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Forrest Keeling Plants

Better seed sources, better plants

Forrest Keeling specializes in the production of native plant materials of unique quality as well as a full line of popular landscape-sized evergreens, trees, shrubs, ground covers and specimen trees.

We take pride in our use of quality seed sources. The original geographic source of seed, also called, provenance, dictates characteristics such as dormancy periods, fruiting, flowering and leafing out, and hardiness. Each Forrest Keeling plant is tagged with tracking information that identifies its provenance. Knowing the plant's provenance helps insure selecting the best plant for your site.

Some plants are included in special programs and display that program logo on their plant record. These include the Missouri Botanical Garden-Kemper Center Plants of Merit and Grow Native! programs. The RPM logo with "Wetland Plant, MSD Approved" is displayed on Midwestern plants included in the St. Louis Metropolitan Stormwater Manual and Maryland Stormwater Management Guide. These plants are recommended plants for Midwest wetland projects, appropriate for wetland mitigation, streambank stabilization and related projects.

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Acer grandidentatum Common Name: Canyon Maple Canyon Maple is a very good landscape or conservation tree. It is tolerant of a range of soil and climatic conditions, and even appears to withstand some drought. Fall color is usually very good. Tree habit can be shr... [ More Info ]

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Acer griseum Common Name: Paperbark Maple Paperbark Maple is a small tree has rich, reddish-brown exfoliating bark that is beautiful all year long. Fall color of Paperbark Maple's small leaves will vary from year to year. The Paperbark Maple is slow-growing with a compact ultimate siz... [ More Info ]

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Acer negundo Common Name: Boxelder Boxelder is a small tree, that thrives in wetlands and streambanks. Unlike other maples, Acer negundo is fully dioecious, which means both male and female trees are needed to reproduce. Boxelder prefers bright sunlight and often grows on flood plain... [ More Info ]

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Acer palmatum var atropurpureum Common Name: Japanese Redleaf Maple Japanese Redleaf Maple is a seedling form of Japanese Red Maple. Japanese Redleaf Maple has brilliant red color, and prefers a moist yet well-drained soil, high in organic matter. Needs early protection from wind and late spring frost as foliage is... [ More Info ]

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Acer rubrum 'Autumn Flame' Common Name: Autumn Flame Red Maple Autumn Flame Red Maple has compact growth with smaller leaves and tight branching habit makes this a good choice for areas with limited space. Rich, burgundy red fall color arrives about two weeks earlier than most other varieties. Autumn Flame Red M... [ More Info ]

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Acer rubrum ''Northwood'' Common Name: Northwood Maple Northwood Maple has a round oval crown with dark green glossy foliage that turns bright, orange red in the fall. An excellent native cultivar.... [ More Info ]

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Acer rubrum 'Sun Valley' Common Name: Sun Valley Red Maple Sun Valley Red Maple is a cross between Red Sunset and Autumn Flame that produces a moderate ovate crown. Brilliant green summer leaves change to orange-red in the fall. Sun Valley Red Maple is a great new tree for lawn or street planting.... [ More Info ]

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Acer rubrum ''Brandywine'' Common Name: Brandywine Red Maple Brandywine Red Maple offers emerald green leaves in summer and persistent fall color that begins bright red and gradually turns brilliant purple red. Brandywine Red Maple is a seedless male with proven performance. Mature tree develops into a oval ro... [ More Info ]

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Acer rubrum Common Name: Red Maple Native Red Maple ia one of the first trees to color in fall, leaves may be bright yellow, flaming orange or red. Crown is narrow to broadly rounded with a straight trunk. Much stronger wood than silver maple but it still grows very fast. Often plant... [ More Info ]

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Acer rubrum 'Red Sunset' Common Name: Red Sunset Maple Red Sunset Maple is one of the most popular Red Maple cultivars. Matures to attractive pyramidal to rounded outline. Dark green foliage in the summer changes into fluorescent orange and red fall colors. Red Sunset Maple is a great tree for a landscap... [ More Info ]

