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TREES |
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| 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 |