Landscape Trees near Prospect Heights, IL, 60070

Wondering which trees will thrive in your Prospect Heights yard? Trees delivered to Prospect Heights, IL 60070 by Arbor Buddy are large nursery-grown specimens shipped by freight. We sell direct to homeowners (and some contractors) and match every tree to your USDA hardiness zone 6a. You can choose from shade trees, flowering ornamentals, evergreens, fruit trees, and Japanese maples, all backed by a 1-Year Thrive Guarantee.

Shop Trees by Category in Prospect Heights

• Shade Trees: Beat the summer heat with broad-canopy trees that cut energy costs in zone 6.
• Flowering & Ornamental: Add seasonal color with redbuds and other bloomers that handle cold winters.
• Evergreen & Privacy: Year-round screening with fast-growing columns that withstand zone 6 lows.
• Japanese Maples: Elegant form and fall color for sheltered spots in your Prospect Heights landscape.
• Shrubs & Hedges: Low-maintenance foundation plants that fill in gaps with texture and privacy.

Trees for Zone 6 in Prospect Heights

Prospect Heights sits in USDA hardiness zone 6a, where typical winter lows drop to about -10 to -5 degrees F. That cold window rules out many tender species but opens the door for hardy shade, fruit, and flowering trees that need a real winter chill. Summers bring humidity and occasional heat waves, so trees that tolerate both cold snaps and warm spells do best here.

Shade trees like Chinese Pistachio thrive in this climate, offering brilliant fall color without pest problems. Evergreens such as American Pillar Arborvitae handle the cold and provide year-round privacy. Fruit trees like Elberta Peach (with its 800-hour chill requirement) and Chicago Hardy Fig are right at home. Japanese maples, including Sangokaku Coral Bark, need a spot with afternoon shade to avoid scorch. For trees for zone 6 in Prospect Heights, this balance of cold hardiness and heat tolerance guides your choices.

The local soil tends to be heavy clay, which holds moisture well. That suits trees that like consistent water but means you should avoid species that are prone to chlorosis in alkaline conditions. The nearby Chicago lake effect moderates temperatures slightly, but winter protection for young trees is always a good idea.

See What Grows in Your Zone

Your zone 6a decides which trees will flourish and which ones need a pass. Arbor Buddy ships large, nursery-grown trees matched to that exact climate, with a 1-Year Thrive Guarantee backing every order.

Browse the trees suited to your area and order online today.

How Prospect Heights Compares to Other Areas

Tree choices shift fast when you look at warmer zones. Here's how Prospect Heights stacks up against three other regions.

ZIP 30751 in Tennga, Georgia (GA) sits in zone 8a with winter lows of 10 to 15 F. That zone rarely sees the kind of hard freeze that Prospect Heights gets. Privacy and screening options there lean heavily on broadleaf evergreens like Leyland Cypress, which struggle in zone 6. That gap changes the local shortlist to columnar arborvitaes and hardy hollies for your yard instead. Locally, you get reliable cold-hardy evergreens that shrug off -10 F.

ZIP 20441 in Washington, District of Columbia (DC) is zone 7b with winter lows of 5 to 10 F. That's still warmer than 6a, so flowering ornamentals like redbuds and dogwoods bloom a bit earlier and have a longer season. For your cart, that means your Forest Pansy Redbud will bloom a couple weeks later than in DC, but it will still put on a strong show. The practical difference is that your tree needs to be planted in a spot that gets good spring sun to push bloom timing.

ZIP 34974 in Okeechobee, Florida (FL) is zone 10a with winter lows of 30 to 35 F. Fruit and citrus viability there is completely different: they can grow avocados and oranges year-round. In practice, buyers here lean toward cold-hardy fruit like Chicago Hardy Fig and Elberta Peach that need winter chill to fruit well. Your 6a lows are actually an advantage for these trees, they get the dormancy they need for heavy harvests that Florida trees don't.

For Prospect Heights buyers, the contrasts show that your zone's cold winters are an asset for apples, peaches, and figs, while still supporting a wide palette of shade, privacy, and ornamental trees that warmer zones can't match.