Picea pungens "Silver
Blue"- (Silver Blue Spruce)
Symmetrical growth habit. Long Sharp needles, silvery blue
in color |
15M |
5M |
Full Sunlight/Prefers
acidic soil |
Picea pungens - (Colorado Spruce)
Symmetrical growth habit. Sharp needles, blue and green in
colour. |
15M |
5M |
Full Sunlight/Prefers acidic soil
|
Picea glauca - (White Spruce)
Native tree with a pyramidal growth habit. Very hardy spruce
with shorter needles than the Colorado Spruce. |
15M |
5M |
Full Sunlight/Prefers acidic soil/Attracts
birds |
Pinus sylvestris - (Scots Pine)
A dense pyramidal shaped pine which open up in later life.
Bluish green colour with attractive brown bark. |
15M |
6M |
Full sunlight/Requires well drained
soil |
Deciduous
Trees |
| Latin Name - (Common Name) |
Height |
Spread |
Care |
Aesculus glabra - (Ohio Buckeye)
Small, low, round headed tree with fragrant yellow cone shaped
flowers and dense green leaves. Quite rare. |
8M |
5M |
Drought Resistant |
Betula papyrifera - (Paper Birch)
Has white bark with yellow fall colour which makes this a
very attractive tree. Very hardy, native tree. |
12M |
6M |
Requires lots of water/Attracts birds
|
Betula pendula 'Laciniata' - (Cutleaf
Weeping Birch)
Has white bark and graceful weeping limbs. |
15M |
8M |
Requires lots of water |
Caragana arborescens 'Sutherland'
- (Sutherland Caragana)
Narrow form of the regular Caragana. Yellow flowers in June.
|
5M |
1M |
Drought resistant |
Crataegus mordenensis 'Snowbird'
- (Snowbird Hawthorn)
Hardier than the 'Toba' cultivar. Double white flowers in
June with dark green glossy leaves and bright red berries.
|
4M |
3M |
Attracts birds |
Crataegus mordenensis 'Toba' -
(Toba Hawthorn)
Double white flowers which turn pink. |
4M |
3M |
Attracts birds |
Elaeagnus angustifolia - (Russian
Olive)
Small specimen tree with silver foliage. Has scented yellow
flowers in spring. |
6M |
6M |
Attracts birds/Drained soil/Drought
resistant |
Fraxinus mandshurica - (Manchurian
Ash)
Narrow yet dense, oval canopied tree. Leaves are very similar
to the Black Ash. Has an attractive golden yellow fall colour.
|
10M |
5M |
Moist soil |
Fraxinus nigra 'Fallgold' - (Fallgold
Black Ash)
Seedless form of the Black Ash. Uniform, upright tree with
an attractive yellow fall colour. |
10M |
4M |
Hardy |
Fraxinus pennsylvanica - (Green
Ash)
Very hardy ash. Has a rounded form with dense foliage. |
15M |
10M |
Drought resistant |
Fraxinus pennsylvanica 'Patmore'
'Prairie Spire' 'Foothills' - (Patmore/Prairie Sprire/Foothills
Green Ash)
Seedless selection of Green Ash. Upright growing with attractive
green leaves. |
15M |
8M |
Hardy |
Larix siberian - (Siberian Larch)
Interesting tree with pyramidal form. Has a brilliant bright
yellow fall colour that loses its needles in the fall. |
12M |
3M |
Drought resistant |
Populus tremula 'Erecta' - (Swedish
Columnar Aspen)
A columnar form of an aspen. Shiny green, toothed leaves with
good fall colour. |
12M |
2M |
Attracts birds |
Populus tremuloides - (Trembling
Aspen)
Graceful native tree. Leaves move in the slightest breeze.
