Tree Selection Spreadsheet.xlsx

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	L	M	N	O	P	Q	R	S	T
1	Species	page in buyers guide	Alkaline tolerance (maximum)	Deer Resistant	Drought tolerance	Edible Fruit	Growth	Flowers	Native	Riparian	seasonal Color	Shade Tolerant	Soils texture	Wildlife Value	Tree or Shrub	Good Windbreak	Misc.

2	Antelope Bitterbrush	n/a	high 8.4		high		moderate	yes	yes		spring		coarse, medium	high	shrub		small shrub likes well drained coarse soils.
3	Apricot (Manchurian)	n/a	medium 7.5		moderate	yes	rapid	yes			spring and fall			moderate	tree	yes	early flowering makes fruit production susceptibel to spring frost damage, striking fall color
4	Aspen	17	high 9.0		low		rapid		yes		fall		coarse, medium, fine	high	tree		tall tree, suckers, yellow fall folliage
5	Austrian pine	18	medium 7.5	yes	high		moderate						medium	high	tree	yes	tall tree
6	Black Hills Spruce	n/a	high 8.2	yes	moderate		slow		yes				coarse, medium, fine	moderate	tree	yes	good windbreak grows in acidic soils pH 4.0
7	Bristlecone Pine	23	medium 7.5	yes	high		slow						coarse, medium	high	tree		tall tree
8	Buffaloberry	6	high 8.0		moderate	yes	rapid	yes	yes	yes	spring		coarse, medium	high	shrub		medium/tall shrub, red berries, silver leaves tell them apart from Russian olive by leaf configuration: buffalo berry leaves are oposite, Russian olive alternate.
9	Bur Oak	14	medium 7.5		high		slow		yes				coarse, medium, fine	high	tree		medium to tall tree can live more than 200 years. Tolerant of a wide range of soils.
10	Caragana	1	high 8.5	yes	high*		rapid	yes			spring		coarse, medium, fine	moderate	shrub		medium/tall shrub, yellow spring flowers
11	Chokecherry	2	high 8.4		moderate	yes	rapid	yes	yes	yes	spring and fall		coarse, medium, fine	high	either		tall shrub, poisonous to horses/livestock, white spring flowers, golden yellow fall foliage, red berries
12	Colorado Blue Spruce	18	high 7.8	yes	moderate		slow		yes				coarse, medium	high	tree		Tall tree bluish green
13	Cotoneaster	1	medium 7.5	yes	high		moderate				fall		coarse, medium, fine	high	shrub	Yes	medium shrub, good for windbreaks, red-orange fall foliage
14	Coyote Willow	15	high 8.5				rapid		yes	yes			coarse, medium	high	shrub		medium shrub suckers and spreads Willows tolerate clay pretty well
15	Douglas Fir	19	medium 7.5		moderate		moderate		yes				coarse, medium	high	tree		tall tree
16	Eastern Red Cedar	20	high 8.0		high		slow						coarse, medium, fine	high	tree	yes	medium tree rusty red color seasonally very adaptable to site conditions. Good wind break.
17	Engelmann Spruce	19	high 8.0	yes	high		slow		yes			yes	medium, fine	high	tree		tall tree requires shade early on, intolerant of direct sun.
