| Common Name |
Botanical Name |
Deciduous/Evergreen
|
|
Notes
|
| black Locust, false acacia |
Robinia pseudoacacia |
deciduous tree |
|
to 80 ft; most available cultivars to 30 ft. |
| dogwood, Japanese flowering dogwood, kousa, |
Cornus florida, Cornus kousa |
deciduous tree |
|
understory tree with lovely spring flowers, fall foliage
and red berries popular with birds |
| Douglas fir, Oregon pine |
Pseudotsuga menziesii |
evergreen tree |
|
fast-growing huge conifers to 300 ft. |
| Fraser fir |
Abies fraseri |
evergreen conifer |
|
40 ft. tall x 25 ft. wide |
| holly, Chinese holly, American holly |
Ilex cornuta, Ilex opaca |
evergreen shrubs and trees |
|
Chinese & American hollies includes the burfords |
| honeylocust |
Gleditsia |
deciduous tree |
|
cultivars are usually 30-80 ft. tall and 25-35 ft. wide |
| Japanese cedar |
Cryptomeria |
evergreen conifer |
|
6-80 ft tall depending on cultivar |
| junipers |
Juniperus |
evergreen conifer |
|
select suitable cultivar for your area |
| magnolia, bull bay |
Magnolia |
deciduous and evergreen trees |
|
large, usually fragrant flowers in white, yellow, pink
and purple |
| paper birch, canoe birch |
Betula papyrifera |
deciduous tree |
|
native Americans used this wood for strong canoes |
| pear |
Pyrus |
deciduous tree |
|
grown for fruit and/or spring flowers and fall foliage;
not a good choise in areas where the weight of snow may snap or split
branches |
| pine |
Pinus |
evergreen |
|
bristlecone pine, mugo pine, scotch pine, Japanese black
pine |
| Russian olive, oleaster |
Elaeagnus angustifolia |
deciduous shrub or tree |
|
fragrant yellow flowers in summer; yellow berries in
autumn |
| shadblow, juneberry, snowy mespilus, serviceberry |
Amelanchier |
deciduous trees and shrubs |
|
snowy spring flowers followed by fruits for birds; striking
autumn foliage |
| smokebush, smoke tree |
Cotinus |
deciduous shrub or small tree |
|
best blooms with little or no fertilizer |
| spruce |
Picea |
evergreen conifer |
|
select the best for your region: Norway
spruce zones 2-9; white spruce zones 3-6; Colorado spruce zones 3-8 |