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Sooner Plant Farm offers hundreds of tree varieties for your landscape and garden. From extremely unique and hard-to-find cultivars to tried-and-true favorites, to outstanding seasonal color from flowers and foliage, we can definitely provide the perfect plant for you. Our selections include flowering ornamentals such as crabapples and cherries; and large, fast growing trees that provide amazing shade, like oaks and maples that are perfect for creating memorable moments outside.

     
  1. BOWHALL MAPLE

    Acer rubrum Bowhall

    Buy Bowhall Maple online. 'Bowhall' is a narrow upright tree recommended for street plantings or areas with limited space. Fall color varies from yellow to orange to red.

    Starting at $170.00

  2. ARMSTRONG GOLD® MAPLE

    Acer rubrum JFS-KW78

    Buy Armstrong Gold® Maple online. Armstrong Gold® Maple is a J. Frank Schmidt & Son introduction, and it was selected after their evaluation of hundreds of seedlings of Armstrong Maple. It was found that this cultivar improves greatly on the parent, with brighter foliage color, greater foliage density and a compact, less leggy growth habit. It also has an improved columnar form which makes it perfect for narrow street planting sites.

    Starting at $180.00

  3. RED ROCKET MAPLE

    Acer rubrum Red Rocket

    Buy Red Rocket Maple online. 'Red Rocket' is the perfect red maple for those small areas that need fiery red fall color. 'Red Rocket' is a national Arboretum release and derived from a northern Minnesota provenance. Exhibits high leaf hopper resistance. The combination of reduced size,and tight upright habit make this tree a perfect choice for tight urban areas. A release from the United States National Arboretum development program.

    Starting at $170.00

  4. APOLLO® SUGAR MAPLE

    Acer saccharum Barrett Cole

    Buy Apollo® Sugar Maple online. Apollo® Sugar Maple is quite a unique tree in the world of A. saccharum cultivars, as it provides a narrow and dense branching habit that make this short growing, columnar shade tree ideal for limited spaces. In spring and summer, dark green foliage is produced and is known to be resistant to summer heat damage. In fall, it produces a dazzling display of golden-yellow to orange colors. Excellent when used as a specimen, or planted in rows that require limited space.

    Starting at $170.00

  5. SUGAR CONE SUGAR MAPLE

    Acer saccharum Sugar Cone

    Buy Sugar Cone Sugar Maple online. J. Frank Schmidt & Son Co. states that Sugar Cone Sugar Maple "is the most dwarf of the Sugar Maple" selections they offer. It is an extremely dense and compact growing tree, with a pyramidal symmetrical shape. Green leaves cover the tree from spring through summer, and then show a great palette of colors in the fall, from bright yellows to dark reds.

    Starting at $170.00

  6. CRIMSON KING NORWAY MAPLE

    Acer platanoides Crimson King

    Buy Crimson King Norway Maple online. 'Crimson King' is a popular known tree for its purplish green foliage all through the summer. Leaves will turn dark maroon in the fall. It has and oval to round crown.

    THIS PLANT CANNOT BE SHIPPED INTO THE STATE OF NEW YORK

    Starting at $180.00

  7. STANDING OVATION™ SERVICEBERRY

    Amelanchier alnifolia Obelisk

    Buy Standing Ovation™ Serviceberry online. Standing Ovation™ Serviceberry is a new upright growing shrub that has three-season interest, just like the other cultivars of Amelanchier species. The foliage is dark green, that changes to shades of red and orange in fall. It has a show of white flowers each spring, that occasionally produce edible berries in early summer. Its upright oval shape is attractive even in winter after it loses its leaves.

    Starting at $85.00

  8. DAKOTA PINNACLE® BIRCH

    Betula platyphylla Fargo

    Buy Dakota Pinnacle® Birch online. Dakota Pinnacle® Birch was developed at North Dakota State University, and it was selected as an outstanding specimen due to its narrow, columnar habit. It's been known to be more tolerant to heat and alkaline soils than other types of birches, making it a better selection for warmer hardiness zones. After several years, bark matures to a yellow-white, and it produces an beautiful yellow fall color.

