Slender Silhouette Sweetgum is primarily valued in the landscape for its rigidly columnar form. It has forest green deciduous foliage. The lobed palmate leaves turn an outstanding orange in the fall.

Swamp White Oak has dark green deciduous foliage which emerges grayish green in spring on a tree with a round habit of growth. The glossy lobed leaves turn coppery-bronze in fall.

The Kindred Spirit Oak, a hybrid of native oaks from Illinois and Europe, offers ideal qualities for the Illinois climate. Its columnar shape and striking green and silver foliage make it a valuable addition to any landscape. Come fall, the large, decorative leaves transform to a vivid red, though the fruit may need some maintenance to avoid messiness.

Green Mountain Sugar Maple has green foliage throughout the season. The lobed leaves turn outstanding shades of gold, orange and scarlet in the fall. Neither the flowers nor the fruit are ornamentally significant.

Sterling Silver Linden is primarily valued in the landscape for its distinctively pyramidal habit of growth. It features subtle clusters of fragrant yellow flowers with tan bracts hanging below the branches in early summer. It has attractive dark green foliage with silver undersides. The fuzzy heart-shaped leaves are highly ornamental and turn an outstanding gold in the fall.