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Mars Hill Planting Project
A total of 761 trees were planted in early 2019 in order to beautify the Mars Hill Corridor. Fifty different tree species and cultivars, including elms, cedars, dogwoods, redbuds, oaks, and maples were planted. Major trees are spaced 50 feet apart throughout the length of the corridor, with secondary trees interspersed to provide color and seasonal interest. The trees, which were chosen with an emphasis on native species that will grow well in local soil, will provide color and foliage throughout the year and will become well-established with greater size and stature over a ten-year timeline.
Tree Species & Cultivars
Interested in the tree, vine, and grass species that are planted along the Mars Hill Corridor? See below for a complete list of species included in the Mars Hill Planting Project!
Trees
Trident Maple “Aeryn”
Japanese Maple “Bloodgood”
Japanese Maple “Seiryu”
Native Chalk Bark Maple
Deodar Cedar “Mystic Ice”
Eastern Redbud
Redbud “Forest Pansy”
Redbud “Rising Sun”
White Fringetree
American Yellowwood “Perkins Pink”
White Dogwood
Dogwood “Stellar Pink”
Dogwood “Celestial White”
Dogwood “Cherokee Brave”
Kousa Dogwood
Dogwood “Scarlet Fire”
Dogwood “Blue Shadow”
Dogwood “Appalachian Mist”
Aurora Dogwood “Rutban”
Dogwood “Milky Way”
Dogwood “Kintoki”
Dogwood “June Snow”
Dogwood “Constellation”
Dogwood “Starlight”
Cryptomeria “Radicans”
Georgia Gem Green Ash “Oconee”
Ginkgo “Gloden Globe”
Ginkgo “Presidential Gold”
Holly “Nellie R. Stevens”
Crape Myrtle “Sarah’s Favorite”
Crapte Myrtle “Moonlight Magic”
Crape Myrtle “Muskogee”
Magnolia “Brackens Brown Beauty”
Magnolia “Claudia Wannamaker”
Japanese Magnolia “Black Tulip”
Magnolia “Merrill”
Nyssa/Black Tupelo
Chinese Pistache
Swamp White Oak
Scarlet Oak
Overcup Oak
Nuttall Oak
Shumard Oak
Styrax “Prystine Spire”
Bald Cypress “Autumn Gold”
American Elm “Princeton”
Vines & Ornamental Grasses
Climbing Hydrangea subspecies petiolaris
Bignonia Cross Vine
Pink Muhly Grass