Crain Tree Farm
1406 S Clinton Road
Caseyville, IL 62232
618-344-5963
Our Hours: Monday through Friday,
8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Saturdays from 8:00 am to Noon until Labor Day
Please note that this is a guideline - as price and selection is subject to change.
Our varieties range from your old school trees to some delightful cultivars.
Providing trees in St. Louis and the Metro East since 1980.
NOTE: WE HAVE MORE VARIETY THAN IS SHOWN ON THIS WEBSITE.
Caseyville, IL 62232
618-344-5963
Our Hours: Monday through Friday,
8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Saturdays from 8:00 am to Noon until Labor Day
Please note that this is a guideline - as price and selection is subject to change.
Our varieties range from your old school trees to some delightful cultivars.
Providing trees in St. Louis and the Metro East since 1980.
NOTE: WE HAVE MORE VARIETY THAN IS SHOWN ON THIS WEBSITE.
COME SEE THE TREES
We invite you to look at our trees during regular business hours - or browse during off-hours.
email: digtrees@craintreefarm.com
BUY FROM A GROWER AND SAVE!!!
Missouri Botanical Garden Plant of Merit
20% off all MARKED PRICES on in-stock American Hornbeam - a beautiful and under-utilized tree!
BUY FIVE GREEN GIANT ARBORVITAE at the regular price - get one *FREE!
*equal or lesser value of most expensive tree purchased
WHITE PINE TREES - buy 5 at the regular price, get one FREE!
Free tree must be of equal or lesser value than the most expensive tag.
ALSO ON SPECIAL - in stock RIVER BIRCH at 20% off the regular marked prices.
Installation is extra - ask for details on planting/installation.
METRO EAST Planting fees:
One or two trees is 80% of the original tagged price + $2.50/mile to the destination.
Three or more trees is 65% of the original tagged price + $2.50/mile to the destination.
Metro West/STL MO - 100% of the original tagged price + $2.50/mile to the destination
email: digtrees@craintreefarm.com
BUY FROM A GROWER AND SAVE!!!
Missouri Botanical Garden Plant of Merit
20% off all MARKED PRICES on in-stock American Hornbeam - a beautiful and under-utilized tree!
BUY FIVE GREEN GIANT ARBORVITAE at the regular price - get one *FREE!
*equal or lesser value of most expensive tree purchased
WHITE PINE TREES - buy 5 at the regular price, get one FREE!
Free tree must be of equal or lesser value than the most expensive tag.
ALSO ON SPECIAL - in stock RIVER BIRCH at 20% off the regular marked prices.
Installation is extra - ask for details on planting/installation.
METRO EAST Planting fees:
One or two trees is 80% of the original tagged price + $2.50/mile to the destination.
Three or more trees is 65% of the original tagged price + $2.50/mile to the destination.
Metro West/STL MO - 100% of the original tagged price + $2.50/mile to the destination
SHADE TREES
Acer saccharum, Sugar Maple
60'-75'h x 40'-60'w. Slightly columnar, slow to medium grower. Orangish red fall color,shade tolerant, likes slightly acidic soils. Considered one of the best for fall color.or.
Acer x freemanii 'Autumn Blaze' Maple
50'h x 40'w. Fast grower. Excellent orange-red fall color
Autumn Blaze Maple
Acer rubrum 'Brandywine' Maple
35'-50' h x 25'-40'w. Somewhat columnar, brilliant purple-red fall color. Seedless (no "helicopters").
Brandywine Maple
Acer rubrum 'Fairview Flame' Maple
40' - 50' h x 30' - 40' w. The brilliant scarlet-orange fall color develops late and may prove to be one of the prime rubrums.
Fairview Flame Maple
Acer rubrum 'October Glory' Maple
50' h x 25'w. Bright orange to red to purple fall color.
Acer rubrum 'Sun Valley' Maple
30' - 35'h x 15' - 25' w. Bright orange to red to purple fall color. Seedless.
Sun Valley Maple early autumn
The pricing on most deciduous trees is by caliper:
Prices are subject to change
Prices are subject to change
Acer ginnala, Amur Maple
15'-20'h x 15'-20'w. Small, multi-stemmed maple tree. Green leaves turn striking red in fall.
Betula nigra, River Birch - on SALE 20% off NOW!
Planting fees extra. See above for details.
Planting fees extra. See above for details.
40'-70'h x 40'-60'w. Peeling bark, water tolerant, medium to fast grower. Yellow fall color, likes acidic soil.
