High Growth Rate = >24 inches/year
Botanical Name †Acer saccharinum Common Name
silver maple †Ailanthus altissima tree‐of‐heaven, ailanthus
†Catalpa speciosa †Elaeagnus angustifolia †Melia azedarach northern or western catalpa
Russian‐olive
Chinaberry †Populus candicans †Populus nigra ‘Italica’ †Populus X canadensis balm‐of‐Gilead
Lombardy poplar
Carolina poplar
†Quercus palustris pin oak †Salix babylonica †Salix matsudana weeping willow
Hankow willow (‘Globe Navajo’, etc.) American or white elm
†Ulmus americana †Ulmus pumila ❖†Acer negundo ❖Populus angustifolia ❖Populus balsamifera ❖Populus fremontii ❖Populus trichocarpa ❖Salix amygdaloides Siberian elm boxelder, ash‐leaved or Manitoba maple narrowleaf cottonwood
Fraxinus pennsylvanica balsam poplar
Fremont cottonwood
black cottonwood
peachleaf willow
mimosa, silk‐tree, albizia European or common alder
river birch hackberry, common hackberry green ash Gleditsia triacanthos honeylocust Larix decidua Larix kaempferi European larch
Japanese larch
Liquidambar styraciflua sweetgum, American sweetgum Liriodendron tulipifera yellow‐poplar, tuliptree, tulip‐poplar Dawn redwood
Albizia julibrissin Alnus glutinosa Betula nigra Celtis occidentalis Metasequoia glyptostroboides Cultivars
‘Blair’ (strong branching), ‘Laciniatum’, ‘Silver Queen’ (leaves silver beneath), ‘Wieri’ (drooping branches) ‘Erythrocarpa’ (red fruit), ‘Metro’ (male, fruit; tight crown), ‘Pendulifolia’ (long leaves hang down) None available
‘Red King’ (rust red fruits)
‘Umbraculiformis’ (domed shape; multi‐stemmed; called “Texas Umbrellatree”) ‘Aurora’ (leaves variegated when young) ‘Italica’ (typical narrow crown), ‘Theves’ (wider)
‘Eugenei’ (columnar), ‘Noreaster’ (some canker resistance), ‘Robusta’ (small oval) ‘Crownright’ (upright habit), ‘Sovereign’ (lower branches do not sweep down) ‘Crispa’ (spiral leaves)
‘Golden Curls’ (hybrid; twisting, golden stems), ‘Navajo’ (round crown; troublesome), ‘Pendula’ Some claimed to be disease resistant; not proven long‐term — ‘Liberty’, ‘Washington’ ‘Chinkota’ (very cold‐hardy), ‘Pendula’ ‘Baron’ (seedless), ‘Sensation’ (red fall color), several with variegated foliage None available; naturally forms hybrids, such as lanceleaf cottonwood, P. X acuminata Some hybrids
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None known
‘E.H. Wilson’ and ‘Rosea’ (hardy to ‐15°F) ‘Aurea’, ‘Laciniata’, ‘Fastigiata’ (narrow Lombardy poplar)
‘Heritage’ (attractive bark; superior selection)
‘Chicagoland’ (single leader), ‘Prairie Pride’ (very good form), ‘Windy City’ (good form) ‘Marshall’s Seedless’, ‘Patmore’ (seedless), ‘Summit’ (upright, pyramidal) All thornless; ‘Imperial’ (few pods), ‘Moraine’ (fruitless; very good tree), ‘Shademaster’ (dark green; few pods), ‘Skyline’ (good fall color) ‘Fastigiata’ (very narrow), ‘Pendula’ ‘Blue Rabbit’ (narrow pyramidal with blue‐green foliage), ‘Dervaes’ (horizontal branches, drooping branchlets), ‘Pendula’ ‘Burgundy’ (deep red fall color), ‘Festival’(narrower crown; yellow to pink fall color), ‘Rotundiloba’ (fruitless; rounded leaf lobes) ‘Compactum’ (medium size), ‘Fastigiatum’ (20' wide), ‘Tortuosum’ (curled leaves and stems) ‘National’ (narrow pyramidal), ‘Sheridan Spire’ (upright)
