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Grand Forks County Soil Conservation District

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Description of Trees and Shrubs

Tree Descriptions for Spring 2008 List

MATURE HEIGHT	SPECIES	DESCRIPTION	Alkali Tolerance	Drought Tolerance	Water Tolerance	EDIBLE FRUIT	COMMENTS
10’ - 15’	Apricot (Hardy)	Small Tree	Poor	Poor	Fair	Yes	Flowers in May, and has fruit that can be used for jams.
40’-50’	Ash (Cardan)	Medium to Tall Tree	Fair	Fair	Fair	No	Cultivar of Green Ash, faster growing.
35’ - 65’	Ash (Green)	Medium to Tall Tree	Fair	Fair	Fair	No	Very hardy, dense shade, native variety.
25' - 65'	Aspen, (Quaking)	Medium to Tall Tree	Fair	Fair	Good	No	Not shade tolerant, needs moist site to do well.
30’ – 60’	Birch, (Paper)	Medium to Tall Tree	Fair	Poor	Good	No	Needs well drained moist soils. Not tolerant of drought.
20' - 40'	Buckeye, (Ohio)	Medium Tree	Fair	Poor	Fair	Wildlife only	Nuts are good for wildlife, good landscaping specimen.
6’ - 14’	Buffaloberry	Large Shrub	Good	Fair	Poor	Yes	Silver leaf, thicket-forming w/thorns, fruit good for jelly.
6’ - 14’	Caragana	Large Shrub	Fair	Fair	Poor	No	Bright yellow May flowers, drought tolerant.
30' - 45'	Cedar (Eastern Red)	Medium Conifer	Fair	Fair	Fair	No	Excellent cover, nesting and food for wildlife. Browns in winter.
6’ - 10’	Cherry (Nanking)	Medium Shrub	Fair	Fair	Poor	Yes	Fast growing, short lived, pink flowers & edible fruit.
3’ - 6’	Cherry (Sand)	Small Shrub	Fair	Fair	Poor	Yes	White flowers, fruit makes good jelly, wildlife habitat.
5' - 8'	Chokeberry	Medium shrub or Small Tree	Fair	Good	Good	Yes	Shade tolerant, red fall foliage, winter food source for birds.
3’ - 6’	Chokeberry (Black)	Small Shrub	Fair	Good	Good	Wildlife	Dark green foliage turns an attractive purplish red in fall.
12’ - 25’	Chokecherry (Common)	Large Shrub	Fair	Fair	Poor	Yes	White flowers and berries for jelly. Suckering.
12’ - 25’	Chokecherry (Schubert)	Large Shrub	Fair	Fair	Poor	Yes	Does not sucker as much as common. Purplish foliage, edible fruit.
4’ - 8’	Cotoneaster (Pekin)	Medium Shrub	Poor	Poor	Fair	No	Pink flowers, berries are not edible. Excellent hedge. Can be susceptible to Fire Blight.
50’ - 100’	Cottonwood (Native)	Tall Tree	Fair	Fair	Good	No	Large, fast growing, seeds w/cotton, long lived.
15’ - 25’	Crabapple (Siberian)	Small Tree	Poor	Fair	Poor	Yes	Ornamental with fruit good for juice and jelly.
15’	Cranberry (Highbush)	Tall Shrub	Poor	Fair	Fair	Yes	White flowers, Prefers moist well drained sites.
3’ - 6’	Currant (Golden)	Small Shrub	Fair	Fair	Poor	Yes	Yellow flowers in spring, red fall color.
7’ – 10’	Dogwood (Redosier)	Medium Shrub	Fair	Fair	Fair	No	Does well in wet conditions, red bark, non-edible berries.
6’- 12’	Elderberry (American)	Tall Shrub	Poor	Fair	Fair	Yes	Native species, likes moist well drained soils and full sun.
25’ - 50’	Elm (Siberian)	Medium to Tall Tree	Good	Good	Fair	No	Drought tolerant.
8' - 12'	False Indigo	Medium Shrub	Good	Poor	Good	No	Excellent for riparian planting. Fibrous deep roots.
40’	Grape (Riverbank)	Vine	Good	Fair	Good	Yes	Multi-stem CLIMBING plant.
40’ - 60’	Hackberry (Common)	Medium to Tall Tree	Fair	Fair	Fair	No	Slower growing, excellent tree for wildlife, form similar to the American Elm.
15' -20'	Hawthorn, Arnold	Small to Medium Tree	Good	Fair	Fair	Yes	White flowers, red fruit, thorny stems.

MATURE HEIGHT	SPECIES	DESCRIPTION	Alkali Tolerance	Drought Tolerance	Water Tolerance	EDIBLE FRUIT	COMMENTS
6' - 9'	Honeysuckle (Freedom)	Medium Shrub	Good	Fair	Fair	Wildlife	Adaptable to a wide variety of soils.
6’ - 15’	Juneberry	Large Shrub	Fair	Fair	Poor	Yes	Native, berries for canning & baking.
12’-15’	Juniper (Rocky Mountain)	Small Tree	Fair	Good	Poor	No	Great for a wildlife planting.
30’ - 60’	Tamarack/Larch	Medium to Tall Tree	Fair	Fair	Fair	No	Deciduous conifer. Sheds yellow needles each fall.
8’ - 12’	Lilac (Common)	Large Shrub	Fair	Fair	Poor	No	Suckers, white or purple flowers that are fragrant.
6’ - 10’	Lilac (Late)	Medium Shrub	Fair	Fair	Poor	No	Flowers later than common, non-suckering.
50' - 70'	Linden (American)	Large Tree	Poor	Poor	Good	No	Shade tolerant, grows best in moist well drained flood plains.
15’ - 20’	Maple (Amur)	Small Tree	Poor	Fair	Poor	No	Red foliage in the fall.
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