White fragrant flowers. Excellent small tree for residential lawns, particularly on smaller properties. Also may be planted near patios and terraces. Roots go deep, so other plants may be easily grown underneath.

Ideal for an urban area like downtown Ambler. Actually, a lot of the trees you see on Butler Ave are Honeylocust. Tolerant of a wide range of soils, wind, high summer heat, drought and saline conditions. This is a tough tree.

Attractive, small tree. Interesting specimen for the lawn. Grows well with rhododendrons and azaleas. Bell-shaped, white flowers appear in April, leaves turn attractive yellow in fall, nut-like fruits also appear in the fall and often persist well into the winter.

Considered to be a good selection for difficult areas in the landscape where other trees will not grow well. May be used as a street tree. Violet purple spring flowers. Leaves emerge an interesting bronze-red in spring that turn yellow in fall.

Ideal front lawn tree that is a fast growing and symmetrical. Thick deep green summer foliage that turn excellent shades of orange and scarlet in fall.

Adapts to difficult urban conditions. This is a good front yard tree that can be planted near the sidewalk to provide shade.

Good landscape tree for large lawns. ‘Espresso’ is a male tree that doesn’t have seedpods. Leaflets are blue-green in summer, turning an undistinguished yellow in fall.

Good landscape tree for large lawns. Mature female trees have hanging seedpods and can be very attractive in outline against a winter sky. Leaflets are blue-green in summer, turning an undistinguished yellow in fall.

A good tree for wet ground and low spots. It’s an ideal front lawn tree that will provide shade to pedestrians.

Ideal for larger lawns. A medium to large size oak that has glistening dark green leaves in summer turning yellow-orange to orangish-brown in fall. Produces sweet acorns that mature in a single season. The acorns are at the top of the food preference list for many wildlife species.

Narrow upright branches ideal for smaller yards and spaces. Subtle clusters of fragrant buttery yellow flowers in early summer, dark green foliage throughout the season and the large heart-shaped leaves turn an outstanding gold in the fall.

Yum! EAC Member personal favorite. Cross between the downy serviceberry and the Allegheny serviceberry. Flowers in April followed by edible fruits in June (hence the sometimes used common name of Juneberry). Berries resemble blueberries in taste and may be used in jams, jellies and pies. Leaves emerge with bronze tints in spring, mature to dark green from late spring throughout summer before finally turning brilliant red to orange-red in fall.

Yum! EAC Member personal favorite. You can prune it to assume a small tree form with one trunk, or leave it as a multi-stemmed shrub. Drought-tolerant. Flowers in April followed by edible fruits in June (hence the sometimes used common name of Juneberry). Berries resemble blueberries in taste and may be used in jams, jellies and pies. In autumn, the leaves change to red, orange and yellow.

Good powerline friendly street tree; tolerates clay soil and shade.

Has attractive fall color (purple and scarlet) and develops small red fruits (pomes) that ripen in September and usually persist on the tree well into winter. Unlike most hawthorns, this cultivar is largely spineless, with only occasional small thorns. It’s an ideal tree to plant under powerlines.