Trees Delivered in St. Louis city, MO

Arbor Buddy delivers large, nursery-grown shade, privacy, and fruit trees to your door in St. Louis city, Missouri (MO). We ship by freight and match every tree to your yard's hardiness zone. With winter lows around 0 to 5 degrees Fahrenheit, St. Louis city sits in zone 7a, which lets you plant a mix of deciduous shade trees, evergreens, flowering ornamentals, and even cold-hardy palms. Homeowners and contractors can choose directly from our catalog.

Climate and Hardiness Zone Fit in St. Louis city

St. Louis city lies in USDA zone 7a, the warmest band for tree selection across its 19 ZIP codes. Typical winter lows bottom out at 0 to 5 degrees Fahrenheit, which opens the door to many landscape staples that wouldn't survive in colder Missouri areas. Summer heat and humidity are the bigger challenge here, trees that handle both humidity and occasional drought do best.

The zone 7 climate supports a mix of deciduous shade trees like the Autumn Blaze Red Maple, evergreens such as the Skyrocket Juniper, and flowering trees like the Hearts A'fire Eastern Redbud. Cold-hardy palms, like the Dwarf Palmetto, are reliable here, while fruit trees that need a distinct chill, like the Bing Cherry, perform well. When browsing trees for zone 7 in St. Louis city, look for species labeled hardy to zone 7 or colder to avoid winter damage.

Because the county is fully within 7a, you don't have to micro-zone your planting site. Just match the tree's hardiness range to your specific block and exposure.

Shop Trees by Category in St. Louis city

• Shade Trees: Broad-canopy trees to cool your home and yard, from drought-tolerant Texas Ash to shade stalwarts like Live Oak.
• Flowering & Ornamental: Spring blooms and seasonal color from redbuds, crape myrtles, and other zone 7 performers.
• Evergreen & Privacy: Year-round screening with junipers, hollies, and magnolias that stay green through St. Louis winters.
• Japanese Maples: Delicate foliage that thrives in dappled shade; choose varieties that avoid afternoon scorch in zone 7.
• Fruit Trees: Cherries, apples, figs, and peaches that need the chilling hours typical of zone 7 winters.
• Shrubs & Hedges: Foundation plants and hedge material like Nellie Stevens Holly and Endless Summer Hydrangea.

Frequently Asked Questions

When do trees ship to St. Louis city?

Zone 7 orders ship in the spring and fall windows on either side of summer. We time deliveries to avoid both extreme heat and freezing temperatures, so your tree arrives at a planting-friendly time.

What trees grow in zone 7?

Many popular landscape trees grow in zone 7, including oaks, maples, redbuds, and even cold-hardy palms. In St. Louis city, zone 7a allows you to plant trees like Texas Ash, Autumn Blaze Red Maple, and the Dwarf Palmetto Palm, species that need milder winters than zone 5 or 6 can provide.

What size do the trees arrive at?

Each tree is nursery-grown and shipped at a usable landscape size, typically 3 to 6 feet tall depending on the species. They are ready to plant upon arrival, not whips or bare-root sticks.

What is the 1-Year Thrive Guarantee?

It's a free replacement guarantee. If your tree dies within its first year, Arbor Buddy replaces it at no cost. You pay nothing for the replacement tree, shipping included. No fine-print exclusions for normal weather or minor transplant shock.

How St. Louis city Compares to Other Areas

Understanding how your climate stacks up against other regions helps you see what's possible in your own yard.

In Duval County, Florida (FL), zone 9a to 9b with typical winter lows of 20 to 30 degrees Fahrenheit, citrus trees grow unprotected. That warm climate lets homeowners plant oranges and lemons outdoors year-round. In practice, buyers here lean toward trees that also handle occasional freezes, but the fruit options are far more tropical. For St. Louis city, the contrast is clear: your zone 7 limits citrus to containers indoors in winter, but you can grow apples, cherries, and peaches that need cold chill hours.

Pima County, Arizona (AZ), spans zone 8b to 9b with lows of 15 to 30 degrees. Desert palms like the Mexican fan palm thrive there, while cold-hardy selections like the Dwarf Palmetto are marginal in the cooler parts of the county. That gap changes the local shortlist to include only the toughest palms in Pima, whereas in St. Louis city the Dwarf Palmetto is completely reliable. You also gain the ability to plant broadleaf evergreens that would struggle in Arizona's dry heat.

Carver County, Minnesota (MN), sits in zone 4b to 5a with winter lows from -25 to -15. Evergreen options there are limited to a few pines and spruce; broadleaf evergreens like hollies and magnolias cannot survive. For your cart, that means you have a far broader palette for privacy and screening than most of the Upper Midwest. Where a Minnesota gardener must rely on deciduous screens in winter, you can use Skyrocket Juniper, Teddy Bear Southern Magnolia, or other zone-7 evergreens for year-round coverage.

What this means for your St. Louis city order: you're in a sweet spot where many popular landscape trees are hardy, and you can push boundaries with cold-tolerant tropicals and broadleaf evergreens that colder zones cannot grow.