    Starting at $190.00

  9. PARKLAND PILLAR® BIRCH

    Betula platyphylla Jefpark

    Buy Parkland Pillar® Birch online. Parkland Pillar® Birch is much more narrow, upright, and dense in habit than its parentage, Dakota Pinnacle® Birch. Known to be a fast growing variety that is perfectly suited as a garden specimen, for screening, or boulevards. Tolerant of heat, drought, and alkaline soils, this Birch's adaptability and conical shape makes it an excellent choice for the urban landscape.

    Starting at $190.00

  10. DWARF COLUMNAR EUROPEAN HORNBEAM

    Carpinus betulus Columnaris Nana

    Buy Dwarf Columnar European Hornbeam online. A terrific dwarf columnar to pyramidal specimen tree that needs little to no pruning! It is a great tree for tight and small spaces in the landscape, and it even has unusual winter interest with larger than normal buds.

    Starting at $170.00

  11. PYRAMIDAL EUROPEAN HORNBEAM

    Carpinus betulus Fastigiata

    Buy Pyramidal European Hornbeam online. Is a medium-sized columnar tree. Spreads to a more rounded form at maturity. Dark green foliage becomes golden yellow in fall. Great for use as a screen.

    Starting at $85.00

  12. FRANS FONTAINE COLUMNAR EUROPEAN HORNBEAM

    Carpinus betulus Frans Fontaine

    Buy Frans Fontaine Columnar European Hornbeam online. This tree is a superior choice for a street tree, as well as making the perfect elegant statement in your landscape. Known to be more narrow growing than Pyramidal European Hornbeam, it will keep its upright form with little to no pruning. Green leaves cover the tree throughout the year, then display an autumn color festival of yellows and oranges. Excellent tree for privacy!

    Starting at $90.00

  13. PINOCCHIO PYRAMDAL EUROPEAN HORNBEAM

    Carpinus betulus Pinocchio

    Buy Pinocchio Pyramidal European Hornbeam online. 'Pinocchio' features a more open growth habit that its cousins, but is more narrow than 'Pyramidal' and shorter than 'Frans Fontaine'. It makes a great tree for locations that experience harsh winter conditions as it is amazingly tough and cold hardy. This tree is great when used as a screen, street tree, or as a wind break.

    Starting at $85.00

  14. FIRESPIRE™ AMERICAN HORNBEAM

    Carpinus caroliniana J.N. Upright

    Buy Firespire™ American Hornbeam online. 'Firespire' is a terrific cultivar of the native hornbeam, but it differs in that is more columnar and upright than the species. Hornbeam is also known as musclewood, as its bark has a very sinewy appearance that is dark grey in color. It has awesome fall color, featuring shades orange and red. Great used in gardens that have limited space.

    Starting at $180.00

  15. RISING FIRE® AMERICAN HORNBEAM

    Carpinus caroliniana Uxbridge

    Buy Rising Fire® American Hornbeam online. It's not quite a columnar tree, as it can display a pyramidal shape. In fall, it provides a stunning display of color, ranging in colors from red to orange. Another claim to fame, it's rated to be cold hardy and will make a lovely tree in many northern states. Perfect for uses as a specimen tree, providing shade, and even for screens!

    Starting at $180.00

  16. PRAIRIE SENTINEL® HACKBERRY

    Celtis occidentalis JFS-KSU1

    Buy Prairie Sentinel® Hackberry online. Formerly known as Iron Tower Hackberry. This selection of native hackberry has the same tolerance to adverse environmental conditions and with its slimmer frame makes an excellent street tree. Tolerant of drought and compacted soils, and therefore, successful in the most demanding landscapes.

    Starting at $180.00

  17. TOKYO TOWER CHINESE FRINGETREE

    Chionanthus retusus Tokyo Tower

    Buy Tokyo Tower Chinese Fringetree online. Has creamy white very fragrant fringe-like flowers clusters that are suspended from the branches in May. It has dark blue fruit in fall that attracts birds.

    Starting at $170.00

  18. DIXIE COLONNADE COLUMNAR FLOWERING DOGWOOD

    Cornus florida Dixie Colonnade

    Buy Dixie Colonnade Columnar Flowering Dogwood online. Dixie Colonnade Columnar Flowering Dogwood is a stunning early spring flowering tree that is unique to this genus, as the columnar form will yield many creamy-white bracts. This upright form will definitely be an attraction in your shady landscape, as it's perfect as a specimen tree, or used in rows to line drives and paths.