River Birch at Crain Tree Farm
Betula populifolia x Whitespire, Royal Frost Birch
30'h x 15'w. Prized for its purple foliage. White bark. Great accent.
Royal Frost Birch
Fagus grandifolia, 'American Beech'
50'-60'h x 100'w. Slow to medium growth, low-branched tree.
American Beech Tree
Fagus sylvatica 'Atropunicea', 'European Copper Beech'
50'-60'h x 35-45'w. Slow to medium growth, low-branched tree. Copper to purple foliage.
Copper Beech
Ginkgo biloba, Ginkgo tree
60'h x 30'w. Grows in almost any situation, air pollution, salt, heat tolerant, full sun.
Slow to medium upright growth, yellow fall color.
Slow to medium upright growth, yellow fall color.
Ginkgo - Yellow Fall Color
Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis 'Skyline' Honeylocust
(currently out of stock)
45'h x 35'w. Great shade tree. Seedless.
45'h x 35'w. Great shade tree. Seedless.
Prices are subject to change
Prices are subject to change
Liriodendron tulipifera, Tulip Poplar
70'-90'h x 35'-50'w. Very fast growing, yellowish orange flower when tree gets older, yellow fall color.
Full sun, soil adaptable though prefers slightly acidic soil.
Full sun, soil adaptable though prefers slightly acidic soil.
Tulip Poplar
Metasequoia glyptostroboides, Dawn Redwood
70'-100h x 25'w. Fast growth rate, pyramidal to conical in shape. Full sun, moist well drained soil.
Nyssa sylvatica, Black Tupelo
40'h x 25'w. Slow growth rate, pyramidal to conical in shape. Excellent specimen tree with outstanding fall color.
Full sun, moist, well drained soil.
Full sun, moist, well drained soil.
Black Tupelo - Nyssa Sylvatica
Platanus x acerifolia, London Planetree
70'-100' h x 60'-80' w Fast to medium growth, tolerates compaction, heat, drought.
Planetree Foliage
Quercus acutissima, Sawtooth Oak
35'-45'h x 50' w. Medium grower, prefers acidic soil but quite adaptable. Yellow fall color. Holds leaves in winter.
Quercus alba, White Oak
50'-80'h x 50'-80'w. Slow to medium grower, prefers acidic soil, full sun. Illinois state tree.
White Oak - Autumn
Quercus bicolor, Swamp White Oak
50'-60'h x 50'-60'w. Slow to medium grower, prefers acidic soil, full sun. Adaptable.
Quercus lyrata, Overcup Oak
50'-80' h x 40'-60' w Shiny, dark green leaves turn red, yellow, brown in fall. Thrives in heavy, wet clay.
Prices are subject to change
Quercus macrocarpa, Bur Oak
70'-80'h x 70'w. Slow, coarse texture, large acorns. More tolerant of city conditions than other oaks.
Full sun and limestone soils favored, but succeeds even in dry clay.
Full sun and limestone soils favored, but succeeds even in dry clay.
Quercus phellos, Willow Oak -- Missouri Botanical Garden Plant of Merit
40'-60'h x 30'-40'w. Small, narrow leaf, beautiful fall orange-red foliage.
Best overall oak for color and texture. Medium growth rate
Best overall oak for color and texture. Medium growth rate
Willow Oak - Fall Foliage
Quercus rubra, Northern Red Oak
60'-75'h x 60'-75'w. More upright branching, reddish fall color. Fast grower for oaks.
Quercus texana, Nuttall Oak
75'h x 60'w. Known for its red to orange-red late-fall foliage. Acorns are egg shaped and up to 3/4 inch long.
Salix babylonica, Weeping Willow
(currently out of stock)
30'-40'h x 30'-40'w.
30'-40'h x 30'-40'w.
Salix babylonica 'Niobe', Golden Weeping Willow
(currently out of stock)
50'-70'h x 40'-60'w. Yellow-gold branches.
50'-70'h x 40'-60'w. Yellow-gold branches.
Salix matsudana, Corkscrew Willow
30'-40'h x 15'-20'w. aka Curly Willow. Fast grower. Drought tolerant. Golden fall color.
Corkscrew Willow
Taxodium distichum, Bald Cypress
50'-70'h x 20'-30'w. Deciduous, feathery foliage. Medium to fast grower, adaptable to most soils, but likes acidic conditions. Orange-brown fall color, sunny location, water tolerant.
Bald Cypress
Taxodium ascendens, Pond Cypress
50'-60'h x 15'-20'w. Deciduous, feathery foliage. Narrow, conical form. Tolerates a wide range of soil conditions ranging from average moisture soils to wet soils in some standing water.
