Mature Tree on a Green (the species)Mature Tree on a Green (the species)Greenspire is the street linden. Princeton Nurseries picked it in 1961 for one straight leader and a uniform oval crown, and it has been the default city tree ever since. Small dark heart shaped leaves, fragrant cream flowers in late June, 40 to 50 feet, clean yellow in fall. It takes compacted soil, road salt and heat better than our native basswood does.
Off-the-lot means you pick it up and plant it yourself. Planted means we deliver it, plant it right, and back it with our Year One warranty. Tap a price to add it to your list, then send the whole list to Matt in one request. Want several of one tree, or a mix? Add them all and Matt quotes the count.
What does "gallon" mean? It is the size of the container the tree is growing in, not how many trees you get. The bigger the number, the bigger and more established the tree you take home, so a 30 gallon tree gives you shade and privacy years sooner than a 15 gallon one.
Full warranty for one year after planting. This comes with any needed care and free check ups upon request. All needed treatments or pruning are included for first year. If tree fails to thrive, no cost replacement.
Picked, delivered, and planted by a Board Certified Master Arborist.
Follow-up visits through the whole first year, not a wave goodbye.
Deep root feeding and structural pruning while it takes hold.
That is the warranty. No fine print, no chasing us down.
Pick a spot with full sun to part shade. This one matures past 40 feet, so give it room: at least 20 feet from the house and 15 feet from other trees. Heavy Missouri clay is not a problem for this tree. Growth rate is medium, so you know what to expect season to season.
Not sure about your spot? Send us a photo of the yard with your quote request and we will tell you straight if it will work.
Water deeply once or twice a week through the first growing season, and step it up in July and August heat. Keep a 2 to 3 inch mulch ring around the base, pulled back from the trunk. Spring and fall are both good planting windows in mid-Missouri.
Or skip the checklist: have us plant it and Year One covers all of this. We feed it, prune it, and come back to check on it.
Request a quote and tell us where it is going. We will confirm availability, delivery, and a planting date.
Straight answers to what people ask before they buy. Anything else, just call.
No, these are littleleaf linden, the species Greenspire was selected out of. There are two photos of the actual cultivar floating around under a free license and we chose not to use either one, because the foliage in both is blotched and scorched and it would have shown you a sick plant rather than the tree. Everything here is accurate for Greenspire: the small heart shaped leaf, the cream flower on its strap bract, the fuzzy nutlets and the dense winter twig. What the species photos cannot show is the form, which is exactly what Greenspire was selected for.
Greenspire if the spot is hard, Redmond if the spot is good. Greenspire is littleleaf linden out of Europe, with smaller leaves and a real tolerance for compacted soil, reflected heat and road salt, which is why cities plant it along streets and in parking islands. Redmond is American basswood, genuinely native to Missouri, with much bigger leaves and a heavier look, and it wants an open lawn rather than a strip of dirt between two slabs of concrete. If you are planting in turf with room, we would steer you to the native one.
Because it is uniform, cheap to produce and nearly impossible to kill in a bad site, which are the three things a municipal planting list cares about. That is also the honest argument against it. Whole streets planted to one clone are exactly how Dutch elm disease and emerald ash borer did the damage they did. Lindens have no equivalent threat right now, so this is not a warning about Greenspire so much as a reason to mix your planting. Japanese beetles do chew the foliage in July and aphids drip honeydew, so keep it off the driveway either way.
Yes. Every tree on the lot has an off-the-lot price, you pick it up and plant it yourself. The planted price adds delivery, planting, and the Year One warranty.
Every planted tree comes with follow-up visits, deep root feeding, and structural pruning through its first year. If the tree fails in Year One, we make it right. You can extend it to Year Two for 20 percent and Year Three for 15 percent of the planted price.
Spring and fall are both good windows. Fall planting gives the roots time to settle in before summer heat. Request a quote and we will work out timing with you.
Yes. The whole lot is open to trade buyers. Ask about volume pricing when you reach out.
Tell us the spot and the job. A Board Certified Master Arborist picks with you, plants it right, and stands behind it for Year One.
