Fast Growing Trees

Fast Growing Trees


Ameri-Willow - Super fast growth up to 70 feet tall, and good for most areas. Plant this non-suckering hybrid for privacy screens and windbreaks. This is our most popular selling tree because of their very fast growth! The Ameri-Willow grows up to 8 feet per year on average, but up to 15 feet in the first year has been documented!

Zones: 4 to 10
Soils: Most, but fertile and wet are best
Moisture: Plenty, keep well watered
Sun: Full sun is best
Uses: Privacy Screens, Windbreaks, Shade
Item Code: FGT-AW-01
Price: $6.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 20+ inches (Larger trees are available - see Order Form)

Green Weeping Willow - Very fast growth up to 60 feet tall, and makes a beautiful shade tree. Just plant it where the shallow roots have room to spread out.

Zones: 2 to 10
Soils: Most, but fertile and wet are best
Moisture: Plenty, keep well watered
Sun: Full sun is best
Uses: Shade
Item Code: FGT-WWg-01
Price: $5.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 20+ inches

Niobe Golden Weeping Willow - Also very fast growing, the Niobe has golden stems, and grows to 60 feet tall. Like the Green Weeping Willow, the Niobe makes a beautiful shade tree. Just plant it where the shallow roots have room to spread out.

Zones: 2 to 10
Soils: Most, but fertile and wet are best
Moisture: Plenty, keep well watered
Sun: Full sun is best
Uses: Shade
Item Code: FGT-NgW-01
Price: $5.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 20+ inches

Prairie Cascade Weeping Willow - Like the other weeping types, the Prairie has very fast growth, but only grows to 40 feet tall. Like the Niobe Golden, the Cascade has golden stems and makes a beautiful smaller shade tree.

Zones: 3 to 9
Soils: Most, but fertile and wet are best
Moisture: Plenty, keep well watered
Sun: Full sun is best
Uses: Shade
Item Code: FGT-PcW-01
Price: $5.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 16+ inches

Hybrid Willow G10-8 Similar to Our Ameri-Willow, this fast-growing hybrid willow is used for privacy screens and windbreaks. Like the other willow hybrids, this sterile tree-form will grow to 50+ feet tall. Dark green leaves, and stems that vary in color from red to yellow.

Zones: 4 to 10
Soils: Most, but fertile and wet are best
Moisture: Plenty, keep well watered
Sun: Full sun is best
Uses: Privacy Screens, Windbreaks, Shade
Item Code: FGT-HWg-01
Price: $5.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 18+ inches

Flame Willow - A fast growing small tree or large shrub, these get up to 20 feet tall. Plant it where the Autumn yellow to orange-red colors can be seen. Stems are orange to reddish in color, making this a very colorful attractive large shrub to small tree.

Zones: 3 to 9
Soils: Most, but fertile and wet are best
Moisture: Plenty, keep well watered
Sun: Full sun is best
Uses: Privacy Screens, Windbreaks, Hedges
Item Code: FGT-FW-01
Price: $5.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 18+ inches

Black Willow - is native to the eastern half of the country. This fast growing hardy tree gets up to 40 feet tall. A good choice for wet areas.

Zones: 4 to 10
Soils: Most, but fertile and wet are best
Moisture: Plenty, keep well watered
Sun: Full sun is best
Uses: Privacy Screens, Windbreaks, Shade
Item Code: FGT-BW-01
Price: $5.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 20+ inches (Larger trees are available - see Order Form)

Empire National Nursery, fast growing trees and nursery plants for home garden landscapingCorkscrew Willow - Very popular, this is decorative tall shrub to medium sized tree, offers fast growth with the young stems in a spiral or "corkscrew" shape. Yes, this is the one used in dried flower arrangements!

Zones: 5 to 10
Soils: Most, but fertile and wet are best
Moisture: Plenty, keep well watered
Sun: Full sun is best
Uses: Shade, Specimen
Item Code: FGT-CkW-01
Price: $5.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 20+ inches

Empire National Nursery, fast growing trees and nursery plants for home garden landscapingPacific Willow - Need a very cold-tolerant fast-growing screen? This shrub-form willow has golden stems and will grow up to 15 feet. It is very cold hardy... but also a nice looking plant.