Morus alba white mulberry
Morus rubra Platanus occidentalis Platanus X acerifolia red mulberry
American sycamore or planetree London planetree
Populus alba Populus deltoides white poplar eastern cottonwood
Salix fragilis Salix nigra Zelkova serrata crack willow black willow Japanese zelkova
‘Hampton’ (fruitless; wide crown), ‘Mapleleaf’ (large, maple‐like leaves; fruitless), ‘Pendula’ (weeping, twisted; fruiting), ‘Pyramidalis’ None available
‘Howard’ (uncommon; new foliage yellow)
‘Bloodgood’, ‘Columbia’, ‘Liberty’ (all anthracnose resistant) ‘Pyramidalis’, ‘Richardii’ (upper leaf surfaces white)
‘Platte’, ‘Noreaster’ (both canker resistant), ‘Siouxland’ (canker susceptible), many hybrids Unknown
None known
‘Autumn Glow’ (purple fall color), ‘Green Vase’ (vase‐shaped; orange fall color; fast growth), ‘Variegata’, ‘Village Green’ (good growth rate) † = Very rarely should be planted ❖ = Native to Utah Medium Growth Rate = 12 - 24 inches/year
Botanical Name †Fraxinus excelsior Common Name
European ash
†Sorbus aucuparia European mountain‐ash or rowan tamarisk, salt‐cedar quaking or trembling aspen
Rocky Mountain maple
canyon or bigtooth maple
thinleaf or mountain alder
netleaf hackberry
California or western redbud
curlleaf mountain‐mahogany
desert willow
red‐osier or red‐stemmed dogwood †Tamarix ramosissima ❖†Populus tremuloides ❖Acer glabrum ❖Acer grandidentatum ❖Alnus tenuifolia ❖Celtis reticulata ❖Cercis occidentalis ❖Cercocarpus ledifolius ❖Chilopsis linearis ❖Cornus sericea ❖Fraxinus velutina ❖Juniperus osteosperma ❖Juniperus scopulorum velvet or Modesto ash
Utah Juniper
Rocky Mountain Juniper
❖Picea pungens blue or Colorado blue spruce
Cultivars
‘Aurea’, ‘Globosa’ (30' tall), ‘Pendula’, ‘Rancho’ (30' tall; yellow fall color) Numerous; ‘Asplenifolia’ (deeply divided leaves), ‘Cardinal Royal’ (fast growth, upright) None available
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‘Autumn Glow’ (upright tree form; good fall color)
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None known
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‘Cardinal’ (bright red stems), ‘Flaviramea’(yellow stems), ‘Isanti’ (bright red stems; compact), ‘Kelseyi’ (compact) ‘Modesto’ (glabrous leaves) None
Numerous; many are blue; ‘Pathfinder’ (narrow pyramidal), ‘Wichita Blue’ (tall pyramidal) Numerous; ‘Argentea’ (silver‐white needles), ‘Glauca Globosa’, ‘Glauca Pendula’, ‘Hoopsii’ (dense pyramidal), ‘Mission Blue’ (very blue) ❖Pinus contorta ❖Pinus ponderosa ❖Prunus virginiana lodgepole pine
ponderosa pine
common chokecherry
❖Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas‐fir
❖Robinia neomexicana ❖Sambucus cerulea Acer campestre New Mexico locust blue elder
hedge maple
Acer ginnala Amur or Ginnala maple
Acer nigrum black maple
Acer platanoides Norway maple
Acer pseudoplatanus sycamore maple
Acer rubrum red maple
Acer saccharum sugar maple
Acer tataricum Aesculus californica Aesculus glabra Aesculus hippocastanum Aesculus X carnea Tatarian maple
California buckeye
Ohio buckeye
horsechestnut
red horsechestnut
Betula papyrifera Betula pendula paper birch
