salida colorado tree guide

 

Trees by Water Requirements

Low: In an average precipitation year, supplemental watering is not necessary. These trees work well in xeriscape plantings, especially if weed barrier fabric and mulch protect the soil from drying.

Medium: These trees require supplemental water, and will do best on the amount of water necessary to keep a bluegrass lawn healthy (about an inch of water a week in summer). Can withstand short periods of drought.

High: Supplemental water is crucial for these trees. They decline rapidly without regular watering during hot, dry conditions, both in summer and in winter.

Low:

Bristlecone Pine
Limber Pine
Piñon Pine
Ponderosa Pine
Rocky Mountain Juniper

apple treeMedium:

American Elm
Amur Maple
Austrian Black Pine
Black Locust
Boxelder
Bur Oak
Canada Red Cherry
Domestic Fruit Trees (all)
Douglas-fir
Green Ash
Honeylocust
Linden
Norway Maple
Red Oak
Scotch Pine
Silver Maple
White Fir

High:

Aspen
Colorado Blue Spruce
Englemann Spruce European
European Mountain Ash
European White Birch
Narrowleaf Cottonwood
Plains Cottonwood
Swamp White Oak
Willows (all)

 

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