    Starting at $170.00

  19. PURPLE FOUNTAIN BEECH

    Fagus sylvatica Purple Fountain

    Buy Purple Fountain Beech online. This unique European beech is an excellent specimen tree, especially in tight spaces or paired in larger plantings. This tree has it all! A narrow, columnar shape, pendulous weeping branches, and dark purple foliage create an unbeatable combination. Smooth gray bark has a unique appearance, too. Leaves are glossy burgundy in spring, dark green in summer, and copper colored in fall.

    Starting at $180.00

  20. GOLDSPIRE™ GINKGO

    Ginkgo biloba Blagon

    Buy Goldspire™ Ginkgo online. Goldspire™Ginkgo is a dense and narrowly pyramidal ginkgo. Rich green summer foliage gives way to golden yellows in the fall. A non-fruiting male variety.

    Starting at $190.00

  21. SKY TOWER™ GINKGO

    Ginkgo biloba JN9

    Buy Sky Tower™ Ginkgo online. A dense, upright slow growing Ginkgo. Rich green summer leaves change to golden yellow in the fall. Sky Tower™ Ginkgo is a non-fruiting male cultivar.

    Also sold as Grindstone Ginkgo.

    Starting at $135.00

  22. SKINNY LATTE™ KENTUCKY COFFEETREE

    Gymnocladus dioicus Morton

    Buy Skinny Latte™ Kentucky Coffeetree online. This columnar and very upright growing addition to the ChicagolandGrows® collection of plants features a very vertical growth habit and stunningly beautiful canopy. In winter, the structure adds a very interesting character silhouette to the landscape and skyline. Discovered at the Morton Arboretum in the 1950's, this is a unique tree that is very hard to find making it a great addition to any collector's landscape, or those looking to create interesting textures and specimen plantings.

    Starting at $170.00

  23. HAPPIDAZE® PYRAMIDAL SWEETGUM

    Liquidambar styraciflua Happdell

    Buy Happidaze® Pyramidal Sweetgum online. Happidaze® Pyramidal Sweetgum is a highly symmetrical growing shade tree. It will require very little maintenance for it to maintain its shape making it an excellent tree for urban settings. It is covered in glossy green foliage during spring and summer, and will turn colors of dark red to purple in the fall. It is also known to be fruitless, so it will not produce seed to litter your yard!

    Starting at $135.00

  24. SLENDER SILHOUETTE SWEETGUM

    Liquidambar styraciflua Slender Silhouette

    Buy Slender Silhouette Sweetgum online. A stunning columnar tree perfect for a garden accent. Falls colors are a striking orange, yellow and red. Trees only occasionally set fruit.

    Starting at $85.00

  25. ARNOLD COLUMNAR TULIP TREE

    Liriodendron tulipifera Fastigiata / Arnold

    Buy Arnold Columnar Tulip Tree online. Arnold Columnar Tulip Tree is a tall, columnar tree with a moderate growth habit. It features lime green, tulip-shaped flowers in spring. It also has beautiful green foliage that gives way to a clear, golden yellow in the fall. Sometimes sold in the nursery industry under 'Fastigiata'; 'Arnold' and 'Fastigiata' are synonymous with one another.

    Starting at $170.00

  26. MARILYN'S CHOICE™ COLUMNAR MAGNOLIA

    Magnolia cylindrica MJK-MC1

    Buy Marilyn's Choice™ Columnar Magnolia online. An extremely columnar introduction by Mark Krautmann of Heritage Seedlings, this amazing deciduous tree features light pink, tulip-like, fragrant flowers in early spring. They're followed by large green leaves that persist into fall. Yellow fall color is next, and it's sure to not disappoint!

    Starting at $170.00

  27. YELLOW BIRD MAGNOLIA

    Magnolia x brooklynensis Yellow Bird

    Buy Yellow Bird Magnolia online. This hard-to-find deciduous magnolia was introduced by the Brooklyn Botanic Garden in 1981. 'Yellow Bird' features stunning lemon-yellow flowers in early spring, and will cover its pyramidal to conical shape with flowers resembling yellow tulips! Green leaves appear during the bloom cycle in spring, and will turn golden brown in fall. This is a terrific tree for small locations, and it makes a great collector's item for all gardeners!

