Trees / Shrubs

Narrow Columnar Trees
* Columnar Blue Spruce
* Siberian Columnar Crabapple
* Sutherland Caragana
* Swedish Columnar Aspen
* Tower Poplar
Native Plants
* Buffaloberry
* Pussy Willow
* Snowberry
* Trembling Aspen
* Western Chokecherry
* Wild (Prickly) Rose of Alberta
* Wolf Willow
Trees with Colorful Bark
* Amur Cherry
* Golden Willow
* Ivory Silk Lilac
* Pincherry
* White/Paper Birch
Plants with Purple Foliage
* Purple-Leaf Sandcherry
* Red-Leaf Rose
* Royalty Crabapple
* Schubert Chokecherry
* Thunderchild Crabapple
| Trees | Height Spread | Summer Color | Fall Color | Flower Color | Features | Image |
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Amur Cherry Prunus maacki |
30ft. 15ft. |
Green. |
Yellow. |
White. |
Black fruit follow flowers. Bronze bark. Zone 3. |
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Amur Maple Acer ginnala |
16ft. 10ft. 5m. 3m. |
Green. |
Scarlet red. |
Samara |
Small graceful tree or large shrub. Excellent fall color. Zone 3. |
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Apple Battleford Malus Battleford |
20ft. 15ft. 6m. 5m. |
Green. |
Yellow. |
White. |
Large sized green and red striped fruit. Ripens in August. Zone 3 |
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Apple Brookland Malus Brookland |
20ft. 15ft. 6m. 5m. |
Green. |
Yellow. |
White. |
Fruit is greenish-yellow with red blush. Ripens in August. Good for eating and cooking. Zone 3. |
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Apple Combination Malus Combination |
20ft. 15ft. 6m. 5m. |
Green. |
Yellow. |
Light pink. |
Minimum of 3 cultivars grafted onto 1 tree. Zone 3. |
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Apple Fall red Malus Fall Red |
20ft. 15ft. 6m. 5m. |
Green. |
Yellow. |
White. |
Large red fruit color. Ripens in September.Good for eating fresh and stores well. Zone 3. |
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Apple Goodland Malus Goodland |
20ft. 15ft. 6m. 5m. |
Green. |
Yellow. |
White. |
Large fruit is red and green. Ripens mid September. Good for eating fresh, cooking and stores well. Zone 3. |
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Apple Haralson Malus Haralson |
20ft. 15ft. 6m. 5m. |
Green. |
Yellow. |
White. |
Fruit is green and red striped. Ripens late Sept. Good for eating fresh and stores well. Zone 3. |
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Apple Harcourt Malus Harcourt |
20ft. 15ft. 6m. 5m. |
Green. |
Yellow. |
White. |
Fruit is red. Ripens late August. Good for eating fresh. Zone 3. |
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Apple Hardi-Mac Malus Hardi-Mac |
20ft. 15ft. 6m. 5m. |
Green. |
Yellow. |
Light pink. |
New selection of MacIntosh found in Calgary. Bright red crisp fruit. Ripens late September. Zone 3. |
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Apple Norland Malus Norland |
20ft. 15ft. 6m. 5m. |
Green. |
Yellow. |
White. |
Medium sized green fruit with red stripes. Ripens in mid September. Good to eat fresh. Zone 3. |
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Apple Parkland Malus Parkland |
20ft. 15ft. 6m. 5m. |
Green. |
Yellow. |
White. |
Medium sized red fruit. Ripens in late August. Excellent to eat fresh, cooking and stores well. Zone 3. |
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Apple Patterson Malus Patterson |
20ft. 15ft. 6m. 5m. |
Green. |
Yellow. |
White. |
Mid sized yellow fruit. Ripens in mid Sept. Good for eating fresh and cooking. Zone 3. |
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Apple September Ruby Malus September Ruby |
20ft. 15ft. 6m. 5m. |
Green. |
Yellow. |
White. |
Medium sized red fruit. Ripens in mid Sept. Good for eating fresh or juicing. Stores well. Zone 3. |
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Applecrab Kerr Malus Kerr |
20ft. 15ft. 6m. 5m. |
Green. |
Yellow. |
White. |
Cross of apple and crab with mid size dark red fruit. Ripens in September. Zone 3. |
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Applecrab Rescue Malus Rescue |
20ft. 15ft. 6m. 5m. |
Green. |
Yellow. |
White. |
Cross of apple and crab produces mid size green red striped fruit. Good for eating fresh or cooking. Zone 3. |
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Apricot Brookcot Prunus mandshurica Brookcot |
16ft. 13ft. 4.8m. 3.9m. |
Green. |
Amber. |
White. |
Unreliable fruit producers because late frost damages early blooms but good ornamental. Zone 4. |
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Apricot Scout Prunus armeniaca Scout |
