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Table of Trees for Native Landscapes

Trees 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)
bur oak Quercus macrocarpa s-m 12 2 mt f m-h 18 to 25 20 to 35
green ash Fraxinus
pennsylvanica		 m 10 3 mt p-f m 20 to 30 30 to 40
honeylocust Gleditsia triacanthos m 12 3 mt f m 16 to 20 30 to 40
ponderosa pine Pinus ponderosa m 12 3 mt f m 16 to 20 25 to 30
Douglas fir Pseudotsuga menziesii s-m 14 3 nt-mt p-f m 12 to 18 20 to 30
limber pine Pinus flexilis s-m 10 3 nt-mt f m-h 12 to 20 15 to 30
Colorado spruce Picea pungens m 12 2 nt-mt p-f m 16 to 20 15 to 25
common hackberry Celtis occidentalis m 12 3 mt p-f l-m 15 to 20 10 to 20
western mountain ash Sorbus sitchensis m 15 3 nt p-f m-h 10 to 15 10 to 12
paper birch Betula papyrifera m-r H 2 nt f m 25 to 35 20 to 30
quaking aspen Populus tremuloides r H 1 nt-mt f m 15 to 20 15 to 20
black cottonwood P. balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa r H 2 nt-mt f m 40 to 50 35 to 40
narrowleaf cottonwood Populus angustifolia r H 2 nt-mt f m 30 to 40 25 to 35
plains cottonwood P. deltoides spp. monilifera r H 2 nt-mt f m 40 to 50 35 to 40

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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