European white birch
Calocedrus (Libocedrus)decurrens incense‐ cedar
Castanea mollissima Catalpa bignonioides Cedrus deodara Chinese chestnut
southern catalpa
Deodar cedar
Cercidiphyllum japonicum Cercis canadensis katsuratree
eastern redbud, Judas‐tree yellowwood
pagoda or alternate‐leaf dogwood American hazelnut
Turkish filbert, Turkish hazel
beaked hazelnut common smoketree, smokebush American smoketree, chittamwood cockspur hawthorn
English hawthorn Cladrastis lutea Cornus alternifolia Corylus americana Corylus colurna Corylus cornuta Cotinus coggyria Cotinus obovatus Crataegus crusgalli Crataegus laevigata None available; plant local sources None available
‘Schubert’ or ‘Canada Red’ (pyramidal form; red‐green foliage) ‘Fastigiata’, ‘Fletcheri’ (6' dwarf), var. glauca (blue‐
green needles), ‘Pendula’ None available
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‘Compactum’ (shrubby), ‘Fastigiatum’, ‘Queen Elizabeth’ (small to medium size) ‘Compactum’ (shrubby), ‘Flame’ (shrub to small tree; red fruits; deep red fall color) ‘Greencolumn’ (upright, columnar; often called A. saccharum) Numerous; ‘Columnare’, ‘Erectum’ (narrow), ‘Crimson King’ (maroon), ‘Emerald Queen’ (dark green), ‘Schwedleri’ (starts purple, turns green) ‘Atropurpureum’ (leaves purple underneath), ‘Brilliantissimum’ (leaves start pink to cream) Numerous; ‘Autumn Blaze’ (orange‐red fall color), ‘Autumn Flame’ (red fall color, small leaves), ‘Columnare’, ‘Red Sunset’ (pyramidal) Numerous; ‘Bonfire’ (good red fall color), ‘Globosum’, ‘Green Mountain’ (heat tolerant) Rubrum’ (deep red fall color) None available
var. nana (dwarf, shrubby) ‘Baumannii’ (double white flowers; no fruit)
‘Briotii’ (flowers deeper red in 10" groups), ‘O’Neill’ (better red flowers in 10"‐12" groups) None available
‘Dalecarlica’ (cut leaves; weeping form), ‘Fastigiata’, ‘Purpurea’ ‘Aureo‐Variegata’ (yellow‐variegated), some columnar forms available Some hybrids available ‘Aurea’, ‘Nana’ (see below) ‘Kashmir’ (cold hardy to ‐5°F), ‘Shalimar’ (cold hardy to ‐15°F; good blue‐green color) ‘Pendula’ (graceful, weeping, blue‐green mound)
var. alba (white flowers), ‘Forest Pansy’ (purple leaves), ‘Silver Cloud’ (white variegated leaves) ‘Rosea’ (pink flowers)
‘Argentea’ (leaves with white variegations; shrubby)
None known
None available
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‘Flame’ (good orange‐red fall color), ‘Royal Purple’ (dark purple mature leaves), ‘Pendulus’ ‘Grace’ (red leaves; pink flowers), ‘Red Leaf’
var. inermis (thornless), ‘Hooks’ (fewer thorns)
‘Crimson Cloud’ (blight resistant), ‘Paul’s Scarlet’ (red, doubled flowers; very showy) Crataegus phaenopyrum Washington hawthorn
Crataegus viridis green hawthorn
Crataegus X lavallei Cupressus arizonica Lavalle hawthorn
Arizona cypress
Cupressus sempervirens Italian cypress
Eriobotrya japonica loquat Fraxinus americana white ash Fraxinus quadrangulata blue ash Ginkgo biloba ginkgo, Maidenhair tree
Gymnocladus dioicus Juglans cinerea Juglans nigra Juglans regia Kentucky coffeetree
butternut black walnut
English or Persian walnut
Juniperus chinensis Chinese juniper
