The Montezuma bald cypress tree leafs out earlier and holds its foliage longer in the fall, and it grows fast. It has no knees and is my favorite cypress. Bigtooth maple (Acer grandidentatum ...

Bigtooth maple is the best maple choice ... Chinquapin oak and loquat leaf oak might be better choices — although harder to find. Cedar elm is the best elm choice, with small leaves and decent ...