    Starting at $170.00

  28. IVORY SPEAR® CRABAPPLE

    Malus x JFS KW214MX

    Buy Ivory Spear® Crabapple online. Ivory Spear® Crabapple is a beautiful introduction from J. Frank Schmidt & Son Co. that features deep pink buds that open to white flowers on a densely upright and narrow growth habit. Leaves stay clean and disease free throughout the growing season, forming a uniform column of dark green foliage in the landscape. Bright cherry red fruits contrast well with the dark green leaves and persist into late autumn, when a touch of yellow fall color adds seasonal interest.

    Starting at $170.00

  29. JADE PRINCE® DAWN REDWOOD

    Metasequoia glyptostroboides JFS-PN3Legacy

    Buy Jade Prince® Dawn Redwood online. This is a tall and narrow growing Dawn Redwood. It's conical, almost columnar shape makes it a great tree for those that like the look of Dawn Redwood, but don't have the space to grow it. It has dense green foliage that turns more intense green in the summer. Fall color is a coppery brown.

    Starting at $180.00

  30. AUTUMN TREASURE® IRONWOOD

    Ostrya virginiana JFS-KW5

    Buy Autumn Treasure® Ironwood online. O. virginiana is also known as hophornbeam. Autumn Treasure® Ironwood was introduced by J. Frank Schmidt & Son was selected due to its predictably upright narrow form that facilitates uniform street tree plantings. Green leaves cover its oval to pyramidal, narrow growing habit before turning hues of yellow in the fall. Unlike many trees of seedling origin that hold brown leaves throughout the winter, fall leaf drop is clean and complete. Fruit set appears hop-like in appearance, and makes an attractive addition to this excellent urban tree.

    Starting at $180.00

  31. GOLDEN BELLTOWER™ IRONWOOD

    Parrotia persica Chrishaven1

    Buy Golden Belltower™ Ironwood online. 'Golden Belltower' has proven to be one of the most reliably upright and columnar selections on the market. Unlike other upright forms, it maintains its columnar form as it ages. With consistent gold and apricot fall color and a superior habit, we feel this new form of Persian ironwood will make the perfect urban tree. Trials have shown it can hold up to urban soils and conditions and the habit is perfect for low maintenance or no maintenance areas along roads and in urban parks. 'Golden Belltower' has also held up well in ice storms over the years with little or no branch breakage.

    Starting at $170.00

  32. PERSIAN SPIRE™ IRONWOOD

    Parrotia persica JLColumnar

    Buy Persian Spire™ Ironwood online. Persian Spire™ Ironwood is unique in that it is a columnar growing selection found by John Lewis at JLPN, Inc. It features foliage that is finer and more narrow leaves than the species. In spring, leaves emerge with a strong purple cast and fade into a bright green center with a purple halo margin. Fall color is a long-lasting, elaborate autumn color display of ever-changing yellow, orange, burgundy and red hues.

    Starting at $90.00

  33. VANESSA PERSIAN IRONWOOD

    Parrotia persica Vanessa

    Buy Vanessa Persian Ironwood online. Vanessa Persian Ironwood was selected as a variety that has a more upright and columnar growth habit than that of the P. persica. Ironwood is a true standout in any season, and 'Vanessa' is no exception. In spring, the leaves emerge similarly to other Parrotia, edged in shades of dark red to maroon. This gives way to green in the summer, and then followed by a spectacular show in fall from shades of yellow, orange, red, and gold. During the winter months, it features and exfoliating bark that adds to the year-round interest.

    Starting at $85.00

  34. CORINTHIAN PINK ORNAMENTAL COLUMNAR PEACH

    Prunus persica Corinthian Pink

    Buy Corinthian Pink Ornamental Columnar Peach online. A flowering peach with pink double flowers in the spring. A real showpiece in the spring. Flowers appear in April before lustrous, sharply serrated purple leaves.

