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PRAIRIE DREAM BIRCH : ​Betula papyrifera 'Varen'

Height: 15m 

Spread: 12m 

Shape: Upright, oval to broadly, oval as it ages, dense canopy

Foliage: Dark green, turning gold in fall 

Bark: White, exfoliating to expose orange inner bark underneath

Hardiness: Zone 2 and up 

Light: Full sun to partial shade

Water Requirements: Low to medium

Notes: Resistant to bronze birch borer

CUTLEAF BIRCH : Betula pendula 'Laciniata'

Height: 12m 

Spread: 12m 

Shape: Weeping, dense canopy

Foliage: Deeply cut, serrated, turning yellow in fall

Bark: White at maturity

Hardiness: Zone 3 and up 

Light: Full sun

Water Requirements: Medium to high, but drought tolerant once established

DAKOTA PINNACLE BIRCH : Betula platyphylla 'Fargo' 

Height: 10m 

Spread: 3m 

Shape: Upright, columnar to narrowly pyramidal with a dense canopy

Foliage: Dark green, turning golden yellow in fall, retains leaves late into season

Bark: Matures through greyish-orange to yellow-white

Hardiness: Zone 3 and up 

Light: Full sun to partial shade

Water Requirements: Low to medium

Notes: Deer resistant

ROYAL FROST BIRCH : Betula sp.

Height: 12m 

Spread: 7m 

Shape: Upright, pyramidal

Foliage: Emerging burgundy in spring, maturing to purple, turning yellow-orange to red in fall

Bark: White, exfoliating

Hardiness: Zone 3 and up 

Light: Full sun to partial shade

Water Requirements: Medium to High

SWEDISH COLUMNAR ASPEN : Populus tremula 'Erecta'

Height:10m

Spread: 1.5m 

Shape: Columnar with dense canopy

Foliage: Green, turning golden yellow in the fall

Hardiness: Zone 2 and up 

Light: Full sun

Water Requirements: Medium

Notes: Drought tolerant once established, resistance to shepherd’s crook

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PRAIRIE SKYRISE ASPEN : Populus sp.

Height: 10m 

Spread: 1m 

Shape: Columnar with a compact dense canopy

Foliage: Deep green, turning golden yellow in fall

Hardiness: Zone 2 and up 

Light: Full sun

Water Requirements: Medium

Notes: Resistant to black knot

TOWER POPLAR : Populus X canescens

Height: 20m  

Spread: 2.1m  

Shape: Columnar 

Foliage: Slightly lobed and deep green, turning golden yellow in fall 

Hardiness: Zone 2a 

Light: Full sun 

Water Requirements: Medium to dry 

Notes: Can tolerate drought, and thrives in poor soils, doesn’t produce fluff

GOLDSPUR AMUR CHERRY : Prunus mackii “Jefspur”

Height: 5m  

Spread: 3m  

Shape: Oval, narrow 

Bloom: Single, creamy-white  

Bloom Time: Spring 

Fruit: Tiny, black 

Foliage: Dark green, turning yellow in fall 

Bark: Golden, exfoliating 

Hardiness: Zone 2 and up  

Light: Full sun to partial shade 

Water Requirements: Medium 

Notes: Resistant to black knot 

 

MING CHERRY : Prunus maackii 'Ming' 

Height: 8m 

Spread: 5m 

Shape: Upright, rounded

Bloom: Small, bright white 

Bloom Time: Spring

Fruit: Small, black

Foliage: Green, turning yellow in fall

Bark: Shiny, exfoliating, dark red/burgundy

Hardiness: Zone 2 and up with horizontal white flecks

Light: Full sun

Water Requirements: Medium

Notes: Improved resistance to frost cracking

KLONDIKE AMUR CHERRY (CVI) : Prunus klondike 'Jefdike'

Height: 8m

Spread: 5m

Shape: Upright, low canopy

Bloom: White, fragrant

Bloom Time: Spring

Fruit: small, dark

Foliage: Green

Bark: Shiny copper with white horizontal markings, exfoliating

Hardiness: Zone 2 and up 

Light: Full sun

Water Requirements: Low to Medium

Notes: Immune to black knot

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EVANS SOUR CHERRY: Prunus cerasus

Height: 4m 

Spread: 3m 

Fruit Colour: Bright red

Fruit Weight: 5.0g

Fruit Ripening: Mid-August

Fruit Taste: Low sweetness, 20o Brix

Fruit Use: Fresh, processing

Hardiness: Zone 2 and up 

Light: Full sun

Water Requirements: Low to medium

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