Tree Growth Information

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Growth Key

  • Fast: Has the potential to grow 24 inches or more annually.
  • Slow: Has an annual growth increment of 12 inches or less.
  • Medium: Between 12 and 24 inches of growth per year.

Deciduous Trees

Tree Size Soil Sun Growth
American sycamore Over 60 feet Wet Partial Fast
Black gum Over 60 feet Moist Full Slow
Black haw Under 30 feet Average Full Slow
Black locust 30-60 feet Wide Full Fast
Black oak Over 60 feet Average Partial Medium
Black walnut Over 60 feet Moist Full Medium
Blackberry Under 10 feet Average Shade Fast
Bur oak Over 60 feet Moist Full Slow
Cherrybark oak Over 60 feet Wet Full Fast
Deciduous holly Under 30 feet Wide Partial Slow
Downy serviceberry 30-60 feet Average Shade Medium
Eastern cottonwood Over 60 feet Wet Full Fast
Eastern redbud Under 30 feet Average Shade Medium
Flowering dogwood Under 30 feet Moist Shade Medium
Gray dogwood Under 30 feet Wide range Shade Medium
Hackberry Over 60 feet Wide range Partial Medium
Hawthorn Under 30 feet Average Full Slow
Kentucky coffee tree Over 60 feet Moist Full Slow
Nannyberry viburnum Under 30 feet Average Partial Fast
Northern red oak Over 60 feet Moist Partial Medium
Nuttall oak Over 60 feet Wet Full Fast
Osage orange 30-60 feet Wide range Full Fast
Pawpaw Under 30 Moist Shade Slow
Pecan Over 60 feet Moist Full Slow
Persimmon 30-60 feet Average Full Slow
Pin oak Over 60 feet Wet Full Fast
Red mulberry 30-60 feet Average Partial Fast
River birch 30-60 feet Moist Full Fast
Roughleaf dogwood Under 30 feet Average Shade Medium
Scarlet oak Over 60 feet Average Full Medium
Shagbark hickory Over 60 feet Average Partial Slow
Shellbark hickory Over 60 feet Moist Partial Slow
Shumard oak Over 60 feet Moist Partial Medium
Silver maple Over 60 feet Wet Partial Fast
Sweet gum Over 60 feet Moist Full Medium
Tulip tree 30-60 feet Moist Partial Medium
Ward's willow Under 30 feet Wet Full Fast
White oak Over 60 feet Moist Partial Slow
Wild plum Under 30 feet Average Full Fast

Evergreen Trees

Tree Size Soil Sun Growth
Bald cypress Over 60 feet Wet Full Medium
Eastern red cedar Under 30 feet Wide range Full Slow
Eastern white pine Over 60 feet Moist Partial Fast
Jack pine 30-60 feet Average Full Fast
Red pine Over 60 feet Average Partial Medium
Shortleaf pine Over 60 feet Dry Full Fast

Shrubs

Tree Size Soil Sun Growth
American hazelnut 10-20 feet Wide range Shade Medium
Arrowwood viburnum 10-20 feet Moist Shade Medium
Fragrant sumac Under 10 feet Average Full Medium
Meadow willow 10-20 feet Wet Full Fast
Ninebark Under 10 feet Wide Full Fast
Ozark witch hazel 10-20 feet Moist Partial Medium
Sandbar willow 10-20 feet Wide range Full Fast
Shrub lespedeza Under 10 feet Average Full Medium
Shining sumac 10-20 feet Average Full Fast