Trees That We Love and Use

All trees are hardy to zone 3 and are considered low maintenance.

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Weeping Larch

Weeping Larch (Larix decidua 'Pendula'). A weeping ornamental tree with soft green needles in the spring that turn a nice golden colour in the fall. Loses its needles in the winter and is moisture tolerant. An excellent specimen tree for small landscapes and water features.

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Fruit Trees

Perennials

Crabapple Tree

Weeping Norway Spruce

Weeping Crabapple tree (Malus x. 'Royalty Beauty'). A weeping ornamental tree with purple leaves and pink flowers in spring. Excellent for those small landscapes with a height and spread of 9'. Should be pruned to keep foliage off the ground.

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Caragana arborescens 'Pendula' - Weeping Caragana Small ornamental weeping shrub grafted onto a hardy root stock. Blooms heavily with yellow blossoms in early spring. Fine compound leaves turn yellow in fall. Height & Spread: 3-4' Zone: 2. Makes an interesting focal point to the landscape. Drought Tolerant

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Parkland Pillar Birch Discovered in Alberta, Canada, ‘Parkland Pillar’ birch is a great choice for northern gardeners who need quick privacy on a tight lot. This fast-growing and handsome tree has a tall, narrow growth habit that makes it a top pick to screen side yards or fence lines. ‘Parkland Pillar’ is heat and drought resistant and can tolerate alkaline soils. Name: Betula platyphylla ‘Parkland Pillar’ Growing Conditions: Sun Size: 35–40 feet tall, 6–7 feet wide Zones: 3–7.

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Populus tremuloides 'erecta' - Swedish Columnar Aspen. They don't send out runners like Tower Poplar. This columnar aspen has a dense form with small serrated oval leaves. Spring foliage emerges red-bronze then matures to green and turns red and yellow in the fall. Leaves on the new growth are very large compared to the rest of its foliage. Is a very popular tree in residential yards and tight spaces. Works well as a specimen tree or in mass plantings. Drought tolerant.

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Chokecherry (Amur, ‘Schubert’)

Schubert Chokecherry or Bailey Select Schubert is a fast growing, straight-trunk tree. Green leaves is the spring that mature to deep purple in summer, turning red in fall. Minimal suckering. 24' tall and 18' wide. The black berries are edible and make great jams. Another variety is the Spur Schubert which is slight smaller, 15' wide.

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American Mountainash (Sorbus americana)

American Mountain Ash (Sorbus americana). An attractive ornamental tree with dark green leaves and white flowers in the spring turning to reddish-orange berries. Attractive fall foliage with its orange & red leaves. Its bark is a cinnamon brown color. Requires well drained soil. A native plant that attracts birds. Other Mountain Ash species are the European, Skinners & Showy. All very similar and interchangeable except for slightly different growth habits and sizes.

Minnesota

Pink

Design

Spring Snow Crabapple

Early Spring Flowers

Pink Spires Flowering Crab- fragrant pink flowers with lavender overtones, which emerge from ruby-red buds. Narrow upright form makes this variety perfect for smaller landscapes. Purple-maroon foliage fading to reddish-green in summer and red-orange in fall. Their purple-red cherry sized fruit attracts birds. Good replacement for Thunderchild Flowering Crab

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Royalty flowering crab tree. Very showy reddish-purple foliage that turns a nice crimson in the fall. Red-Pink Flowers emerge in the spring followed by small fruit that will attract the birds through out winter. Approx. 15' tall and 12' wide.

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Summer

Syringa

Front Garden

Weeping Juliana 'Hers' Lilac - Small, delicately-leaved, weeping ornamental variety. Deliciously fragrant, pendulous light mauve flowers. Blooms heavily in spring and sporadically throughout summer. Just ready for purchase at the tree nursery around here, so I am excited to plant them into future gardens.

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Ivory Silk Japanese Lilac Tree - gorgeous blooms and fragrance. Has a compact and uniform shape with a height 16', width of 10' makes this an ideal small specimen tree for urban lots and country-side deck and patios.

