TREES

NAME HEIGHT FEATURES
Common Hackberry

Celtis occidentalis

60' round-headed when mature, performs well in windy conditions
Russian Olive

Elaeagnus angustifolia

12-20' silver-green foliage, salt tolerant, good in dry climates
Green Ash

Fraxinus pennsylvanica

60' oval, fast-growing, yellow fall color, plant seedless cultivars
Thornless Common Honeylocust

Gleditsia triacanthos inermis

60' globular, fast-growing, finely textured foliage, salt tolerant
Rocky Mountain Juniper

Juniperus scopulorum

15-18' similar to Eastern Red Cedar, hardy and drought tolerant
Eastern Red Cedar

Juniperus virginiana

18-22' Adapts to poor soils, drought tolerant, full sun
Engelmann Spruce

Picea engelmannii

to 70' slow growing, cylindrical or pyramidal crown, deep, loamy, moist soils
Colorado Spruce

Picea pungens

50' pyramidal, green to blue foliage depending on cultivars, tolerates dry soils, evergreen
Black Hills Spruce

Picea glauca 'Densata'

45' pyramidal, green foliage, slow growing, evergreen
Bristlecone Pine

Pinus aristata

8-20' dwarf, shrubby, picturesque form, requires full sun
Lodgepole Pine

Pinus contorta

40-60' slender erect growth
Pinyon Pine

Pinus edulis

25' shrub or small tree, dark green stiff needles, branchlets dark orange
Austrian Pine

Pinus nigra

50' broad and flat-topped at maturity, tolerates poor soil, evergreen, some disease problems
Ponderosa Pine

Pinus ponderosa

60' broad and flat-topped at maturity, tolerates poor soil, evergreen, some disease problems
Bur Oak

Quercus macrocarpa

to 75' globular, slow growing, tolerates alkaline well
Gambel Oak

Quercus gambelii

40-50' dense upright oval form, golden yellow fall color, good street or shade tree