Pond Cypress
Ulmus americana 'Princeton', Princeton Elm
70'h x 60'w Medium to fast growth. Yellowish to red fall color. New disease resistant elm.
Please call 618.344.5963 or Email us for any trees not listed.
Japanese Maples
Please note that this is not an availability list and price and selection is subject to change.
Acer palmatum dissectum, 'Red Select''
6' h x 10-13' w. Mushroom shaped, purple red tone foliage. Feathery cascading form.
CURRENTLY OUT OF STOCK!!!
CURRENTLY OUT OF STOCK!!!
Red Select
Acer palmatum, 'Bloodgood'
16' h x w. Prized for its foliage, excellent accent plant.
FLOWERING TREES
Please note that this is a guideline and price and selection is subject to change.
Carpinus caroliniana, American Hornbeam
Missouri Botanical Garden Plant of Merit
20'-30'h x 20'-30'w. Slow growth, smooth muscle-like trunk, new leaves emerge reddish-purple, changing to dark green, then turn yellow to orange-red in the fall. Does best in shade and with moist, acidic soil. Native.
20'-30'h x 20'-30'w. Slow growth, smooth muscle-like trunk, new leaves emerge reddish-purple, changing to dark green, then turn yellow to orange-red in the fall. Does best in shade and with moist, acidic soil. Native.
American Hornbeam Foliage
Cercis canadensis, Redbud
20'-30'h x 25'-35'w. Beautiful purple flowers in early spring. Single and multi-cane.
Full sun to partial shade, medium growth rate, soil adaptable.
Full sun to partial shade, medium growth rate, soil adaptable.
Redbud
Cercis canadensis, 'Merlot', Merlot Redbud
20'-30'h x 25'-35'w. Purple leaf, spring purplish red flowers, full sun. Semi-upright growth habit.
Cercis canadensis, 'Appalachian Red' Redbud
25' x 30'w. Green heart-shaped leaf, spring pinkish red flowers, partial shade. Heat tolerant.
Currently Sold Out
Currently Sold Out
Cercis canadensis, 'Covey' Weeping Redbud
5'-7'h. Weeping form, same purple flowers as common Redbud.
Covey Weeping Redbud
Chionanthus virginicus, White Fringetree
Missouri Botanical Garden Plant of Merit
12'- 20'h x w in the landscape, slow growth rate, white flower in late spring. Dark blue fruit in fall, usually hidden by foliage. Attracts birds. Full sun. Pruning rarely required. Native to areas of U.S.
12'- 20'h x w in the landscape, slow growth rate, white flower in late spring. Dark blue fruit in fall, usually hidden by foliage. Attracts birds. Full sun. Pruning rarely required. Native to areas of U.S.
White Fringetree
Cornus kousa, Kousa Dogwood
20'-30'h x 30'w. Creamy white flowers in late spring, disease resistant, reddish purple fall foliage.
Specimen for partial sun location. Slow to medium growth rate. Likes acidic soils.
Specimen for partial sun location. Slow to medium growth rate. Likes acidic soils.
Cornus mas, Golden Glory Dogwood
15-20'h x 15-20'w. Yellow blooms in March. Red fruits persist in Winter.
Heptacodium miconioides, Seven Sons Tree
20'h x10'w. Fragrant white flowers in late summer, showy purple fruit, purple-bronze fall color. Needs moisture.
Currently out of stock
Currently out of stock
Seven Sons Tree (not currently available in our yard)
Magnolia stellata 'Star Magnolia', Star Magnolia
15'-20' h x 10'-15' w. First bloomers of spring. Fragrant white star-shaped flowers. Full sun to partial shade.
flower on a Star Magnolia
Magnolia liliflora 'Ann', Ann Magnolia
6'-10'h x 4'-6'w. Beautiful purple flowers and blooms later in spring.
Magnolia liliflora 'Jane', Jane Magnolia
6'-10'h x 4'-6'w. Beautiful purple flowers and blooms in spring.
Currently out of stock
Currently out of stock
Jane Magnolia
Magnolia virginiana, SweetBay Magnolia
Missouri Botanical Garden Plant of Merit
10'-20'h x 10'-20'w. Semi evergreen and has creamy white flowers in summer, sun or shade.
10'-20'h x 10'-20'w. Semi evergreen and has creamy white flowers in summer, sun or shade.
Sweetbay Magnolia
Malus 'Prairifire', Prairifire Crabapple
15'h x 15'w Profuse pinkish-red flowers. Bronze-green, elliptic foliage.