Attractive yellow fall colour. |
10M |
5M |
Hardy tree |
Populus x canescens 'Tower' -
(Tower Poplar)
Hardy, dense columnar poplar. Fast growing. |
10M |
2M |
Hardy tree/Suited for small yards
|
Populus x jackii 'Northwest' -
(Northwest Poplar)
Large, strong fast growing poplar. |
20M |
15M |
Requires lots of water/Partial sun
|
Prunus maackii - (Amur Cherry)
Round headed tree with peeling bronze coloured bark. Showy
white flowers followed by small fruit clusters. |
7M |
5M |
Attracts birds |
Prunus padus commutata - (Mayday)
Large round headed tree with fragrant white clustered flowers
followed by bitter fruit. |
8M |
8M |
Attracts birds |
Prunus pennsylvanica - (Pincherry)
Native, low headed oval tree. Showy white blooms followed
by small bright red fruit. |
5M |
3M |
Attracts birds |
Prunus virginiana 'Shubert' -
(Shubert Chokecherry)
Showy white flowers with edible fruit. New growth emerges
green then matures to purple. Vigorous growing, oval headed.
|
8M |
4M |
Attracts birds |
Quercus macrocarpa - (Bur Oak)
The only Oak hardy for this region. Slow growing with great
yellow fall colour. |
10M |
8M |
Attracts birds/Full Sunlight |
Salix pentandra - (Laurel Leaf
Willow)
Very broad headed tree, valued for its shiny green foliage.
Retains its leaves late into fall. |
12M |
12M |
Requires lots of water |
Sorbus aucuparia 'Rossica' - (Russian
Mt.Ash)
Very symmetrical and upright growing. White flowers with reddish-orange
berries. |
8M |
4M |
Requires well drained soil/Attracts
birds |
Syringa reticulata 'Ivory Silk'
- (Ivorysilk Lilac)
A small tree with a very round head. Cherry coloured bark
with large creamy white flowers. |
5M |
3M |
Partial sun |
Ulmus americana 'Brandon' - (Brandon
Elm)
A smaller, more compact version of the American Elm. |
15M |
10M |
Attracts birds |
Fruit
Trees |
| Latin Name - (Common Name) |
Height |
Spread |
Care |
Malus baccata 'Rostern' - (Rosthern
Crabapple)
A columnar growing crabapple with fragrant white flowers in
spring. |
5M |
3M |
Attracts birds/Requires well drained
soil |
Malus 'Dolgo' - (Dolgo Crabapple)
Foliage is green with white flowers in the spring followed
by small, bright red crabapples. |
5M |
4M |
Attracts birds/Requires well drained
soil |
Malus 'Kelsey' - (Kelsey Crabapple)
Foliage is green bronze with double pink flowers in spring.
|
5M |
4M |
Attracts birds/Requires well drained
soil |
Malus 'Makamic' - (Makamic Crabapple)
Foliage is green bronze with deep rose flowers in spring.
|
5M |
4M |
Attracts birds/Requires well drained
soil |
Malus 'Royalty' - (Royalty Crabapple)
Foliage is dark purple with reddish purple flowers in the
spring. Leaves turn orange in fall. |
5M |
4M |
Attracts birds/Requires well drained
soil |
Malus 'Selkirk' - (Selkirk Crabapple)
Foliage is bronze with purplish pink flowers. A hardy tree
with persistant fruit. |
5M |
4M |
Attracts birds/Requires well drained
soil |
Malus 'Strathmore' - (Strathmore
Crabapple)
Foliage is bronze with red flowers in spring. Somewhat upright
growing. |
5M |
4M |
Attracts birds/Requires well drained
soil |
Malus 'Thunderchild' - (Thunderchild
Crabapple)
Foliage is dark purple with dark pink flowers in spring. Disease
resistant to fireblight. |
5M |
4M |
Attracts birds/Requires well drained
soil |
Malus 'Goodland' - (Goodland Apple)
Excellent apple for eating, cooking and storage. Late season
blushed red apple. |
5M |
4M |
Requires well drained soil |
Malus 'Norland' - (Norland Apple)
Good for eating, cooking and storage. Early season red apple.
|
5M |
4M |
Requires well drained soil |
Malus 'Parkland' - (Parkland Apple)
Good for eating, cooking and storage. Early season apple that's
greenish-yellow with red stripes. |
5M |
4M |
Requires well drained soil |
Pyrus ussuriensis - (Ussurian
Pear)
Extremely hardy, upright pear. Large white flowers with green
glossy leaves and small yellow fruit. |
8M |
5M |
Attracts birds |
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