Zones: 1 to 9
Soils: Most, but fertile and wet are best
Moisture: Plenty, keep well watered
Sun: Full sun is best
Uses: Screens, Specimen
Item Code: FGT-PA-01
Price: $5.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 16+ inches

Empire National Nursery, fast growing trees and nursery plants for home garden landscapingDwarf Blue Arctic Willow - A dwarf hybrid of the Purple Osier Willow, this is a very decorative and attractive shrub-form growing up to 6 feet tall. Small blue leaves on purple stems is pretty, but keep this plant repeatedly trimmed so it will get dense... then its very pretty.

Zones: 5 to 9
Soils: Most, but fertile and wet are best
Moisture: Plenty, keep well watered
Sun: Full sun is best
Uses: Containers, Specimen
Item Code: FGT-ArC-01
Price: $5.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 16+ inches

Empire National Nursery, fast growing trees and nursery plants for home garden landscapingLaurel Willow - is a small to medium sized tree growing up to 30 feet tall. Plant the Laurel as an ornamental specimen, hedges and privacy screens, or even as a small shade tree. Fast growth and dark green glossy leaves makes the Laurel an attractive choice.

Zones: 5 to 9
Soils: Most, but fertile and wet are best
Moisture: Plenty, keep well watered
Sun: Full sun is best
Uses: Privacy Screens, Windbreaks, Shade, Specimen
Item Code: FGT-LW-01
Price: $5.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 18+ inches

Hakuro Nishiki Variegated Willow - Beautiful... this variegated shrub-form willow grows up to 6 feet. These are increasing popular in the landscape design for their coloration, and are versatile for many uses. Keep them trimmed to increase the thickness.

Zones: 5 to 9
Soils: Most, but fertile and wet are best
Moisture: Plenty, keep well watered
Sun: Full sun is best
Uses: Containers, Screens, Specimen
Item Code: FGT-HnW-01
Price: $8.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 20+ inches

French Pussy Willow - Hardy and decorative, this small tree or tall shrub grows up to 25 feet tall. Save the dried flower stalks for decorations. Best as an ornamental shrub.

Zones: 6 to 9
Soils: Most, but fertile and wet are best
Moisture: Plenty, keep well watered
Sun: Full sun is best
Uses: Privacy Screens, Windbreaks, Specimen
Item Code: FGT-FpW-01
Price: $5.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 20+ inches

Pink Pussy Willow - Hardy decorative small tree or tall shrub, these grow up to 25 feet tall. Like the French, these have a Pink-ish flower. Save the dried flower stalks for decorations. Nice ornamental shrub!

Zones: 6 to 9
Soils: Most, but fertile and wet are best
Moisture: Plenty, keep well watered
Sun: Full sun is best
Uses: Privacy Screens, Windbreaks, Specimen
Item Code: FGT-PpW-01
Price: $5.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 20+ inches

Empire National Nursery, fast growing trees and nursery plants for home garden landscapingPurple Osier Willow - The Purple Osier Willow is a very decorative and attractive shrub-form growing up to 10 feet tall. Small bluish leaves on purple stems is pretty, but keep this plant repeatedly trimmed so it will get dense... then its very pretty.

Zones: 2 to 9
Soils: Most, but fertile and wet are best
Moisture: Plenty, keep well watered
Sun: Full sun is best
Uses: Screens, Containers, Specimen
Item Code: FGT-PoW-01
Price: $5.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 16+ inches

Empire National Nursery, fast growing trees and nursery plants for home garden landscapingBanker Willow - This shrub-form willow grows up to 10 feet tall. This is a suckering-type of willow, good for those eroding unstable places that are moist, or, where a dense rounded shrub is desired.

Zones: 2 to 9
Soils: Most, but fertile and wet are best
Moisture: Plenty, keep well watered
Sun: Full sun is best
Uses: Screens, Containers, Specimen
Item Code: FGT-BaW-01
Price: $5.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 16+ inches

Empire National Nursery, fast growing trees and nursery plants for home garden landscapingSandbar Willow - Like the Bankers, this shrub-form willow also grows up to 10 feet tall. This also is a suckering-type of willow, good for those eroding unstable places that are moist, or, where a dense rounded shrub is desired.