Prunus Cerasifera 'Krauter Vesuvius' Krauter Vesuvius Purple Plum
30' h x 20'w. Purple foliage. Pale purple flowers
Krauter Vesuvius Purple Plum
Fruit Bearing Trees
Not all of our trees are listed. Please call or email to consult us for details.
Not all of our trees are listed. Please call or email to consult us for details.
SOLD OUT for 2020 - Prunus Persica 'Scarlet Prince', Scarlet Prince Peach
10'-15' h x 5'-10' w. Self-pollinating. Red-Pink Bloom. Sweet, White-fleshed fruit. A vigorous tree that will begin to bear fruit after just a couple of years of growth. Hardy with good disease resistance. It grows best in a sunny, sheltered spot in loamy, well-drained soil, but it will grow in most soils that do not hold a lot of water.
Pyrus Communis 'Pineapple Pear', Pineapple Pear
20'-25' h x 15'-20' w. Best grown in well-drained loams with medium moisture in full sun. More tolerant of heavy clay soils that many other types of fruit tree. A slightly acidic soil suits it best and a very alkaline soil should be avoided as, in such conditions, pears suffer badly from iron deficiency. Plant two or more varieties for best cross-pollination.
Trees may not bear fruit until 4-5 years after planting.
20'-25' h x 15'-20' w. Best grown in well-drained loams with medium moisture in full sun. More tolerant of heavy clay soils that many other types of fruit tree. A slightly acidic soil suits it best and a very alkaline soil should be avoided as, in such conditions, pears suffer badly from iron deficiency. Plant two or more varieties for best cross-pollination.
Trees may not bear fruit until 4-5 years after planting.
Prunus persica 'Patio Peach', Patio Peach
6' h x 6' w. Red blooms, Green leaves. Sets fruit.
Malus pumila 'Fuji', Fuji Apple
20'-25' h. x 20'-25' w. This tree grows at a medium rate. Full sun is the ideal condition for this tree, and it grows well in moist, well-drained soil. It is not drought-tolerant.
Zones 4–8. Pollinates with Gala, Golden Delicious, Jonathan, Red Delicious.
20'-25' h. x 20'-25' w. This tree grows at a medium rate. Full sun is the ideal condition for this tree, and it grows well in moist, well-drained soil. It is not drought-tolerant.
Zones 4–8. Pollinates with Gala, Golden Delicious, Jonathan, Red Delicious.
Fuji Apple
Malus domestica 'Red Delicious', Red Delicious Apple
20'-25' h. x 20'-25' w. Fast growth in full sun, it grows well in acidic, moist and well-drained soil. It is not drought-tolerant. Grows in an oval shape. Standard size bears fruit in 6 to 10 years. A biennial bearer, the red delicious tree bears fruit heavily one year and sparsely the next. Zones 5–8. Pollinates with Yellow Delicious, Jonathan, early harvest or a variety from a different apple family.
20'-25' h. x 20'-25' w. Fast growth in full sun, it grows well in acidic, moist and well-drained soil. It is not drought-tolerant. Grows in an oval shape. Standard size bears fruit in 6 to 10 years. A biennial bearer, the red delicious tree bears fruit heavily one year and sparsely the next. Zones 5–8. Pollinates with Yellow Delicious, Jonathan, early harvest or a variety from a different apple family.
Pyrus communis 'Bartlett', Bartlett Pear
20' h. x 20' w. Full sun. Fast growth. Grows best in slightly acidic, deep, heavy, and moist but well-drained soil. Other soil types are tolerated, but the tree may produce a lighter crop. It is especially sensitive to salt and is not drought-tolerant. Begins to bear fruit while young and has been known to continue bearing for over 100 years. Zones 5–7. Requires cross-pollination with Orient or another European pear variety (excluding Kieffer) growing within 100' for standard trees and within 20' for dwarf trees. Also known as the Williams Pear in UK/Europe.
20' h. x 20' w. Full sun. Fast growth. Grows best in slightly acidic, deep, heavy, and moist but well-drained soil. Other soil types are tolerated, but the tree may produce a lighter crop. It is especially sensitive to salt and is not drought-tolerant. Begins to bear fruit while young and has been known to continue bearing for over 100 years. Zones 5–7. Requires cross-pollination with Orient or another European pear variety (excluding Kieffer) growing within 100' for standard trees and within 20' for dwarf trees. Also known as the Williams Pear in UK/Europe.
