Family |
Name |
Mature Height/Spread |
Info {Description} |
Apple {Malus} |
Battleford Apple | 16ft x 13ft / 5m x 4m | Striped red Apples. Excellent for cooking. Ripens mid September |
| Hardi Mac Apples | 16ft x 13ft / 5m x 4m | Good for baking and keeps well. Ripens mid September. | |
| Harcourt | 16ft x 13ft / 5m x 4m | Produces medium sized fruit in late August. Good eating Apple. | |
| Norland | 16ft x 13ft / 5m x 4m | Excellent eating Apple. Ripens early August. Keeps well if picked before ripening. | |
| September Ruby Apple | 16ft x 13ft / 5m x 4m | Bright red fruit that stores well. Ripens in September. Great Taste. | |
Applecrab- |
Rescue Crabapple | - |
Small, sweet fruit. Good for canning. Ripens in August. |
Ash {Fraxinus} |
Nothern Treasure Ash | 50ft x 30ft / 15m x 9m | Oval shaped tree. Seedless. |
| Northern Gem Ash | 50ft x 40ft / 15m x 12m | Oval shaped tree. Seedless. | |
| Patmore Ash | 50ft x 30ft / 15m x 9m | Oval shaped tree. Seedless. | |
Aspen {Populus} |
Swedish Columnar | 40ft x 7ft / 12m x 2m | Popular narrow upright tree. Interesting twisted branches, truck turns white as it ages. |
| Tower Poplar | 40ft x 10ft / 12m x 3m | Fast growing. Good as a screening tree. | |
| Trembling/Quaking | 66ft x 33ft / 20m x 12m | Native tree with white bark. Name from the leaves that tremble in the wind. | |
Birch {Betula} |
Paper Birch | 40ft x 33ft / 12m x 9m | Long lived specimen tree with white bark. Can be grown singly or as a clump. |
| Cutleaf Weeping | 40ft x 26ft / 12m x 8m | A graceful weeping tree with white bark and lacey foliage | |
| Dakota Pinnacle | 26ft x 7ft / 8m x 2m | A columnar birch. White bark as it matures. Drought tolerant when established. | |
| Shaggy Bark Birch | 20ft x 15ft / 6m x 5m | Striking continiously shedding bronze / white bark | |
Buckeye {Aesculus} |
Ohio Buckeye | 26ft x 20ft / 8m x 6m | Interesting slow growing tree. Yellow and green owers in late spring. |
Caragana |
Sutherland Caragana | 16ft x 7ft / 5m x 2m | Tall, narrow growing form. Excellent in small areas. Drought tolerant. |
| Fernleaf “Lobergii” | 6ft x 6ft / 1.75m x 1.75m | Irregular shaped small tree with fern like foliage. Drought tolerant. | |
| Weeping Walker | 6ft x 4ft / 1.75m x 1.25m | Weeping branchesern like foliage. Small tree form. Very drought toleratant. | |
| Weeping Caragana | 6ft x 4ft / 1.75m x 1.25m | Weeping branchesof dark green foliage. Drought toleratant. | |
Cherry {Prunus} |
Evans Cherry | 13ft x 10ft / 4m x 3m | Self pollinating. Fruit ripens late July. Medium sized bright red fruit. Great for pies. |
| Amur Cherry | 26ft x 20ft / 8m x 6m | Beautiful bronze bark. White owers in spring. | |
Chokecherry {Prunus} |
Schubert | 26ft x 20ft / 8m x 6m | Big white owers in spring. Leaves start green in spring and change to purple. |
| Canada Red | 16ft x 10ft / 5m x 3m | Small slender tree with multiple stems. Leaves start green and change to purple. | |
| Spur Schubert | 20ft x 13ft / 6m x 4m | Small oval shaped tree. Leaves start green and change to purple. | |
Crabapple {Malus} Edible |
Dolgo Crabapple | 30ft x 20ft / 9m x 6m | White owers in spring followed by red Crabapples. |
Crabapple |
Hopa Crabapple | 20ft x 25ft / 6m x 8m | Rosy pink owers that come out in spring before the leaves. |