Zones: 2 to 9
Soils: Most, but fertile and wet are best
Moisture: Plenty, keep well watered
Sun: Full sun is best
Uses: Screens, Containers, Specimen
Item Code: FGT-SaW-01
Price: $5.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 16+ inches

Empire National Nursery fast growing trees for home and garden landscapingHybrid Poplar - Very fast growth, growing up to 80 feet tall, these sterile and non-suckering non-flowering trees are versatile as screens, fencelines, or shade. Also called the Siouxland or Eastern Cottonwood (Populus deltoides v. deltoides), this is plantable almost nationwide, and performs well in growth rate, survival, form, and durability. Empire National Nursery fast growing trees for home and garden landscaping

We have added some of the Hybrid Poplars, plantable almost nationwide, and performs well in growth rate, form, and durability.

Zones: 3 to 10
Soils: Most, but fertile and wet are best
Moisture: Plenty, keep well watered
Sun: Full sun is best
Uses: Privacy Screens, Windbreaks, Shade
Item Code: FGT-HPs-01
Price: $5.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 20+ inches (Larger trees are available - see Order Form)

The other Hybrids we have are the -

Imperial Carolina Poplar (Populus canadensis v. Imperial)
Zones: 4 to 10
Item Code: FGT-CiP-01
Price: $5.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 20+ inches

Cottonless Cottonwood (Populus canadensis v. Robusta)
Zones: 4 to 10
Item Code: FGT-CC-01
Price: $5.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 20+ inches

Empire National Nursery fast growing trees for home and garden landscapingLombardy (Theves) Poplar - Very fast growth, gets up to 80 feet tall, and holds a very tight column shape. Great for fencelines or screens where space is limited. The 'Theves' hybrid is a longer-lived improved Lombardy strain. Great for privacy screens and windbreaks, or as a specimen tree.

Zones: 2 to 10
Soils: Most, but fertile and wet are best
Moisture: Plenty, keep well watered
Sun: Full sun is best
Uses: Privacy Screens, Windbreaks, Shade
Item Code: FGT-LP-01
Price: $5.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 20+ inches (Larger trees are available - see Order Form)

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Empire National Nursery fast growing trees for home and garden landscapingBlack Cottonwood the Black Cottonwood is a rapid growing hefty cousin to the Poplars, growing up to 80 feet tall. Deeply furrowed grayish bark and dark green leaves makes for an attractive shade tree or windbreak tree. Plant where the shallow roots can spread out.

Zones: 4 to 10
Soils: Most, but fertile and wet are best
Moisture: Plenty, keep well watered
Sun: Full sun is best
Uses: Privacy Screens, Windbreaks, Shade
Item Code: FGT-BkC-01
Price: $5.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 20+ inches (Larger trees are available - see Order Form)

Empire National Nursery fast growing trees for home and garden landscapingQuaking Aspen - Fast grower up to 60 feet tall, and very popular! Best known for their beautiful white trunks and Fall golden color, they are versatile along driveways and fence lines, or naturalizing for that Rocky Mountain look. Good for sunny areas, where it will get plenty of water.

Zones: 1 to 9
Soils: Most, but fertile and wet are best
Moisture: Plenty, keep well watered
Sun: Full sun is best
Uses: Privacy Screens, Borders, Shade, Specimen
Item Code: FGT-QA-01
Price: $6.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 20+ inches (Larger trees are available - see Order Form)

Empire National Nursery fast growing trees for home and garden landscapingThornless Honey Locust - Very hardy fast grower, grows up to 40 feet tall, with tiny spikes of sweet-smelling yellow flowers, these are great for dry poor soils and hot climates where shade and privacy are desired.

Zones: 5 to 9
Soils: Most, but well-drained
Moisture: Low to Moderate
Sun: Full sun to Part Shade
Uses: Windbreaks, Shade, Specimen
Item Code: FGT-TH-01
Price: $5.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 18+ inches

Northern Catalpa - Fast grower, the Cat grows up to 80 feet tall, with medium-size heart-shaped leaves and fragrant white flowers. Related to the Paulownia, these can make a very nice shade tree.