Juniperus virginiana eastern redcedar
Koelreuteria paniculata goldenraintree
Laburnum X watereri goldenchain tree, Waterer laburnum Lagerstroemia indica crapemyrtle
Maclura pomifera Magnolia acuminata Magnolia grandiflora Osage‐orange
cucumbertree, cucumber magnolia southern magnolia
Magnolia X soulangiana saucer magnolia
Malus pumila Malus spp. Phellodendron amurense apple crabapple Amur corktree
Picea abies Norway spruce
Pinus densiflora Japanese red pine Pinus halepensis Pinus monticola Aleppo pine
western white pine
‘Clark’ (heavy fruiting), ‘Fastigiata’, ‘Vaughn’ (hybrid with C. crusgalli; heavy fruiting) ‘Winter King’ (vase‐shaped; red fruit attractive in winter; excellent tree) Hybrid of C. stipulacea and C. crusgalli ‘Gareei’ (silver‐blue), ‘Pyramidalis’ (narrow, conical; blue foliage) ‘Glauca’ (blue‐green; columnar), ‘Roylei’ (bright green; stiff‐upright), ‘Stricta’ (narrow, columnar; green), ‘Swane’s Gold’ (yellow‐green; narrow) ‘Golden Nugget’ (large; abundant fruit), ‘Variegata’ (white variegations) ‘Autumn Applause’ (tight, oval crown), ‘Autumn Purple’ (seedless), ‘Rosehill’ (seedless) ‘True Blue’ (very good for high pH soils, leaves stay dark green) All males; ‘Autumn Gold’ (good fall color), ‘Fastigiata’, ‘Pendula’, ‘Santa Cruz’ (spreading) ‘Variegata’ (white variegations on green leaves)
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‘Laciniata’ (dissected leaflets) ‘Carpathian’ (very cold hardy), ‘Hansen’ (good fruit production), ‘Laciniata’, ‘Pendula’ Numerous, all forms, sizes, and colors; includes ‘Hetzii’ (15' tall) and ‘Pfitzeriana’ (wide shrub) Numerous; ‘Glauca’, ‘Globosa’, ‘Manhattan Blue’ (compact pyramidal), ‘Pendula’ ‘Fastigiata’, ‘September’ (flowers late summer; not as cold‐hardy as others) ‘Alford’s Weeping’, ‘Aureum’ (golden yellow leaves), ‘Pendulum’, ‘Vossii’ (dense crown; 2' long inflorescences) Numerous; ‘Acoma’ (white flowers; semi‐dwarf), ‘Hopi’ (pink flowers; semi‐dwarf), ‘Yuma’ (lavender flowers; taller, upright) var. inermis (thornless) ‘Golden Glow’ and ‘Yellow Bird’ (good yellow flowers); ‘Variegata’ (yellow leaf blotches) Numerous; ‘Bracken’s Brown Beauty’(good, dense crown), ‘Majestic Beauty’ (large leaves) ‘Brozzonii’ (large white flowers open late), ‘Lennei’ (dark purple‐pink petals; shrubby), ‘San Jose’ (large, pink‐purple flowers; fast grower) Many choices available Numerous cultivars available ‘Macho’ (fruitless; good branching habit), ‘Shademaster’ (fruitless) Numerous; ‘Nidiformis’ (called “bird’s nest spruce”; tight, spreading, shrubby), ‘Pendula’ (name for cultivars with weeping branchlets) ‘Globosa’ (round shrub to 10'‐15'), ‘Oculis‐draconis’ (yellow banded leaves),‘Pendula’, ‘Umbraculifera’ None avaliable
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Pinus mugo Mugo pine
Pinus nigra Austrian pine
Pinus strobiformis Pinus strobus southwestern white pine
eastern white pine
Pinus sylvestris Scotch or Scots pine
Pinus thunbergii Japanese black pine
Pinus wallichiana Pistacia chinensis Prunus armeniaca Yimalayan or Bhutan pine
Chinese pistache
apricot Prunus avium Prunus cerasifera sweet cherry
purpleleaf, cherry, or Myrobalan plum sour cherry