| Makamik Crabapple | 23ft x 16ft / 7m x 5m | Double red owers in spring and bronze foliage. | |
| Pink Spire | 20ft x 13ft / 6m x 4m | Pink owers in spring with green bronze foliage. | |
| Rosthern Crabapple | 16ft x 7ft / 5m x 2m | Columnar shaped tree that produces white owers in spring. | |
| Royal Beauty | 7ft x 10ft / 2m x 3m | A weeping ornamental tree that has pink owers and purple/red foliage. | |
| Royalty Crabapple | 16ft x 16ft / 5m x 5m | Rounded shaped tree with deep purple leaves. Dark red owers in spring. | |
| Selkirk Crabapple | 25ft x 25ft / 8m x 8m | Burgundy spring foliage maturing to bronze. Pink owers in spring. | |
| Spring Snow | 25ft x 15ft / 8m x 5m | Attractive ornamental tree producing fragrant white owers in spring. No fruit. | |
| Strathmore Crabapple | 16ft x 13ft / 5m x 4m | Purple foliage, pink owers in spring, small red fruit. | |
| Thunderchild | 16ft x 13ft / 5m x 4m | Purple foliage, pink owers in spring, small red fruit. | |
Elm {Ulmus} |
Brandon Elm | 50ft x 33ft / 15m x 10m | This is a fast growing tree that is an excellent shade tree. |
Larch {Larix} |
Siberian Larch | 50ft x 23ft / 15m x 7m | Elegent arching branches with soft green needles that turn yellow in the fall. |
Lilac {Syringa} |
Ivory Silk Lilac | 23ft x 16ft / 7m x 5m | Cream-white owers in early summer. Good bark color. Uniform growth pattern. |
Maple {Acer} |
Amur Maple | 16ft x 10ft / 5m x 3m | Elegent small tree with glowing red foliage in the fall. |
| Columnar Crimson | 26ft x 16ft / 8m x 5m | Slow grower. Narrow shape. Red foliage in spring that goes purplish in summer. | |
| Tatarian Maple | 20ft x 16ft / 7m x 5m | Very drought tolerant and does not mind our alkaline soil. | |
| Japanese | 10ft x 10ft / 3m x 3m | Lace Leaf. | |
Mayday {Prunus} |
Mayday | 33ft x 25ft / 10m x 8m | Fast growing round shaped tree. Very fragrant white owers in spring. |
| Advance Mayday | 33ft x 25ft / 10m x 8m | Fast growing round shaped tree. Very fragrant white owers in spring. | |
Mountain Ash {Sorbus} |
Russian Mountain As | 25ft x 20ft / 8m x 6m | A pyramidal form of Mtn. Ash. Very showy fruit that the birds love. |
Oak {Quercus} |
Burr Oak | 50ft x 40ft / 15m x 12m | Slow growing, long-lived tree. Textured bark, interesting leaves. Drought tolerant |
Pear {Prunus} |
Golden Spice Pear | 20ft x 16ft / 7m x 5m | Showy white owers in spring followed by green fruit that can be used for jam. |
| Ure Pear | 16ft x 10ft / 5m x 3m | Beautiful owers in spring followed by small green fruit that ripens in mid-August. | |
Plum {Prunus} |
Pembina Plum | 16ft x 13ft / 5m x 4m | Egg-shaped red fruit that ripens late August. Requires a pollinator. |
| Princess Kay Plum | 16ft x 10ft / 5m x 3m | Narrow growing ornamental plum. Double white owers in spring. | |
Willow {Salix} |
Chinese Weeping | 50ft x 40ft / 15m x 12m | Found on Alberta homestead. Very hardy tree. |
| Golden Willow | 50ft x 40ft / 15m x 12m | Wonderful bright yellow stems and glossy green leaves. Good in shelterbelt. | |
| Laurel Leaf Willow | 40ft x 30ft / 13m x 9m | Fast growing with shiny green foliage that stays on late into fall. | |
| Marquette Pussy Willow | 6ft x 5ft / 2m x 1.5m | Silver catkins in spring. Small graceful weeping form. | |
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