Trees
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
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
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