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Snowbird Hawthorn. Small sized ornamental tree with a height of 16' and spread of 12'. Attractive white flowers in late spring followed by red berries in fall.

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ornamental trees

ornamental trees. Toba Hawthorn (Crataegus x mordenensis ‘Toba’) is hardier than some of the other Hawthorns. bears fragrant, large, double white flowers that turn to pink. foliage is glossy-turns to yellowish-brown in fall, bears 1/2 inch red fruit. unique feature- the trunk is somewhat twisted. silver gray bark on twisted branches, armed with slender 1-3 inch thorns.showiest of the Hawthorns, double rose flowers in the spring. Ht: 18ft, Growth Rate: medium, Zone: 3-8

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Laurel Leaf Willow - Salix pentandra. Give this tree plenty of room to grow with its height and spread being over 30'. Makes an excellent shade tree or plant in a mass grouping to create a wind row. Can be single or multi-stemmed. Dark green leaves turn gold in fall. They are one of the last ones to lose their leaves. Tolerates both dry and wet conditions.

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Laurel

Laurel Leaves

Green Leaves

Bluestem Gardening

Salix alba 'Vitellina' - Golden Willow. A large tree with the same growth habit as the Laurel Leaf Willow. Its gold branches makes this tree extremely attractive all year round. Dark green leaves turn gold in fall. Tolerates both dry and wet conditions. Give this tree plenty of room to grow with its height and spread being over 30'

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Flowering Crabapple

Landscaping Plants

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Rosthern Columnar Crabapple. Narrow upright flowering crab with a width of 6' reaching approx. 16' high. White flowers in the spring that produce tiny ornamental apples. An ideal tree for urban lots and tight spaces.

Maple Tree

Garden Vines

Red Sunset Maple

Amur maples, brilliant fall colour: the perfect little tree for under power lines or in smaller gardens...very hardy and drought tolerant. Is a great addition to any garden with it being one of the first trees to leaf out in the spring and its red foliage in the fall.

Amur Cherry is a tree that has something special to offer all 4 seasons. This medium size tree 24' tall, 15' wide has green leaves with white flowers in the spring followed by tiny black cherries in the fall. Their golden brown bark makes this an attractive tree even in winter and is one of my favorite in urban and country landscapes.

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American Elm - North American Insects & Spiders

American Elm is a fast growing shade tree native to North America. Has a vase-shaped canopy with dark green leaves turning yellow in the fall. 60' tall and 45' wide. A cultivar variety is the Brandon Elm. It has a more compact, vase-shaped canopy and is slightly smaller reaching 45' tall and 30' wide. Both tolerates dry and wet conditions. An attractive tree for any country landscape.

Ponderosa Pine. Has attractive long dark green needles identified by its three-needled pine. With its large cylindrical shape; height 40', spread 18', orange-brown bark and large pine cones makes it a good choice fro any country settings. Fast growing and drought tolerant.

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Scotch Pine. Tree form ranges from upright pyramidal to rounded with dark green needles and an attractive cinnamon color bark. Identifiable by its two-needle pine. Drought tolerant but not deer resistant.

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Grasses

Xeriscaping

Fast Growing Plants

Iseli Fastigiate Colorado Spruce

A distinctive selection of blue spruce featuring bright blue needles and handsome, upward facing branches on a more narrow upright, columnar form than the species. New foliage emerges distinctively blue in spring. Rough gray bark adds an interesting dimension to the landscape. Best used as a vertical accent or focal point where space is a consideration. slow growing, 40 feet tall, 10 feet wide at maturity

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Deer Resistant Plants

Colorado Blue Spruce

Evergreen

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Colorado Blue Spruce. A pyramidal for evergreen tree with pointy needles ranging from green to silver blue. It has a height of 60' and a spread of 20' so give this tree plenty of room to grow. Their large stout branches are to not to be pruned up off the ground making this not the most suitable tree for urban lots. Looks good as a specimen tree or in mass plantings. In mass planting we plant trees 12 - 15' apart as they can grow together. Deer resistant and drought tolerant.