 4
	Sycamore is a fast growing large shade tree, massive trunk and a wide-spreading open crown of massive crooked branches. Mostly a smooth bark that flakes off in large, irregular, thin pieces with age giving it an impressive mottled Appearance. Sycamore has moderate water requirements, and a moderate tolerance for salt and alkali soils.
Height Spread Light Soil	Up to 100 feet 50/70 feet Full sun All soils
White Ash - Fraxinus Americana, Zone 4
	This is the largest of the Ash trees in North America, sometimes reaching 100 feet in height. The tallest specimen in Ohio today reaches 85 feet, and almost is 6 feet in diameter. The firm, gray bark of the White Ash has diamond-shaped furrows and interlacing ridges. The tree grows in the rich, moist, well-drained soil of bottomlands and not-so-dry slopes. It ranges throughout Ohio. The size and value of White Ash trees make this one of the primary commercial hardwoods in the United States. The wood is hard, strong, elastic, and very useful. It has a variety of applications, including interior finish, vehicles, furniture, containers, and wooden equipment. Also, it often has been used as a shade or street tree. Several kinds of birds eat the fruit.
Height Spread Light Soil	70 feet 50 feet Full sun Moist/well drained
White Cedar - Thuja Occidentalis, Zone 4
	The eastern white cedar is a symmetrical evergreen conifer that usually gets 40-60' tall. It is narrowly cone-shaped with a tight, compact crown. The trunk is sometimes buttressed at the base, and the thin, reddish brown bark is cut with furrows and shreds in thin strips. Branches start near the ground in open-grown trees; those in a forest setting may be devoid of branches for the lower third of their height. The branches are short and horizontal and the branchlets are flattened and held in fanlike horizontal planes. The leaves are like scales, closely attached to the compressed branchlets. Foliage is pleasantly fragrant, dull yellowish green, turning bronze in winter. Cones are small, about a half-inch long, egg-shaped and green at first, turning reddish brown when mature in autumn.
Height Spread Light Soil	25 feet 10 feet Full sun Moist/well drained
White Spruce - Picea Glauca, Zone 2
	White Spruce is best identified by its dense growth and blue-green needles with strong smell when crushed. The common names cat spruce and skunk spruce refer to this odour. White Spruce prefers to grow on moist, sandy loams and is commonly found throughout the Maritimes. This hardy spruce tolerates extreme situations, from windy saltwater islands to barren old fields. White Spruce is moderate to fast growing, and makes an attractive landscape tree. White Spruce provides excellent nesting sites, cover and food for birds.
Height Spread Light Soil	40/60 feet 15 feet Full sun/light shade Moist/well drained