In this episode, Hanna and Justin Evertson talk about trees and shrubs that provide fall color and other seasonal interest across Nebraska, with special attention to differences between eastern and western Nebraska. They also discuss why fall is a great time to plant trees and shrubs.
Trees & Shrubs mentioned
- Sugar maple — Acer saccharum
- Red maple — Acer rubrum
- Freeman maple — Acer × freemanii
- Autumn Blaze maple — Acer × freemanii 'Autumn Blaze'
- Miyabe maple — Acer miyabei
- Japanese maple — Acer palmatum
- Shantung maple — Acer truncatum
- Paperbark maple — Acer griseum
- Cottonwood — Populus deltoides
- Red oak — Quercus rubra
- Scarlet oak — Quercus coccinea
- Gambel oak — Quercus gambelii
- White oak — Quercus alba
- Blackjack oak — Quercus marilandica
- Bitternut hickory — Carya cordiformis
- Shagbark hickory — Carya ovata
- Shellbark hickory — Carya laciniosa
- Black cherry — Prunus serotina
- Chokecherry — Prunus virginiana
- Black gum — Nyssa sylvatica
- American linden — Tilia americana
- Ginkgo — Ginkgo biloba
- Green ash — Fraxinus pennsylvanica
- White ash — Fraxinus americana
- American elm — Ulmus americana
- Honey locust — Gleditsia triacanthos
- Kentucky coffee tree — Gymnocladus dioicus
- Ohio buckeye — Aesculus glabra
- Yellow buckeye — Aesculus flava
- Black walnut — Juglans nigra
- Walnut — Juglans spp.
- Zelkova — Zelkova serrata
- Quaking aspen — Populus tremuloides
- Sweet gum — Liquidambar styraciflua
- Tulip tree — Liriodendron tulipifera
- Viburnum — Viburnum spp.
- Blackhaw viburnum — Viburnum prunifolium
- Rusty blackhaw viburnum — Viburnum rufidulum
- Cranberrybush viburnums — Viburnum spp.
- Burkwood viburnum — Viburnum × burkwoodii
- Shining sumac — Rhus copallinum
- Smooth sumac — Rhus glabra
- Staghorn sumac — Rhus typhina
- Roughleaf dogwood — Cornus drummondii
- Gray dogwood — Cornus racemosa
- Flowering dogwood — Cornus florida
- Silky dogwood — Cornus amomum
- Snowberry — Symphoricarpos spp.
- Chokeberry — Aronia spp.
- Currant — Ribes spp.
- Wahoo — Euonymus atropurpureus
- Hazelnut — Corylus spp.
- Bottlebrush buckeye — Aesculus parviflora
- American plum — Prunus americana
- Serviceberry — Amelanchier spp.
- Redbud — Cercis canadensis
- Winterberry holly — Ilex verticillata
- Pawpaw — Asimina triloba
- Catalpa — Catalpa spp.
Outside resources
- PlantNebraska tree-planting video: Check out our YouTube page here. How to Plant a Tree
- PlantNebraska: Information about fall plant sales, gardening resources, events and more. PlantNebraska
- Plants & Pints: Information about PlantNebraska's annual event. Plants & Pints