Prunus avium, Royal Ann/Napoleon Sweet Cherry
12'-16' h. x 12'-16' w. Bears fruit in 4 to 8 years. Cross pollinates with Montmorency Tart Cherry. NOT a self-pollinator. Some difficulties have been reported in cross-pollinating with other sweet cherry cultivars, although some sources report sweet cherry varieties may cross-pollinate the Royal Ann. Large fruit. Cream/yellow skin with red to pink blush/cheeks. Sweet, tart. Ripens: Early to Mid Season, mid-June to early July depending on location. Zones 5-7.
12'-16' h. x 12'-16' w. Bears fruit in 4 to 8 years. Cross pollinates with Montmorency Tart Cherry. NOT a self-pollinator. Some difficulties have been reported in cross-pollinating with other sweet cherry cultivars, although some sources report sweet cherry varieties may cross-pollinate the Royal Ann. Large fruit. Cream/yellow skin with red to pink blush/cheeks. Sweet, tart. Ripens: Early to Mid Season, mid-June to early July depending on location. Zones 5-7.
Additional Trees
Prunus x yedoensis 'Shidare Yoshino', Weeping Yoshino
6'-12'h x 6'-12'w. White flowers in spring.
Prunus x incamp, Okame Cherry
20'-30'h x 15'-20'w. Semi-double pink flowers, dark green leaves. One of the "first bloomers" of Spring.
Prunus x yedoensis, Yoshino Cherry
35'-45'h x 35'-45'w. White to light pink spring flower. Orange fall foliage.
Yoshino Cherry flowers
Prunus x yedoensis 'Akebono', Akebono Yoshino Cherry
35'-45'h x 35'-45'w. White to light pink spring flower. Orange fall foliage.
Prunus virginiana 'Canada Red', Canada Red Chokecherry
20'-30'h x 18'-25'w. White spring flower, red fruit 1/3" across used for jams, jellies, pies.
Fast grower, green new foliage changing to red. Full sun.
Fast grower, green new foliage changing to red. Full sun.
Stewartia pseudocamellia, Japanese Stewartia
30'h x 15'w. Camellia-like flowers with showy orange yellow anthers early summer.
Fall color. Exfoliating reddish brown bark.
Fall color. Exfoliating reddish brown bark.
Japanese Stewartia
Styrax japonicus, Japanese Snowbell
20'h x 25'w White bell-shaped flowers in spring.
Japanese Snowbell
Syringa reticulata, Ivory Silk Tree Lilac
20' - 30'h x 15' - 20'w Creamy white, fragrant, single flowers are arranged in dense, terminal clusters.
Blooms early June. Upright, cherry-like bark.
Blooms early June. Upright, cherry-like bark.
Japanese Tree Lilac/Ivory Silk Lilac
Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Slender Silhouette', Slender Silhouette Sweetgum
35'-60'h x 4'-7' w Columnar Sweetgum. Deciduous. Dark green leaves in summer, turning yellow to deep red in fall.
35'-60'h x 4'-7' w Columnar Sweetgum. Deciduous. Dark green leaves in summer, turning yellow to deep red in fall.
CONIFERS
Please note that this is not an availability list and price and selection is subject to change.
Juniperous chinensis, Blue Point Juniper
8'h x 4'w. Prized for foliage. Excellent accent.
Blue Point Juniper
Juniperus Virginiana "Burkii", Burkii Redcedar (Juniper)
10'-15'h x 4'-10'w. Densely columnar to pyramidal form. Excellent screening plant.
Burkii Redcedar
Picea abies, Norway Spruce
40'-60'h x 25'-30'w. Medium to fast grower. Best in moist acidic well drained soils. Full sun.
Picea omorika, Serbian Spruce
50-60'h x 30'w. Slow grower. Bluish-green needles. Very adaptable.
Pinus strobus, White Pine
50'-80'h x 20'-40'w. Fast grower, full sun to light shade. Soil adaptable but dislikes high pH.
Thuja occidentalis 'Green Giant', Green Giant Arborvitae
50'h x 15'w. Fast growing and tolerant of conditions. Excellent screen plant.
Green Giant Arborvitae
Please note that this is meant as a guideline and price and selection is subject to change.
You'll find numerous other trees in our yard. Not all are listed on this website.
Please visit us to see our selection. For further questions, please feel free to give us a call or email.
You'll find numerous other trees in our yard. Not all are listed on this website.
Please visit us to see our selection. For further questions, please feel free to give us a call or email.
email: digtrees@craintreefarm.com
Crain Tree Farm
1406 South Clinton Road
Caseyville, IL 62232
(618) 344-5963
Crain Tree Farm
1406 South Clinton Road
Caseyville, IL 62232
(618) 344-5963
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