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Table of Shrubs for Native Landscapes

Shrubs for Native Landscapes
Common Name Scientific Name Rate of Growth1 Minimum Precip. (in.)2 USDA Winter Hardiness Zones Saline Soil Tolerance3 Sun4 Overall Landscape Aesthetic5 20-Year Height (feet) Mature Width (feet)
Rocky Mountain juniper Juniperus scopulorum s-m 10 3 mt f m 10 to 12 12 to 20
common juniper Juniperus communis s-m 12 2 mt f l-m 3 to 5 4 to 8
silverberry Elaeagnus commutata m 12 2 mt-t p-f l-m 4 to 8 3 to 6
American plum Prunus americana m 14 3 mt p-f m 8 to 10 8 to 10
common
snowberry		 Symphoricarpos albus m 14 3 nt-mt p-f l-m 1 to 3 1 to 3
mallow ninebark Physocarpus malvaceus m 15 3 nt p-f l-m 2 to 3 3 to 4
Lewis' mockorange Philadelphus lewisii s-m 15 3 nt p-f m 3 to 6 3 to 6
golden currant Ribes aureum m 12 2 mt p-f m 3 to 5 3 to 6
silver buffaloberry Shepherdia argentea m 10 2 t f l-m 6 to 12 8 to 14
Canada buffaloberry Shepherdia
canadensis		 s 14 3 nt p-f m 3 to 5 6 to 8
chokecherry Prunus virginiana m 12 2 mt p-f m 10 to 12 10 to 20
western
sandcherry		 Prunus pumila
var. besseyi		 m 12 3 mt f m 3 to 5 3 to 5
skunkbush sumac Rhus trilobata s-m 10 3 mt p-f l-m 3 to 6 4 to 8
Woods' rose Rosa woodsii m 12 2 nt-mt p-f m 4 to 5 4 to 6
staghorn sumac Rhus typhina m 10 3 nt-mt p-f m 8 to 10 8 to 15
shrubby cinquefoil Dasiphora
floribunda		 m 14 2 mt p-f m 1 to 3 1 to 3
serviceberry Amelanchier alnifolia m 12 4 nt-mt p-f m 6 to 8 10 to 15
fourwing saltbush Atriplex X aptera s-m 10 2 mt-t f l 1 to 3 2 to 5
winterfat Krascheninnikovia lanata m 10 3 mt f l 1 to 3 1 to 3
curlleaf mt. mahogany Cercocarpus
ledifolius		 s 10 3 mt p-f m 4 to 8 2 to 6
big sagebrush Artemisia tridentata s-m 8 3 mt f l-m 3 to 6 4 to 8
redosier dogwood Cornus sericea ssp. sericea m-r H 2 nt p-f m 6 to 8 10 to 15

1 s-slow, m-moderate, r-rapid;
2 H-hydric (needs moisture advantage);
3 t-tolerant, mt-moderately tolerant, nt-not tolerant;
4 f-full sun, p-partial, s-shade;
5 l-low, m-medium, h-high

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