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Acer rubrum ''October Glory'' Common Name: October Glory Maple October Glory Maple has a broadly round to oval crown with medium green glossy foliage that turns crimson red in the fall. The color lasts much longer than many other Red Maple cultivars.... [ More Info ]

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Acer saccharinum Common Name: Silver Maple Native Silver Maple is an easy-to-grow shade tree that grows quickly on a wide range of sites. Deep green foliage with silvery undersides turns gold in autumn. Upright oval shape with strong branching characteristics.... [ More Info ]

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Acer saccharum ''Bailsta'' Common Name: Fall Fiesta Sugar Maple Fall Fiesta Sugar Maple offers a rounded form, with vibrant red, yellow, and orange fall color. ... [ More Info ]

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Acer saccharum ''Legacy'' Common Name: Legacy Sugar Maple Legacy Sugar Maple has glossy dark green foliage and an oval shaped habit with reddish-orange to red fall color.... [ More Info ]

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Acer saccharum Common Name: Sugar Maple Native Sugar Maple is a large shade tree with excellent form. Famous for it prized syrup, Sugar Maples offer fabulous fall color in shades of bright yellow, orange or red. The summer foliage is medium to dark green. Naturally found in lower elevation... [ More Info ]

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Acer saccharum ''Commemoration'' Common Name: Commemoration Sugar Maple Commemoration Sugar Maple is a vigorous grower with heavy textured, glossy, deep green leaves and a moderately spreading crown. Oval to round in shape with reddish-orange-to red fall color. Resistant to leaf tatter.... [ More Info ]

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Acer tataricum subsp ginnala ''Flame'' Common Name: Flame Amur Maple Flame Amur Maple is a low-branched small tree or multi-stem shrub with rounded habit. Brilliant reddish fall color.... [ More Info ]

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Acer x freemanii ''Marmo'' Common Name: Marmo Maple Marmo Maple is a hybrid cross of Red Maple and Silver Maple. Grows to 70' with a spread of 35'. Excellent fall color with a blend of red and green, to burgandy, yellow and gold.... [ More Info ]

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Acer x freemanii ''Jeffersred'' Common Name: Autumn Blaze Maple Autumn Blaze Maple is a fast-growing red maple cultivar with long lasting fall color that is a brilliant red orange. Autumn Blaze Maple offers drought tolerance with the ability to grow in most soils.... [ More Info ]

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Acer x freemanii ''Celzam'' Common Name: Celebration Maple Celebration Maple is a vigorous growing seedless red maple hybrid with strong branch structure and long lasting fall color that is a brilliant red orange. Autumn Blaze Maple offers drought tolerance with the ability to grow in moist or dry soils.... [ More Info ]

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Acorus calamus Common Name: Common Sweet Flag Spreading aquatic perennial that features sword-shaped leaf blades.... [ More Info ]

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Adiatum pedatum Common Name: Maidenhair Fern Delicate appearance belies this fern's toughness. Fronds unfurl fairly late in the spring. Can form large colonies of a pleasant medium green. A deciduous fern.... [ More Info ]

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Aesculus glabra Common Name: Ohio Buckeye Ohio Buckeye is a medium-sized tree which naturally occurs in lowlands. Ohio Buckeye prefers moist sites such as river bottoms and streambanks. It will grow on drier sites, but much slower and will not develop as attractively. Large spikes of green-y... [ More Info ]

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Aesculus hippocastanum Common Name: Horsechestnut Horsechestnut has showy white flowers with red and yellow markings that bloom in May. Horsechestnut is closely related to Ohio Buckeye and produces non-edible nuts that are a shiny mahogany color. A beautiful tree, serves well as a street tree or s... [ More Info ]

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Aesculus pavia Common Name: Red Buckeye Red Buckeye is a short tree or shrub, usually single-stemmed, with an open habit. Red Buckeye can be fast-growing on rich, moist soils. In April, its spikes of showy red flowers are pollinated by ruby-throated hummingbirds. The palmate leaves offer g... [ More Info ]