Prunus cerasus Prunus domestica Prunus padus Prunus persica common plum
European birdcherry, May Day tree peach Prunus sargentii Sargent cherry
Prunus serrulata Prunus subhirtella Japanese flowering or Oriental cherry Higan cherry
Prunus X yedoensis Yoshino cherry
Pyrus calleryana Callery pear
Pyrus communis Pyrus ussuriensis Quercus acutissima Quercus alba Quercus bicolor Quercus cerris Quercus imbricaria Quercus macrocarpa Quercus muehlenbergii Quercus robur common pear
Ussurian pear
sawtooth oak
white oak swamp white oak
turkey oak
shingle or laurel oak
bur or mossycup oak
chinkapin oak
English oak
Quercus rubra Quercus shumardii Robinia pseudoacacia northern red oak
Shumard oak
black locust
Robinia X ambigua Sequoiadendron giganteum Idaho flowering locust
giant sequoia
‘Compacta’ (dense, round, 4' tall), ‘Gnom’ (15" tall by 3' wide), ‘Mops’ (3' tall by 3' wide), var. mugo (8' tall), var. pumilio (prostrate, 10' wide) ‘Hornibrookiana’ (very compact dwarf, 6' wide and 2' high), ‘Pyramidalis’ None available; plant cold‐hardy sources
‘Compacta’, ‘Contorta’ (irregular crown; twisted branches), ‘Fastigiata’, var. glauca, ‘Pendula’ (weeping crown) ‘Argentea’ (silvery leaves), ‘Aurea’, ‘Fastigiata’, ‘French Blue’ (leaves bluegreen in winter) ‘Compacta’, ‘Globosa’, ‘Iseli’ (gold variegated; small), ‘Majestic Beauty’ (large tree; dark green) ‘Oculis‐draconis’ (leaves with cream‐colored bands)
‘Keith Davey’ (male; no fruit) ‘Manchurian’ (20' tall; round crown; pink flowers), many others available ‘Plena’ (double white flowers) mazzard
‘Newport’ (dark purple leaves; more cold hardy), ‘Thundercloud’ (less cold hardy; pink flowers) var. umbraculifera (compact; round habit), var. persiciflora (pink flowers), many others Numerous
‘Abertii’ (30' pyramidal), var. commutate (1/2" flowers), ‘Summer Glow’ (purple leaves) Numerous; ‘Alba Plena’ (double white flowers), ‘Early Double Red, Pink, or White’ (early blooming), ‘Royal Red Leaf’ (red‐purple leaves) ‘Columnaris’, ‘Rancho’ (very narrow crown), also many hybrids ‘Amanogawa’ (narrow upright form), ‘Kwanzan’ (double flowers; often grafted at 4'‐6') var. pendula, var. autumnalis (double flowers), ‘Yae‐shidare‐higan’ (weeping; double flowers) ‘Afterglow’ (pink flowers; 25'x25'), ‘Ivensii’ (white flowers; weeping) ‘Aristocrat’ (better branch attachment), ‘Bradford’ (poor branch attachment), ‘Chanticleer’ (narrower crown, more cold hardy), ‘Redspire’ (pyramidal) Rarely planted as an ornamental ‘Prairie Gem’ (good fall color; glossy leaves)
‘Gobbler’ (abundant acorns) None available
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‘Argenteo‐variegata’ (white blotches on leaf edges)
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‘Atropurpurea’, ‘Fastigiata’ (upright, narrow), ‘Pendula’, ‘Westminster Globe’ (large, round) ‘Aurea’ (new leaves yellow, becoming green)
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‘Purple Robe’ (medium height; dark pink flowers), ‘Pyramidalis’ (no spines on twigs) ‘Idaho’ (pink flowers; tough) ‘Pendulum’ (main stem curves and twists)
Sophora japonica Sorbus alnifolia Sorbus americana Syringa reticulata Japanese pagodatree, scholar‐tree Korean mountain‐ash