16ft. 13ft. 4.8m. 3.9m. |
Green. |
Amber. |
White. |
Similar features as Brookcot. Freestone fruit good for canning, jam making. Zone 4. |
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Apricot Westcot Prunus armenica Westcot |
16ft. 13ft. 4.8m. 3.9m. |
Green. |
Amber. |
White. |
Similar features as Brookcot. Freestone fruit good for canning, jam making. Zone 4. |
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Ash Fallgold Black Fraxinus nigra Fallgold |
30ft. 15ft. 9.1m. 4.5m. |
Green. |
Yellow. |
Has a more uniform shape than Green Ash. Suitable seedless street tree. Zone 3. |
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Ash Manchurian Fraxinus mandschurica |
30ft. 15ft. 9.1m. 4.5m. |
Green. |
Yellow. |
Symmetrical street or shade tree. Deciduous tree of the year for 1996 and 1997. Zone 3. |
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Ash Patmore Green Fraxinus pennsylvanica Patmore |
30ft. 15ft. 9.1m. 4.5m. |
Green. |
Green. |
Seedless selection that leafs out earlier holds leaves longer than other Green Ash. Zone 3. |
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Aspen Quaking, Trembling Populus tremuloides |
30ft. 15ft. 9.1m. 4.5m. |
Green. |
Yellow. |
Catkins. |
Native tree that grows in natural groves. Leaves tremble in wind. Produce cotton fluff. Zone 2. |
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Aspen Swedish Columnar Populus tremula Erecta |
30ft. 15ft. 4.5m. |
Green. |
Yellow. |
Catkins. |
Narrow columnar tree suitable for small area. Specimen tree useful for a vertical accent. Zone 3. |
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Birch Cutleaf Weeping Betula pendula Gracilis |
30 ft. 20 ft. 9.1m. 6m. |
Green. |
Yellow. |
Catkins. |
Graceful tree has cut leaves and weeping twigs. Likes lots of water. Bark whitens with age. Zone 3. |
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Birch European White Betula pendula |
30 ft. 20 ft. 9.1m. 6m. |
Green. |
Yellow. |
Catkins. |
Similar to Cutleaf Weeping with round leaves. Also available as clump. Likes lots of water. Zone 3. |
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Birch Paper Betula papyrifera |
30 ft. 20 ft. 9.1m. 6m. |
Green. |
Yellow. |
Catkins. |
Whitest papery bark of all birch. Also available as clump. Zone 3. |
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Birch Youngs Weeping Betula pendula Youngii |
10ft. 12ft. 3m. 3.6m. |
Green. |
Yellow. |
Catkins. |
Smaller weeping tree without a central leader. White bark. Likes lots of water. Zone 3. |
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Cherry North Star Prunus North Star |
16ft. 13ft. 4.8m. 3.9m. |
Green. |
Yellow. |
White. |
Self pollinating tree with red sour cheries perfect for pies and baking. Zone 3. |
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Crabapple Columnar Malus baccata Columnaris |
20ft. 4ft. 6m. 1.2m. |
Green |
Yellow |
White |
Narrow columnar tree suitable for small yard. Fragrant flowers and small fruit. Zone 3. |
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Crabapple Dolgo Malus Dolgo |
25ft. 15ft. 7.6m 4.5m. |
Green. |
Yellow. |
White |
Wide branching, white flowering crabapple. Ornamental value plus makes delicious jelly. Zone 3. |
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Crabapple Hopa Malus Hopa |
20ft. 15ft. 6m. 4.5m. |
Green. |
Yellow. |
Rose. |
Prolific bloomer. Fruit good for jelly. Upright growth habit widens out with age. Zone 3. |
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Crabapple Kelsey Malus Kelsey |
15ft. 15ft. 6m. 6m. |
Bronze. |
Orange. |
Reddish purple. |
Bronze foliage. Only double flowering crab. Zone 4. |
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Crabapple Makamik Malus Makamik |
20ft. 15ft. 6m. 4.5m. |
Bronze. |
Orange. |
Rose. |
Vigorous growing crab with profuse flowers. Profuse fruit persists well into winter. Zone 3. |
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Crabapple Pink Spire Malus Pink Spire |
20ft. 13ft. 6m. 4m. |
Green. |
Amber. |
Pink. |
Second narrowest crabapple next to Columnar. Spire shaped ornamental tree. Zone 3. |
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Crabapple Radiant Malus Radiant |
20ft. 15ft. 6m. 4.5m. |
Red-green. |
Orange. |
Rose. |
New leaves emerge red then turn to green. Popular red flowering crabapple. Zone 3. |
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Crabapple Royalty Malus Royalty |
20ft. 15ft. 6m. 4.5m. |
Purple. |
Orange. |
Red. |
Popular variety has spectacular purple leaves. Dark red flowers in spring. Zone 3. |