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Albizia julibrissin Common Name: Mimosa Tree Forrest Keeling's Mimosa Trees are produced from a hardy local selection. Mimosa Tree is commonly planted near back patios because they attract hummingbirds like no other tree we've ever seen. The Mimosa Tree is great where you need a small to mediu... [ More Info ]

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Alnus serrulata Common Name: Smooth Alder Smooth Alder is excellent for stream banks, buffer plantings, and wildlife. Smooth Alder's fruit is eaten by several species of birds including the woodcock and ruffed grouse. This species lacks the numerous white speckles that are found on the bark... [ More Info ]

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Amelanchier alnifolia Common Name: Saskatoon Serviceberry Saskatoon Serviceberry is a rounded shrub with deep purple/black fruit. Sweet and good for eating or making jelly, Saskatoon Serviceberry is also a drought tolerant species.... [ More Info ]

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Amelanchier arborea Common Name: Serviceberry Serviceberry is a fine shrub or small tree that is an excellent choice for shaded areas. Serviceberry occurs naturally in woods, along river banks, in swamps and along rocky slopes. Clusters of fragrant white flowers are among the first to bloom in s... [ More Info ]

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Amelanchier canadensis Common Name: Shadblow Serviceberry Shadblow Serviceberry is a deciduous, early-flowering, large shrub or small tree with showy, slightly fragrant, white spring flowers. Dark green leaves change to orange-red in autumn. Shadblow Serviceberry's small, round, green berries turn red and f... [ More Info ]

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Amelanchier laevis Common Name: Alleghany Serviceberry Alleghany Serviceberry is a small, deciduous, usually multi-trunked understory tree or tall shrub. Alleghany Serviceberry has showy, fragrant spring flowers followed by small, round, edible berries which ripen to dark purplish-black in June.... [ More Info ]

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Amelanchier sanguinea Common Name: Roundleaf Serviceberry Roundleaf Serviceberry is a deciduous, early-flowering, large shrub or small tree with showy, slightly fragrant, white spring flowers. The leaves are alternate, simple, deciduous, and coarsely-toothed on the margin. The flowers, which have five white... [ More Info ]

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Amelanchier X arborea ''Autumn Brilliance'' Common Name: Autumn Brilliance Serviceberry Autumn Brilliance Serviceberry is an easy-to-grow small tree with white spring flowers, clean summer foliage, persistant leaves and brilliant red fall color.... [ More Info ]

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Amelanchier X grandiflora 'Robin Hill' Common Name: Robin Hill Serviceberry Robin Hill Serviceberry has pink flower buds distinguish this variety from other serviceberry selections. Robin Hill Serviceberry has an upright habit that makes it a good choice for street plantings or other settings where a small, attractive tree i... [ More Info ]

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Amorpha fruticosa Common Name: Shrub Indigo Shrub Indigo is a woody shrub with deep lavender fragrant flower spikes. Has naturalized throughout the Midwest. Can be aggressive.... [ More Info ]

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Andropogon gerardi Common Name: Big Bluestem Big Bluestem is a native warm-season grass that has upright foliage clumps. Its green to blue-green leaves in summer turn copper-red in fall. If left in place, Big Bluestem's foliage adds interest to the winter landscape and provides cover for wildli... [ More Info ]

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Aquilegia canadensis Common Name: Columbine Columbine is an openly branching plant bears abundant red and yellow nodding flowers in spring. Columbine's distinctive flowers offer nectar to butterflies and hummingbirds. Tolerates part sun.... [ More Info ]

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Aronia arbutifolia ''Brilliantissima'' Common Name: Brilliant Red Chokeberry Brilliant Red Chokeberry has foliage that is deep green and glossy all summer then turns brilliant scarlet red in fall. Clusters of white flowers in spring form large black fruits in the fall which are favored by birds. Brilliant Red Chokeberry is an... [ More Info ]

