... cultivating our connection
to the natural world.
Cultivated Trees
“Too old to plant trees for my own gratification, I shall do it for my posterity.” Thomas Jefferson
If a tree below is highlighted in Green, touch or click on it to see a photo of the tree, its fruit or its flower in the garden. The long range goal is to photograph every plant at Distant Hill Gardens.
(N) Designates a tree Native to Northeastern North America. This means that, as far as can be determined, the plant was present in the Northeast before European settlement.
Cultivated Large Trees of Distant Hill (over 25’)
Scientific Name
Common Name
Cotinus obovatus
Ginkgo biloba
Gleditsia triacanthos ‘Shade Master’
Larix laricina
Metasequoia glyptostroboides
Phellodendron amurense
Picea abies
Picea glauca
Picea pungens glauca
Pinus koraiensis
Querces macrocarpa
Thuga occidentalis
Red Maple (N)
American Smoketree
Maidenhair Tree
Thornless Honey Locust
American Larch (N)
Dawn Redwood
Amur Corktree
Norway Spruce
White Spruce (N)
Colorado Blue Spruce
Korean Pine
Burr Oak
Black Locust ***
Northern White Cedar (N)
*** removed due to invasive tendencies
Cultivated Small Trees of Distant Hill (under 25’)
Scientific Name
Common Name
Acer griseum
Corylus cornuta x Corylus avellana
Crategus laevigata
Hamamelis virginiana
Malus floribunda ‘Red Jade’
Malus ‘Snowdrift’
Pinus banksiana
Pinus leucodermis
Sorbus alnifolia
Sorbus decora
Paperbark Maple
Crimson Cloud Hawthorne
Common Witch Hazel
Weeping Crabapple
Snowdrift Crabapple
Jack Pine
Bosnian Pine
Korean Mountain Ash
Showy Mountain Ash
