Medium to Large Trees for St. Louis

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The following is a selection of medium to large trees that perform well in Midwest landscapes. A medium-sized tree is typically defined as reaching 30 - 70 ft. in height, while large trees are 70 ft. or more.

	Acer miyabei 'Morton' STATE STREET miyabe maple Height: 30 - 40 ft. Spread: 30 - 40 ft. Sun: Full sun to part shade Water: Medium Use: Shade tree Fall color: Golden-yellow		*Gymnocladus dioicus* Kentucky coffee tree Height: 60 - 80 ft. Spread: 40 - 55 ft. Sun: Full sun Water: Medium Use: Lawns, parks Tolerates: Drought, air pollution
	Acer rubrum 'Franksred' RED SUNSET red maple Height: 40 - 50 ft. Spread: 30 - 40 ft. Sun: Full sun to part shade Water: Medium to wet Use: Specimen tree for lawn or park Fall color: Red		*Halesia carolina* Carolina silverbell Height: 30 - 40 ft. Spread: 20 - 35 ft. Sun: Full sun to part shade Water: Medium Use: Border, woodland garden Tolerates: Black walnut Flower: Showy
	Acer saccharum sugar maple Missouri Native Height: 40 - 80 ft. Spread: 30 - 60 ft. Sun: Full sun to part shade Water: Medium Use: Specimen tree for lawn or park Fall color: Red		*Liriodendron tulipifera* tulip tree Missouri native Height: 60 - 90 ft. Spread: 30 - 50 ft. Sun: Full sun Water: Medium Use: Shade or lawn tree for large landscapes Tolerates: Rabbit, deer, clay and wet soils Fall Color: Yellow
	*Carpinus caroliniana* American hornbeam Missouri Native Height: 20 - 35 ft. Spread: 20 - 35 ft. Sun: Part shade to full shade Water: Medium Use: Understory tree for shady areas Fall color: Yellow, orange and red		*Metasequoia glyptostroboides* dawn redwood Height: 70 - 100 ft. Spread: 15 - 25 ft. Sun: Full sun Water: Medium to wet Use: Street tree, rain garden Tolerates: Deer, clay and wet soils, air pollution Fall Color: Red-bronze
	*Celtis laevigata* sugarberry Missouri Native Height: 60 - 80 ft. Spread: 60 - 80 ft. Sun: Full sun to part shade Water: Medium to wet Use: Shade or street tree, rain garden Tolerates: Clay soil, wet soil and air pollution Attracts: Birds		Nyssa sylvatica black gum Missouri native Height: 30 - 50 ft. Spread: 20 - 30 ft. Sun: Full sun to part shade Water: Medium to wet Use: Shade or street tree, rain garden Tolerates: Wet and clay soils, black walnut Attracts: Birds Fall Color: Scarlet Note: Black gum is not related to sweet gum (Liquidambar styraciflua) and does not have "gum balls"
	Celtis occidentalis hackberry Missouri native Height: 40 - 60 ft. Spread: 40 - 60 ft. Sun: Full sun to part shade Water: Medium to wet Use: Shade or street tree, rain garden Tolerates: Clay soil, wet soil and air pollution Attracts: Birds		Parrotia persica Persian ironwood Height: 20 - 40 ft. Spread: 20 - 30 ft. Sun: Full sun Water: Medium Use: Street tree Tolerates: Clay soil, air pollution Fall color: Yellow, orange, red
	Cercidiphyllum japonicum katsura tree Height: 40 - 60 ft. Spread: 25 - 60 ft. Sun: Full sun to part shade Water: Medium Use: Shade tree Tolerates: Clay soil Fall color: Yellow		*Quercus shumardii* chinkapin oak Missouri native Height: 40 - 60 ft. Spread: 30 - 40 ft. Sun: Full sun Water: Dry to medium Use: Shade or street tree Tolerates: Drought, dry soil Additional oak species: Q. alba, Q. bicolor, Q. coccinea, Q. muhlenbergii, Q. rubra
	Cladrastis kentukea yellowood Missouri native Height: 30 - 50 ft. Spread: 40 - 55 ft. Sun: Full sun Water: Medium Use: Shade tree Fall color: Yellow Flower: Showy		Sassafras albidum sassafras Height: 30 - 60 ft. Spread: 25 - 40 ft. Sun: Full sun to part shade Water: Medium Use: Flowering tree Tolerates: Deer, drought, clay soil Fall color: Red, yellow
	Diospyros virginiana persimmon Missouri native Height: 35 - 60 ft. Spread: 25 - 35 ft. Sun: Full sun to part shade Water: Dry to medium Fruit: Edible Tolerates: Drought, clay/dry soil, air pollution Attracts: Birds		Taxodium distichum var. distichum bald cypress Missouri native Height: 50 - 70 ft. Spread: 20 - 45 ft. Sun: Full sun Water: Medium to wet Use: Rain garden Tolerates: Deer, clay and wet soils Fall color: Red
	Ginkgo biloba maidenhair tree Height: 50 - 80 ft. Spread: 30 - 50 ft. Sun: Full sun Water: Medium Use: Shade tree, parks Tolerates: Deer, clay soil, air pollution Fall color: Yellow Note: Ginkgo trees are dioecious (separate male and female trees). Female trees produce fruits that can be messy and have a foul odor.		Tilia cordata little-leaf linden Height: 50 - 70 ft. Spread: 35 - 50 ft. Sun: Full sun to part shade Water: Medium Use: Shade, street or flowering tree Tolerates: Drought Flower: Fragrant