Tree descriptions

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(Many of the plant photos have been provided by the USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database)

Species * = non-native	Start Height	Mature (Hgt X Wth)	Shade Tolerance	Soil Tolerance**	Growth Rate	Additional info
Arrowwood	12 – 18”	8’ x 5’	High	M	Mod	White flowers. Blue-black fruit. Viburnum dentatum
Birch, Paper	12 – 18”	60' x 40'	Low	M - D	Fast	Prefers well-drained sandy loam. Betula papyrifera
Bittersweet, American	12 – 18”	10’ x 10’	Med	M	Mod	Non-edible orange/yellow fruit. Celastrus scandens
Cedar, White	8 – 16”	40' x 20'	Med	W - M	Slow	Plant in clay loams to sandy loams. Thuja occidentalis
Chokecherry	12 – 18”	15’ x 12’	Med	D - M	Mod	Tart, edible fruit. Prunus virginiana
Crabapple, Red Splendor *	12 – 18”	20' x 20'	Low	M - D	Mod	Pink, rose, or white blossoms. Malus species
Crabapple, Siberian	12 --12"	25 x 25 '	Low	W - M	Mod	White flower, edible fruit. Malus baccata
Cranberry, Highbush	12 – 18”	16’ x 16’	Med	M	Mod	Tart, edible fruit. Viburnum trilobum
Dogwood, Red Osier	12 – 18”	8' x 6'	High	W - M	Mod	Red stems. Winter color, food for deer. Cornus sericia
Elderberry, Common	12 – 18”	9' x 9'	Med	M - D	Fast	Prefers loamy moist soil. Favorite of songbirds. Makes wine & jelly. Sambucus canadensis
Grape, Riverbank	12 – 24”	20’ x 30’	High	M	Mod	Damp cool woods. Edible, sour fruit. Vitus riparia
Hazel, American	12 – 18”	8’ x 8’	Med	M	Mod	Edible nuts. Corylus americana
Juneberry	12 – 18”	8' x 8'	Med	M - D	Mod	Suckers. Edible fruit. Amelanchier alnifolia
Lilac, Common *	12 – 18”	12' x 12'	Low	M – D	Mod	Purple flowers. Suckers. Syringa vulgaris
Maple, Red	12 – 18”	50' x 40'	Med	M - W	Mod	Red to yellow in fall. Acer rubrum
Maple, Silver	12 – 18”	70' x 70'	Med	M - W	Fast	Excellent for habitat. Yellow fall color. Acer saccharinum
Maple, Sugar	12 – 18”	60' x 50'	High	M	Mod	Syrup, bright fall colors. Acer saccarum
Nanking Cherry	12 - 20"	8' x 8'	L	M	Mod	Green foliage with white flowers & red fruit. Prunus tomentosa
Nannyberry	12 – 18”	15’ x 6’	Med	M - D	Fast	Edible fruit after frost. Good for birds. Viburnum lentago
Oak, Bur	12 – 18”	60' x 40’	Med	W – D	Slow	Prefers moist well-drained soil but will grow in other areas. Mast, firewood, sawlogs. Quercus macrocarpa
Oak, Red	12 – 18”	60' x 40'	Med	M	Fast	Prefers well-drained rich moist soils. Mast, firewood, sawlogs. Quercus rubra
Pine, Red (Norway)	12 – 24”	60' x 25’	Low	D – M	Fast	Susceptible to salt damage. MN State Tree. Pinus resinosa
Pine, White	8 – 16”	80' x 40'	Med	M	Fast	Prefers well-drained moist loam & silty loam. Pinus strobus
Plum, American	12 – 18”	20' x 15'	Low	M - D	Fast	Edible red/yellow fruit. Prunus americana
Rose, Hanson Hedge *	12 – 18”	7' x 6'	Low	M – D	Mod	Thorny, suckering. Good for hedges. Rosa rugosa 'Hansens
Spruce, Black	5 – 12”	50’ x 20’	High	W – D	Slow	Excellent for wildlife cover or shelter belts. Picea mariana
Spruce, Norway *	10 – 16”	80' x 30'	Med	M	Fast	Great windbreak tree. Fastest spruce. Picea abies
Spruce, White	8 – 18”	60' x 25'	High	W – M	Med	Great windbreak tree. Picea glauca
Sumac, Staghorn	12 – 18”	7’ x 4’	Low	M - D	Med	Excellent wildlife cover. Rhus typhina
Tamarack	12 – 18”	50' x 25'	Low	W – M	Fast	Deciduous. Golden in fall. Fastest conifer. Larix laricina
Willow, Golden *	12 – 18”	50' x 35'	Low	W - M	Fast	Upright, weeping form. Salix alba var. vitelina

**W= Wet M = Moderate D = Dry**

Most plants do best on moderate moisture & texture soils in full sunlight.

Species

Mature

Additional info

Edible nuts. Corylus americana

Med

Excellent wildlife cover. Rhus typhina