American mountain‐ash
Japanese tree lilac
Taxodium distichum baldcypress
Thuja occidentalis northern white‐cedar, eastern arborvitae western redcedar
Thuja plicata Tilia americana Tilia cordata American basswood, American linden littleleaf European linden
Tilia tomentosa silver linden
Tilia X euchlora Ulmus parvifolia Crimean linden
lacebark or Chinese elm
Zizyphus jujuba Chinese date ‘Columnaris’, ‘Fastigiata’, ‘Pendula’ (rarely flowers), ‘Regent’ (fast growth), ‘Variegata’ ‘Redbird’ (persistent red fruit), some upright forms
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‘Chantilly Lace’ (leaf edges yellow), ‘Ivory Silk’ (flowers young, heavy), ‘Regent’ (vigorous; upright), ‘Summer Snow’ (heavy flowering) ‘Monarch of Illinois’ (wide, large crown), ‘Pendens’ (pyramidal; branchlets droop), ‘Shawnee Brave’ (narrow crown) Numerous; cold hardy include ‘Emerald’ and ‘Nigra’ (narrow pyramidal), ‘Techny’ (broad pyramidal) ‘Canadian Gold’ (gold leaves), ‘Fastigiata’, ‘Zebrina’ (yellow variegated foliage; gets 60' tall) ‘Fastigiata’, ‘Lincoln’ (slender‐upright), ‘Redmond’ (dense pyramidal crown) ‘Chancellor’ (fastigiate when young, later pyramidal), ‘Greenspire’ (tough; common; upright), ‘Prestige’ (fast growing; strong form) ‘Fastigiata’ (‘Erecta’), ‘Green Mountain’ (rapid growing; tough), ‘Sterling’ (wide, pyramidal) ‘Laurelhurst’ (broad, pyramidal crown)
‘Emerald Isle’ (broad crown; good bark), ‘Emerald Vase’ (upright‐spreading crown) ‘Lang’ (fruits young), ‘Li’ (2" fruits) † = Very rarely should be planted ❖ = Native to Utah Low Growth Rate = <12 inches/year
Botanical Name ❖Abies concolor Common Name white or concolor fir
❖Abies lasiocarpa ❖Amelanchier alnifolia ❖Amelanchier utahensis ❖Betula occidentalis ❖Cowania mexicana ❖Fraxinus anomala ❖Ostrya knowltonii ❖Picea engelmannii ❖Pinus aristata subalpine or alpine fir Saskatoon, western serviceberry Utah serviceberry water or river birch
cliffrose, quininebush
single leaf ash or dwarf ash
Knowlton hophornbeam
Engelmann spruce
bristlecone pine (longaeva) ❖Pinus edulis ❖Pinus flexilis pinyon, Colorado pinyon
limber pine Cultivars
‘Candicans’ (long, blue needles; narrow crown),
‘Compacta’, ‘Violacea’ (silver‐blue needles) None
‘Regent’ (compact, shrubby), ‘Success’ (heavy fruit)
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‘Columnaris’, ‘Glauca Pendula’, ‘Nana’, ‘Pendula’, ‘Vandewolf’s Pyramid’ (upright; fast growth; blue) ❖Pinus monophylla ❖Prosopis juliflora ❖Ptelea angustifolia ❖Quercus gambelii ❖Quercus turbinella ❖Quercus undulata ❖Sorbus scopulina ❖Yucca brevifolia Acer buergeranum Acer griseum Acer palmatum Acer truncatum singleleaf pinyon honey mesquite common or western hoptree, wafer‐ash Gambel, scrub, or Rocky Mountain white oak shrub live oak wavyleaf oak Greene mountain‐ash Joshua‐tree trident maple paperbark maple Japanese maple Amelanchier arborea purpleblow or Shantung maple downy serviceberry
Carpinus betulus European hornbeam
Carpinus caroliniana American hornbeam,
musclewood umbrella catalpa Catalpa bignonioides ‘Nana’ Cedrus atlantica Atlas Cedar Cedrus libani cedar of Lebanon Chamaecyparis obtusa Hinoki falsecypress