    Starting at $125.00

  35. CRIMSON SPIRE™ OAK

    Quercus robur x alba Crimschmidt

    Buy Crimson Spire™Oak online. Columnar form is a perfect fit for narrow or confined spaces. Planted alone, in groves, or in rows, it's the perfect vertical design element is great fit for streetscapes and landscape settings. A fast growth rate makes this rugged oak a good choice for anchoring newer landscapes. Proven adaptable to a wide range of climates and growing conditions, Crimson Spire™ Oak is appreciated by growers for its ease of care, and by landscape designers for its columnar form and stately appearance. Dense foliage creates living screens for blocking unsightly views and muffling traffic sounds. Rich, dark green leaves stay fresh and bright through the heat of summer, turning rusty red to bright red in mid to late autumn

    Starting at $180.00

  36. STREETSPIRE® OAK

    Quercus x bimundorum JFS-KW1QX

    Buy Streetspire® Oak online. Streetspire® Oak is a columnar and upright growing oak that turns red in the fall. It makes a great accent and border tree in the sunny landscape. The leaves fall in autumn, and are not retained all winter long, leaving a beautiful columnar silhouette in the winter landscape.

    Starting at $180.00

  37. SKINNY GENES® OAK

    Quercus x bimundorum JFS-KW2QX

    Buy Skinny Genes® Oak online. Skinny Genes® Oak was selected by J. Frank Schmidt & Son, Co. out of seedlings from Crimson Spire™ Oak. Its claim to fame is that it's the most narrow and columnar growing of their hybrid oak selections. The leaves are a dark glossy green, and turn golden yellow in fall. The leaves remain all winter until they're pushed off by new growth in the spring. An excellent tree for privacy, shade, specimen plantings, and wind breaks.

    Starting at $180.00

  38. CHIMNEY FIRE OAK

    Quercus x reifii Warei

    Buy Chimney Fire Oak online. An upright, columnar oak with dense, colorful foliage. Spring foliage is bright red with the growing tips remaining red through the summer. Fall color is rusty red.

    Starting at $170.00

  39. REGAL PRINCE OAK

    Quercus x warei Long

    Buy Regal Prince Oak online. A vigorous growing, upright and columnar form oak. The glossy, bright green foliage has silver undersides. Yellow autumn color.

    Starting at $85.00

  40. KINDRED SPIRIT® OAK

    Quercus x warei Nadler

    Buy Kindred Spirit® Oak online. Is both wind and ice resistant, fast growing, tall and narrow. Its dark green leaves have a silvery underside. This tree is highly resistant to powdery mildew and is somewhat drought tolerant.

    Starting at $85.00

  41. WEEPING GIANT REDWOOD

    Sequoiadendron giganteum Pendulum

    Buy Weeping Giant Redwood online. A weeping cultivar of the giants in northern California! Many people describe this as the ultimate "Dr. Seuss" tree, as no two of these are exactly the same. They grow extremely irregular, often leaning, and have strangely unique branching habits. Due to its evergreen foliage, it can oftentimes appear as a "spooky" silhouette against the setting sun. Highly rare and hard-to-find!

    Starting at $229.00

  42. LINDSEY'S SKYWARD™ BALD CYPRESS

    Taxodium distichum Skyward

    Buy Lindsey's Skyward™ Bald Cypress online. Lindsey's Skyward™ Bald Cypress is a great narrow conifer that has very dense, rich green leaves that are very soft to the touch, making it perfect for smaller landscapes or to give vertical texture to any landscape. Fall foliage color is similar to other Taxodium in that it turns beautiful bronze-cinnamon that is truly a terrific accent amidst other yellows and reds in the landscape. The root system is also non-aggressive and is said to not produce "knees" as regular Bald Cypress does. Lindsey's Skyward™ Bald Cypress makes a great landscape specimen tree, and can also be used to accent ponds and water features.

    Starting at $170.00

  43. MUSASHINO COLUMNAR ZELKOVA

    Zelkova serrata Musashino

    Buy Musashino Columnar Zelkova online. Is an ideal tree for narrow street use, its tightly upright branching allows good vehicle and pedestrian clearance under the delicate green canopy. It has a very narrow, upright, vase shape to it.

    Starting at $125.00