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SHRUBS:
Arrowwood blue-black berries, high wildlife value, drought and shade tolerant, red fall color, 8-12 ft.
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Chokeberry, Black black berries, high wildlife value, part sun, drought tolerant, 3-6 ft, berries can be used for jam & jellies.
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Cranberrybush, American red berries, high wildlife value, drought and shade tolerant, 8-12 ft, retains fruit in winter.
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Dogwood, Gray Medium sized shrub, white berries, 8-10’ tall.
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Dogwood, Red-Osier white berries, full sun, red fall color, tolerates wet conditions, high wildlife value, 6-12 ft.
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Elderberry purple berries, white flowers, shade and drought tolerant, high wildlife value, 6-12 ft.
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Lilac, Common Purple purple flowers, full sun, 8-12 ft.
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Lilac, Late Villosa lt purple-pink flowers, full sun, 6-12 ft.
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Nannyberry High wildlife value, berries are food for birds and mammals, can tolerate partial shade, 15-18 ft tall. More Info
Ninebark grows in sun or shade, wet or dry soils, 10’ wide/tall.
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Rose, Rugosa Hansen's Needs full sun, Moist to wet soils, 6-10’ wide/tall.
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SMALL TREES:
Cherry, Pin high wildlife value fruit good for jam, Needs full sun, wet, moist or dry soils, red fall color, 20-35 ft. tall/wide
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Chokecherry, Common black berries, high wildlife value, part sun, drought tolerant, orange fall color, can be trained as small tree, 10-20 ft.
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Crabapple, Red Splendor red fruit, purple fall color, full sun, high wildlife value, 20-25 ft, prefers well-drained soils
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Hazelnut, American Produces nuts, high wildlife value, medium growth rate, partially shade tolerant, copper red fall color, 8-15 ft tall.
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Plum, American red fruit, white flowers, yellow fall color, full sun, drought tolerant, high wildlife value, 25-30 ft, fruit edible.
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Serviceberry high wildlife value, part sun, drought tolerant, 8-15 ft.
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Sumac, Smooth shrub or small tree, 10-15’ tall.
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TALL TREES:
Aspen, Quaking fast growing, yellow fall color, 40-50’ tall.
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Birch, Paper white bark, yellow fall color, part sun, 50-70’.
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Birch, River yellow fall color, part sun, drought tolerant, acid soils, high wildlife value, 30-50’.
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Cherry, Black black fruit, yellow fall color, part sun, drought tolerant, high wildlife value, 70-100’, edible dark fruit.
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Cottonwood, Male Fast growth rate, moderate wildlife value, grows in wet areas, golden-yellow fall color, does not produce seed, 40-75 ft tall.
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Elm, American 'Princeton' Samara seed, yellow fall color, part sun, wet, moist or dry soils, Moderate wildlife value, 60-70’ tall.
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Hackberry black fruit, yellow fall color part sun, drought tolerant, high wildlife, 50-75’.
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Maple, Autumn Blaze Red fall color, sun to partial sun, wet, moist or dry soils, Moderate wildlife value, good cover, 50’ tall.
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Maple, Silver yellow fall color, part sun, drought tolerant, high wildlife value, 60-80 ft.
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Maple, Sugar yellow-orange fall color, shade tolerant, high wildlife value, 50-75 ft.
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Oak, Bur full sun but shade tolerant, drought tolerant, slow growth, high wildlife value, 60-100 ft, excellent timber tree, beautiful fall color.
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Oak, Northern Red red fall color, part sun, drought sensitive high wildlife value, 60-80 ft.
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Oak, White brown or red fall color, full sun, wet, moist or dry soils, high wildlife value, 60-100 ft tall.
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Walnut, Black yellow fall color, full sun, drought tolerant, high wildlife value, 70-100 ft.
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CONIFERS:
Arborvitae, American conical, part sun, 30-60 ft.
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Arborvitae, Techny Provides food and cover for wildlife, medium growth rate, partially shade tolerant, 15-25 ft tall. More Info
Cedar, Eastern Red columnar, full sun, drought tolerant, high wildlife value, 40-50 ft.
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Pine, Ponderosa Provides good wildlife color, moderate growth rate, needs full sun, 50-75 ft tall.
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Pine, White conical, part sun, drought sensitive, high wildlife value, soft needles, 75-100 ft., prefer medium to heavy texture well-drained soil, growth rate moderate to fast.
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Spruce, Black Hills conical, part sun, drought tolerant, high wildlife value, dense, 30-50 ft., less susceptible to deer browse, shade tolerant.
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Spruce, Colorado conical, part sun, drought sensitive, high wildlife value, 40-100 ft.
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Spruce, Meyer Moderate wildlife value, needs full sun, drought tolerant, 40 ft tall.
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Spruce, Norway pyramidal, full sun, drought tolerant, high wildlife value 40-100 ft, excellent windbreak tree, fastest growing spruce.
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