18	Gamble Oak	16	high 8.0				slow		yes				coarse, medium	high	shrub		best on sandy/loamy soils plant up to 9000'
19	Golden Currant	7	high 8.0		moderate	yes	moderate	yes	yes	yes	spring and fall		medium	moderate	shrub		small/medium shrub, yellow spring flowers, red-orange fall foliage
20	Golden Willow	12	high 7.8				rapid						coarse, medium, fine	moderate	tree		medium to tall tree, orange-yellow bark on young growth
21	Green Ash	10	high 8.1		high		rapid				fall	yes	coarse, medium, fine	moderate	tree		best on sandy/loamy soils, golden yellow fall foliage
22	Hackberry	13	high 7.8		high		rapid		yes		fall	yes	coarse, medium, fine	high	tree		tall tree, wood of commercial value, pale yellow fall foliage
23	Honeylocust	13	high 8.0		high*		rapid				fall		medium, fine	low	tree		usually thornless, tollerates clay soils pretty well, pale yellow fall foliage
24	Kremmling Cottonwood	n/a													tree
25	Lanceleaf Cottonwood	17					rapid				fall		coarse	low	tree		adapted to coarse soil, yellow fall folliage
26	Lilac	2	high 7.8	yes	high		moderate	yes			spring		coarse, medium, fine	moderate	shrub		tall shrub good for windbreaks
27	Limber Pine	25	low 6.5	yes	moderate		slow		yes				medium	high	tree		needs full sun, shade intolerant
28	Mountain Mahogany	8			high		moderate		yes					high	shrub		medium shrub, needs well-drained soil
29	Nanking Cherry	4	medium 7.2		moderate	yes	moderate	yes			spring		coarse, medium	high	shrub		medium shrub, plant up to 8000', taller bigger plant than Sand Cherry (8' tall), pink flowers in spring, red fruit, attractive leaves
30	Narrowleaf Cottonwood	24	medium 7.5				rapid				fall		coarse, medium	moderate	tree		very weak wood needs full sun, shade intolerant, yellow fall folliage
31	Native Plum	3	medium 7		moderate	yes	moderate	yes			spring		coarse, medium	high	either		tall/medium shrub, plant up to 8000', white flowers
32	Native Willow Mix	12	medium 7.5				moderate						coarse, medium, fine	high	shrub		medium shrub Mix of whiplash, strapleaf and coyote willows. Suckers and spreads. Willows tolerate clay pretty well
33	New Mexico Privet	9			high		moderate	yes			spring	yes	coarse, medium, fine	high	shrub		very adaptable to different soil texture and pH, sun or shade, leafs out late in the spring, yellow spring flowers, developes late and can look dead the first couple of years
34	Peachleaf Willow	15	high 8.0				rapid		yes	yes			coarse, medium	high	tree		medium tree willows tolerate clay pretty well
35	Pinon Pine	21	high 8.5	yes	high		slow						coarse, medium, fine	high	tree
36	Ponderosa Pine	21	high 9.0	yes	high*		moderate		yes				coarse, medium	high	tree		tall tree, needs well-drained soils; does not like heavy clay, needs full sun, shade intolerant
37	Prairie Sky Poplar	16	medium 7				rapid						coarse, medium, fine	low	tree		medium to tall tree, OK for red soil in Sinks Canyon, best on sandy/loamy soils, usually cottonless, shade intollerant
38	Red-Osier Dogwood	8	medium 7.5				moderate	yes	yes	yes	spring and fall		coarse, medium, fine	high	shrub		not suited for dense clay, red fall foliage and stems, showy white flowers, berries
39	Rocky Mtn. Juniper	22	high 8.5		high*		slow		yes				coarse, medium	high	tree	yes	good windbreak, RMJ are hardier than Eastern Red Cedar
40	Sand Cherry	4	medium 7.5		moderate	yes	moderate	yes			spring and fall		coarse, medium	high	shrub		small shrub (4' tall), best on sandy/loamy soils, pink flowers, red fall folliage
41	Sumac	3	high 8.2		high*		slow		yes		fall		coarse, medium	high	shrub		small to madium shrub, red-orange fall foliage
42	Thinleaf Alder	n/a	medium 7				rapid						coarse, medium	high	tree	yes	medium tree Suckers up to 10,000' Nitrogen fixer. Good windbreak.
43	Wax Current	10	medium 7.5		high	yes	rapid	yes	yes	yes	spring		coarse, medium	high	shrub		small shrub best on sandy/loamy soils up to 11,000'
44	Water Birch	n/a
45	Wild Rose	5	high 8.0		moderate		rapid	yes	yes	yes	spring		coarse, medium	high	shrub		suckers and spreads
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