Short answer: for a big shade tree planted right, start local — Patuxent Nursery in Bowie and Homestead Gardens in Davidsonville both grow for Maryland soil and will plant it for you. For smaller trees shipped to your door, the online sellers below are the ones we'd send a neighbor to. We don't sell trees, and nobody on this page pays us — we're the folks you call when a tree has to come down, and we'd rather point you straight when one goes in.
Willow oak and northern red oak are the Maryland workhorses — native, long-lived, and built for our summers. A bare-root oak online runs about $15; a 15-gallon tree at a local nursery usually runs $150–$300; a 2–2.5″ caliper tree $300–$600, with planting extra.
Red maple is the one Maryland asks for by name. October Glory and Autumn Blaze are the two popular varieties — expect $70–$100 for a 3–4 ft potted tree shipped, more for a big local one.
Thuja Green Giant grows 3–5 ft a year into a wall that needs no pruning. Small starters run about $20 online; a 5–6 ft tree runs about $160. Space them 5–6 ft apart for a screen.
Eastern redbud and flowering dogwood are Maryland's spring — every nursery below carries them in season, usually $40–$150 depending on size.
A 60-foot oak planted under the power lines is a removal bill in 20 years. Match the tree's mature size to the spot, plant in fall or early spring, dig the hole wide instead of deep in Maryland clay, and water weekly through the first year. Plant the right size and you'll never have to meet us professionally.
Prices, ratings, and details below were checked on each seller's own pages on October 23, 2026. Prices move with size and season, so the seller's page is the final word. The photo on each card shows the tree variety; the price and rating come from the seller named on the card. Tap any card to go straight to that seller.
Autumn Blaze® Red Maple
$96.95 3–4 ft (list $117.95)
Thuja Green Giant
$19.95 1–2 ft starter size
Photos: willow oak by Daderot (public domain, via Wikimedia Commons); Autumn Blaze maple by David J. Stang (via Wikimedia Commons); red maple by Famartin (CC BY-SA, via Wikimedia Commons); Thuja Green Giant via The Tree Center; red maple and northern red oak via the Arbor Day Foundation. Listings are hand-checked snapshots, not live feeds, and this page takes no commissions.
For a large shade tree you want planted right, start with a local nursery — Patuxent Nursery in Bowie and Homestead Gardens in Davidsonville and Severna Park both grow for Maryland soil and offer planting services. For smaller trees shipped to your door, Trees.com (Fast Growing Trees), The Tree Center, Nature Hills, and the Arbor Day Foundation all ship to Maryland.
It depends on size. A bare-root oak from the Arbor Day Foundation runs about $15. A 3–4 ft potted maple from an online nursery runs $70–$100. At a local Maryland nursery, a willow oak runs about $120 in a 5-gallon pot up to about $430 for a 2.5-inch caliper tree (checked October 23, 2026). Planting service, when you add it, is extra.
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