Chionanthus virginicus Cornus florida fringetree, white fringetree flowering dogwood
Cornus kousa Kousa dogwood Cornus mas corneliancherry dogwood
Fagus grandifolia Fagus sylvatica American beech European beech Ilex opaca American holly Juglans major Magnolia kobus Arizona walnut Kobus magnolia Magnolia stellata star magnolia None avaliable
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Dwarf and variegated cultivars available Some hybrids available
Numerous; var. atropurpureum and ‘Bloodgood’ ‘Crimson Queen’ (red, deeply lobed leaves), ‘Viridis’ (green leaves)(reddish‐purple leaves), Norway maple hybrids ‘Norwegian Sunset’ (upright‐oval; heat tolerant), ‘Pacific Sunset’ (upright‐spreading; red in fall) ‘Autumn Sunset’ (good orange fall color), ‘Springtime’ (good flowers and fall color; 12' tall) ‘Asplenifolia’ (deeply toothed leaves),‘Columnaris’, ‘Fastigiata’ (20'‐30' wide), ‘Globosa’, ‘Pendula’, ‘Purpurea’, ‘Variegata’ ‘Pyramidalis’ (similar to species) ‘Nana’ (sterile, grafted dwarf) ‘Argentea’ (silver‐blue), ‘Aurea’ (yellowish), ‘Fastigiata’, ‘Glauca’, ‘Glauca Pendula’ ‘Argentea’ (silver‐blue), var. brevifolia (smaller than species), ‘Pendula’, ‘Sargentii’ (5' dwarf), var. stenocoma (more cold hardy; stiff) ‘Crippsii’ (broad, yellow‐green), ‘Filicoides’ (shrubby; pendulous twigs), ‘Gracilis’ (dark green, narrow pyramid), ‘Nana’ (small shrub) ‘Floyd’ (upright habit; mostly male, little fruit)
Numerous; ‘Cherokee Chief’ (red flowers), ‘Cloud 9’ (cold‐hardy), var. rubra (pink‐red flowers), ‘World’s Fair’ (cold hardy; drought resistant) Numerous; var. chinensis (larger flowers and tree size), ‘Dwarf Pink’ (small tree; pink flowers), ‘Fanfare’ (upright form; very cold‐hardy) ‘Alba’ (white fruit), ‘Flava’ (yellow fruit), ‘Golden Glory’ (heavy flowering), ‘Nana’, ‘Variegata’ None available
‘Asplenifolia’ (cut leaves), ‘Pendula’, ‘Purpurea Tricolor’ (purple variegated leaves) ‘Amy’ (large leaves; abundant fruit), ‘Goldie’ (yellow fruit), ‘Wyetta’ (pyramidal) None available
var. borealis (large, pyramidal crown), ‘Wada’s Memory’ (hybrid; large flowers; fast growing) ‘Centennial’ (doubled flowers, pinkish), ‘Dawn’ (pink stripe on petal), ‘Royal Star’ (superior) Magnolia X loebneri Loebner magnolia
Ostrya virginiana Picea glauca eastern hophornbeam, ironwood white or Blackhills spruce
Picea omorika Serbian spruce Pinus bungeana Pinus parviflora lacebark pine Japanese white pine
Pistacia vera Thuja (Platycladus) orientalis pistachio Oriental arborvitae
† = Very rarely should be planted ❖ = Native to Utah ‘Ballerina’ (many petals; fragrant), ‘Merrill’ (medium height; heavy flowering), ‘Spring Snow’ (superior cultivar; medium height) None available
‘Conica’ or ‘Dwarf Alberta’ (very small, tight; tiny needles; common in Utah), ‘Densata’ (also called “Blackhills spruce”; tall, narrow; nice form) ‘Expansa’ (wide shrub), ‘Nana’ (round or conical; 10' high), ‘Pendula’ (tall, narrow; branches droop) None available
‘Bergman’ (wide, rounded shrub), ‘Brevifolia’ (narrow crown; short needles), ‘Glauca’ Unknown
Numerous; ‘Aurea Nana’ (5'; round), ‘Baker’ (bright green; likes heat), ‘Compacta’ (small, pyramidal)