Zones: 4 to 10
Soils: Most, but fertile and wet are best
Moisture: Moderate to Plenty
Sun: Full sun is best
Uses: Windbreaks, Shade, Flowers
Item Code: FGT-NC-01
Price: $5.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 20+ inches

Empire National Nursery fast growing trees for home and garden landscapingPaulownia (Empress Tree) - Unique! Also called the Royal Paulownia, it gets up to 60 feet tall, often shorter and with several trunks. Plant as shade tree or for timber. Very fast growth with growth of 6 to 10 feet per year as common, and up to 18 feet have been reported in One year! Plant it where the masses of fragrant purple flowers can be seen. These are shipped as "root-crowns", dormant or sprouting roots.Empire National Nursery fast growing trees for home and garden landscaping

Zones: 5 to 10
Soils: Most, but well-drained
Moisture: Moderate
Sun: Full sun is best
Uses: Shade, Ornamental, Flowers
Item Code: FGT-PE-01
Price: $6.95
Ships As: Bareroot, Root-Crowns

Empire National Nursery fast growing trees for home and garden landscaping American Sycamore - Fast growing and wide spreading, these can grow up to 80 feet tall. Great shade tree with brilliant Fall yellow color. Older trees will develop white-ish almost smooth patchy bark... very pretty.

Zones: 4 to 10
Soils: Most, but fertile and wet are best
Moisture: Moderate to Plenty
Sun: Full sun is best
Uses: Wwindbreaks, Shade
Item Code: FGT-AS-01
Price: $5.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 18+ inches

Empire National Nursery fast growing trees for home and garden landscaping Sweetgum (Liquidamber) - A rainbow of Fall colors on this fast grower that gets up to 80 feet tall. White-ish gray furrowed bark is contrasted to bright green leaves during the season. In the Fall, they turn to yellow, orange, red, and purple... a whole rainbow of colors! Larger trees are also available! Empire National Nursery fast growing trees for home and garden landscaping

Zones: 5 to 10
Soils: Most, but fertile and wet are best
Moisture: Moderate to Plenty
Sun: Full sun is best
Uses: Lines, Windbreaks, Shade
Item Code: FGT-SG-01
Price: $5.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 18+ inches (Larger trees are available - see Order Form)

Empire National Nursery fast growing trees for home and garden landscapingTulip Tree (Yellow Poplar) - Hardy and fast growing, the Yellow Poplar is related to the Magnolias, but the flowers are typically not showy. Unique leaves and Fall golden color on this tall tree up to 80+ feet.

Zones: 5 to 10
Soils: Most, but fertile and wet are best
Moisture: Moderate to Plenty
Sun: Full sun is best
Uses: Windbreaks, Shade, Specimen
Item Code: FGT-TT-01
Price: $5.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 20+ inches (Larger trees are available - see Order Form)

Empire National Nursery fast growing trees for home and garden landscapingSlippery Elm - Like the other elms, the Slippery (also called the Red Elm) is a fast grower up to 70 feet tall. Good for the hotter drier climates. Great for shade, plant them as a fast-growing screen or windbreak as well. The bark is deeply furrowed and reddish!

Zones: 5 to 10
Soils: Most
Moisture: Low to Moderate
Sun: Full sun is best
Uses: Lines, Windbreaks, Shade
Item Code: FGT-YE-01
Price: $5.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 16+ inches (Larger trees are available - see Order Form)

Empire National Nursery fast growing trees for home and garden landscapingAmerican Elm - Fast growing and beautiful, the American Elm was highly prized across much of the eastern half of the country before the Dutch Elm Disease all but wiped it out. Although this tree is still susceptible to the disease, it may grow for many years without any problems. There is the chance it can grow to maturity, giving all of US the chance to enjoy this true-American beauty! They can grow up to 80 feet tall, into a large spreading shade tree. We think it is worth the chance...

Zones: 4 to 10
Soils: Most, but fertile and wet are best
Moisture: Moderate
Sun: Full sun is best
Uses: Windbreaks, Shade, Specimen
Item Code: FGT-AE-01
Price: $5.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 16+ inches (Larger trees are available - see Order Form)

Empire National Nursery fast growing trees for home and garden landscapingWinged Elm - This elm is a fast grower up to 40 feet tall. What makes the Winged Elm so different is the corky growth on the stems... wings. If you are familiar with the Sweetgum, they have a similar corky stem.

Zones: 5 to 9
Soils: Most, but moist are best
Moisture: Moderate
Sun: Full sun is best
Uses: Windbreaks, Shade, Specimen
Item Code: FGT-WE-01
Price: $5.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 18+ inches (Larger trees are available - see Order Form)


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