List Of Trees For Xeriscapes

Waterwise Shade Trees 40—75′

Natives

1. Populus acuminata-Lanceleaf Cottonwood
2. Salix amygdaloides-Peachleaf Willow
3. Celtis occidentalis-Western Hackberry
4. Fraxinus pennsylvanica-Green Ash
5. Pinus ponderosa-Ponderosa Pine
6. Pinus flexilis-Limber Pine
7. Pinus contorta var. latifolia-Lodgepole Pine
8. Pseudotsuga manziesii var. glauca- Rocky Mt. Douglas Fir

Non-Natives

1. Catalpa speciosa- Western Catalpa
2. Gleditsia triacanthos- Honeylocust
3. Quercus macrocarpa-Burr Oak
4. Gymnocladus dioicus-Kentucky Coffee Tree
5. Acer saccharinum-Silver Maple
6. Aesculus hippocastanum-Horsechstnut
7. Trash Trees”: Black Locust, Siberian Elm, Tree of Heaven, Boxelder (a native) are serviceable as frontier trees

Waterwise Ornamental Trees 15—40′

Natives

1. Acer glabrum-Rocky Mt. Maple
2. Celtis douglasii-Canyon Hackberry
3. Acer grandidentatum-Bigtooth Maple
4. Fraxinus anomala-Singleleaf Ash
5. Prunus americana-American Plum
6. Prunus virginia-Chokecherry
7. Quercus gambelii-Gambel Oak
8. Quercus undulata-Wavyleaf Oak
9. Robinia neomexicana-New Mexico Locust
10. Ptelea trifoliata-Hoptree; Wafer Ash
11. Populus tremuloides-Quaking Aspen
12. Pinus edulis-Colorado Pinon Pine
13. Pinus aristata var aristata-Colorado Bristlecone Pine
14. Juniperus scopulorum-Rocky Mt. Juniper
15. Juniperus monosperma-Oneseed Juniper
16. Cupressus arizonicus-Arizona Cypress

Non-Native Ornamental Trees 15—40′

1. Acer ginnala-Ginnala Maple
2. Crataegus ambigua-Russian Hawthorn
3. Crataegus ‘Toba’-Toba Hawthorn
4. Crataegus phaenopyrum-Washington Hawthorn
5. Morus alba tatarica-Russian Mulberry
6. Pyrus ussuriensis-Ussurian Pear
7. Koelreuteria paniculata-Golden Rain Tree
8. Prunus padus-May Day Tree
9. Sophora japonica-Japanese Pagoda Tree
10. Syringa pekinensis-Peking Lilac
11. Syringa reticulata-Japanese Tree Lilac
12. Rhus typhina-Staghorn Sumac
13. Aesculus glabra-Ohio Buckeye
14. Cotinus obovatus-Smokebush

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