A mature tree in full fall color (this variety)A mature tree in full fall color (this variety)This is the straight species, the sweetgum that grows wild in southeast Missouri. Star-shaped leaves turn yellow, orange, red, and purple, often all on the same tree, and the show runs for weeks. It goes 60 feet or better with a 40 foot spread, fast and tough. Read the gumball question below before you pick a spot for it.
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. 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 fast, 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.
Bad enough that we are not going to soft-pedal it. A mature tree drops a heavy crop of hard spiky seed balls from December into April. They dull mower blades, they genuinely hurt to step on barefoot, and they do not rot down fast. Plant this one at the back of a property or in a bed you can mulch, not over a lawn the kids run across. If you want the fall color without any of that, we carry Rotundiloba and Happidaze, and both of them are fruitless.
Yes, in the southeast corner of the state. Its natural range runs up through the Bootheel and the lowlands along the Mississippi, so it is a Missouri native, just not a native of every county. It grows perfectly well across central Missouri anywhere the soil is decent.
Deep, moist, slightly acidic soil is where it does its best work, and it handles wet feet better than most shade trees. Where it struggles is thin alkaline ground, and it tells you by going yellow between the leaf veins while the veins stay green. If your soil is shallow and chalky, pick something else and we will point you to it.
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.