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Aronia melanocarpa Common Name: Black Chokeberry Native Black Chokeberry has foliage that is deep green and glossy all summer then turns wine red in fall. Clusters of white flowers in spring form large black fruits in the fall which are favored by birds. Black Chokeberry is an adaptable small, mult... [ More Info ]

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Arundinaria gigantea Common Name: Giant Cane Giant Cane is a colonial woody grass. It is found most often in moist bottomlands in the forest understory. One of three native bamboo species, Giant Cane is difficult to separate from the smaller Switch Cane (Arundinaria tecta) unless they... [ More Info ]

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Asclepias incarnata Common Name: Marsh Milkweed Sweetly scented clusters of Marsh Milkweed's rose-pink flowers bloom in summer. All kinds of pollinators find the nectar of Marsh Milkweed irresistable and monarch larvae feed on the foliage. Marsh Milkweed grows naturally in swamps, along streams an... [ More Info ]

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Asclepias tuberosa Common Name: Butterfly Milkweed Native Butterfly Milkweed has flat-topped umbrels of nectar-rich red-orange flowers atop fleshy stems. It is a magnet for butterflies and a host plant for several butterfly varieties.... [ More Info ]

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Asimina triloba ''NC-1'' Common Name: NC-1 Pawpaw Pawpaw is a multi-stemmed shrub or small tree is a great plant for attracting all kinds of wildlife. 'NC-1' Pawpaw has large and delicious, early-ripening fruit with few seeds and thin skin. 'NC-1' Pawpaw is a hybrid seedling of Davis x Overleese; ... [ More Info ]

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Asimina triloba ''Prolific'' Common Name: Prolific Pawpaw Pawpaw is a multi-stemmed shrub or small tree is a great plant for attracting all kinds of wildlife. 'Prolific' Pawpaw is a heavy-bearing variety with large and delicious, early-ripening fruit.... [ More Info ]

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Asimina triloba Common Name: Pawpaw Pawpaw is a multi-stemmed shrub or small tree is a great plant for attracting all kinds of wildlife. Pawpaw's yellowish fruit is relished by many birds and small mammals. Pawpaw spreads slowly to form small colonies or thickets, providing good cover ... [ More Info ]

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Asimina triloba ''Mango'' Common Name: Mango Pawpaw Pawpaw is a multi-stemmed shrub or small tree is a great plant for attracting all kinds of wildlife. 'Mango' Pawpaw has exceptionally large and delicious fruit with yellow flesh. Mango is the most vigorous of the usually slow-growing paw paw varieti... [ More Info ]

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Asimina triloba ''Pennsylvania Gold'' Common Name: Pennsylvania Gold Pawpaw Pawpaw is a multi-stemmed shrub or small tree is a great plant for attracting all kinds of wildlife. 'Pennsylvania Gold' Pawpaw has medium to large, sweet, flavorful fruit with yellow flesh. 'Pennsylvania Gold' is one of the earliest varieties to ri... [ More Info ]

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Asimina triloba ''Sunflower'' Common Name: Sunflower Pawpaw Pawpaw is a multi-stemmed shrub or small tree is a great plant for attracting all kinds of wildlife. 'Sunflower' Pawpaw has well known hardy northern selection with large, flavorful fruit. Ripens slightly later than other varieties.... [ More Info ]

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Aster laevis Common Name: Smooth Aster Smooth Aster is an attractive and long-lived native aster with attractive, smooth blue-green foliage. Abundant flowers appear on Smooth Aster plants late in the fall, when few other plants dare risk the danger of frost. Tolerates a broad variety of s... [ More Info ]

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Aster novae-angliae Common Name: New England Aster New England Aster is a dependable perennial which grows up to six feet tall and produces hundreds of large, bright purple flowers with yellow centers in September and October. New England Aster flowers are a favorite nectar source for migrating monar... [ More Info ]

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Aster oblongifolius Common Name: Aromatic Aster Aromatic Aster has abundant blooms in late fall. Shear Aromatic Aster back through July for dense habit.... [ More Info ]