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Crabapple Selkirk Malus Selkirk |
20ft. 20ft. 6m. 6m. |
Bronze. |
Orange. |
Pink. |
Hardy vigorous tree. Red leaves turns bronze-green over summer. Zone 3. |
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Crabapple Strathmore Malus Strathmore |
20ft. 13ft. 6m. 3.9m. |
Bronze. |
Orange. |
Pink. |
Uniform upright pyramidal grower. Profuse pink blooms. Zone 3. |
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Crabapple Thunderchild Malus Thunderchild |
20ft. 15ft. 6m. 4.5m. |
Purple. |
Orange. |
Pink. |
Has a more uniform shape than Royalty and purple leaves. Consistant performer resistant to Fire Blight. Zone 3. |
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Elm-American Ulmus americana |
50ft. 30ft. 15m. 9.1m. |
Green. |
Yellow. |
Samara. |
Umbrella or vase-shaped street or shade tree. Good in large open areas. Toothed leaves. Zone 3. |
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Elm Brandon Ulmus americana Brandon |
40ft. 25ft. 12m. 7.5m. |
Green. |
Yellow. |
Samara. |
Same as American Elm but small and compact.Zone 3. |
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Elm-Siberian Ulmus pumila |
25ft. 20ft. 7.5m. 6m. |
Green. |
Yellow. |
Samara. |
Quick growing screen or windbreak tree. Hardy tree resistant to Dutch Elm Disease. Zone 2. |
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Hawthorn Snowbird Crataegus Snowbird |
15ft. 12ft. 4.5m. 3.6m. |
Green. |
Green. |
White. |
Upright tree with double white spring flowers. Clusters of red fruit. Zone 3. |
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Hawthorn-Toba Crataegus mordenensis Toba |
15ft. 12ft. 4.5m. 3.6m. |
Green. |
Green. |
Pink. |
Upright tree with double pink flowers in spring. Clusters of red fruit. Zone 3. |
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Lilac-Ivory Silk Syringa reticulata Ivory Silk |
20ft. 12ft. 6.m 3.6m. |
Green. |
Orange. |
Creamy. |
Compact selection of Japanese Tree Lilac. Creamy flower clusters and cherry-like bark. Zone 3. |
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Lilac-Japanese Tree Syringa reticulata |
20ft. 12ft. 6.m 3.6m. |
Green. |
Orange. |
Creamy. |
Creamy flower clusters in summer. Deep brown bark color stands out in winter. Zone 3. |
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Linden Little Leaf Tilia cordata �Dropmore Morden� |
30ft. 15ft. 9.1m. 4.5m. |
Green. |
Yellow. |
Light yellow. |
Dense symmetrical tree wth fragrant flowers. Glossy green rounded leaves hold late in fall. Zone 4. |
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Maple Manitoba Acer negundo |
30 ft. 20 ft. 9.1m. 6m. |
Green. |
Yellow. |
Samara. |
Has furrowed bark and is also called Box Elder. Hardy tree useful as a screen or windbreak. Zone 2. |
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Mayday Prunus padus commutata |
30ft. 25ft. 9m. 7.5m. |
Green. |
Yellow. |
White. |
Showy fragrant flower clusters in May. Popular tree with chokecherries. Zone 3. |
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Mountain Ash American Sorbus americana |
25ft. 20ft. 7.5m. 6m. |
Green. |
Orange. |
White. |
Orange fruit in fall and winter attracts birds. Spring flowers, lacy leaves, good fall color. Zone 3. |
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Mountain Ash European Sorbus aucuparia |
30ft. 20ft. 9.1m. 6m. |
Green. |
Orange. |
White. |
Similar to American Mt. Ash but larger. Zone 3. |
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Mountain Ash Pyramidal Sorbus aucuparia Fastigiata |
20ft. 6ft. 6m. 1.8m. |
Green. |
Orange. |
White. |
Another selection of European Mountain Ash. Narrow pyramidal growth habit. Zone 3. |
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Mountain Ash Russian Sorbus aucuparia Rossica |
25ft. 12ft. 7.5m 3.5m. |
Green. |
Orange. |
White. |
Another selection of European Mountain Ash. Upright columnar growth habit. Zone 3. |
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Mountain Ash Showy Sorbus decora |
20ft. 15ft. 6m. 4.5m. |
Green. |
Orange. |
White. |
Hardiest Mt. Ash with lacy compound leaves. Showy flowers and fruit. Zone 2. |
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Oak Bur Quercus macrocarpa |
30ft. 20ft. 9.1m. 6m. |
Green. |
Yellow. |
Acorns. |
Rare, slow growing, hardy Oak for the Prairies. Zone 3. |
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Ohio Buckeye |
20ft. 15ft. 6m. 4.5m. |
Green. |
Yellow. |
Light yellow. |
Large compound leaves. Interesting prickly nuts follow flowers. Zone 3. |
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Pear Golden Spice Pyrus Golden Spice |
20ft. 15ft. 6m. 4.5m. |
Green. |
Amber. |
White. |
Two varieties required for cross pollination. Yellow spicy fruit. Zone 3. |
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Pear Michener Pyrus Michener |
20ft. 15ft. 6m. 4.5m. |
Green. |
Amber. |
White. |
Two varieties required for cross pollination. Mid-size yellow fruit. Zone 4. |
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Pear Ure Pyrus ussuriensis Ure |
20ft. 15ft. 6m. 4.5m. |
Green. |
Amber. |
White. |
Two varieties required for cross pollination. Small sweet, green fruit. Zone 4. |
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Pin Cherry Prunus pensylvanica |
16ft. 10ft. 4.8m. 3m. |
Green |
Orange |
White |
Small ornamental tree with fragrant flowers. Red cherries in fall attract birds. Zone 3. |
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Plum Brookgold Prunus Brookgold |
15ft. 12ft. 4.5m 3.6m. |
Green. |
Amber. |
White. |
Gold skinned, tasty fruit. Cross pollinate with Nanking or Sandcherry. Zone 3. |
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Plum-Brookred Prunus Brookred |
15ft. 12ft. 4.5m 3.6m. |
Green. |
Amber. |
White. |
Red skinned and orange fleshed, larger fruit. Cross pollinate with Pembina or Opata. Zone 3. |
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Plum Opata Cherry Prunus Opata |
Green. |
Amber. |
White. |
Greenish-purple skinned and green fleshed fruit. Pollinates with Brookred or Pembina. Zone 3. |
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Plum-Pembina Prunus Pembina |
15ft. 12ft. 4.5m 3.6m. |
Green. |
Amber. |
White. |
Purple skinned,orange fleshed, larger fruit. Pollinates with Brookred or Opata. Zone 3. |
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Poplar Brooks Populus Brooks #6 |
50ft. 40ft. 15.2m. 12.1m. |
Green. |
Yellow. |
Catkins. |
Hardy tree for acreage or large open area. Fast growing, vigorous tree. Zone 2. |
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Poplar Byland Green Populus Byland Green |
50ft. 25ft. 15m. 7.5m. |
Green. |
Yellow. |
Catkins. |
Fast growing tree for acreage or large area. From Bylands Nursery in Kelowna, B.C. Zone 3. |
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Poplar Griffin Populus Griffin |
50ft. 16ft. 15m. 4.8m. |
Green. |
Yellow. |
Catkins. |
Pyramidal growth habit. Narrower than Northwest or Brooks Poplar. Zone 3. |
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Polar Northwest Populus Northwest |
65ft. 50ft. 20m. 15m. |
Green |
Yellow |
Catkins |
Largest and fastest growing poplar tree. Useful for shade or shelterbelt.Zone 2. |
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Poplar Tower Populus canescens Tower |
30ft. 7ft. 9m. 2.1m. |
Green. |
Yellow. |
Catkins. |
Narrow columnar tree for smaller yards. Oval serrated leaves with silver undersides. Zone 3. |
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Poplar Tristis Populus Tristis |
40ft. 30ft. 12m. 9m. |
Green |
Yellow |
Catkins |
Rapid growing round headed tree. Useful shelterbelt tree suitable in Alberta. Zone 3. |
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Russian Olive Elaeagnus angustifolia |
20ft. 12ft. 6m. 3.6m. |
Silver. |
Yellow. |
Yellow. |
Small tree with attractive silver leaves. ragrant flowers. Drought tolerant. Zone 4. |
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Schubert Chokecherry Prunus virginiana Schubert |
30ft. 15ft. 9m. 4.5m. |
Purple. |
Purple. |
White. |
Black cherries follow fragrant spring flowers. New leaves emerge green but mature purple. Zone 3. |
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Western Chokecherry Prunus virginiana melanocarpa |
16ft. 13ft. 4.8m. 3.8m. |
Green. |
Yellow. |
White. |
Multi-stemmed, native tree that attract birds. Black cherries. Zone 2. |
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Willow Golden Salix alba vitellina |
30ft. 25ft. 9m. 8m. |
Green. |
Yellow. |
Catkins. |
Fast growing tree suitable for shelterbelts. Zone 4. |
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Willow Laurel Leaf Salix pentandra |
30ft. 25ft. 9m. 8m. |
Green. |
Green. |
Catkins. |
Fast growing tree with glossy leaves. Zone 3. |
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Willow Silver or White Salix alba sericea |
35ft. 20ft. 10m. 6m. |
Silver. |
Silver. |
Catkins. |
Fast growing tree with silver summer foliage. Zone 3. |
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