Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Serviceberry

Amelanchier canadensis

Hardiness Zones: 3 to 7
Height: 10 ft Spread: 6 ft Form: upright
Type: deciduous large shrub
Annual Growth Rate: 12 to 18 inches
Flowers: White
Fruit: Red turning to blue



Colorado Spruce

Picea pungens

Hardiness Zones: 3 to 7
Height: 60 ft Spread: 20 ft Form: pyramidal
Type: narrow-leaved evergreen tree
Annual Growth Rate: less than 12 inches



Sweet Gum

Liquidambar styraciflua

Hardiness Zones: 5 to 9
Height: 70 ft Spread: 45 ft Form: rounded
Type: deciduous tree
Annual Growth Rate: 12 to 18 inches



Cockspur Hawthorn

Crataegus crus-galli

Hardiness Zones: 3 to 7
Height: 25 ft Spread: 25 ft Form: rounded
Type: deciduous tree
Annual Growth Rate: 12 to 18 inches
Flowers: White
Fruit: Red



River Birch

Betula nigra

Hardiness Zones: 3 to 9
Height: 45 ft Spread: 35 ft Form: oval
Type: deciduous tree
Annual Growth Rate: more than 18 inches




English Ivy

Hedera helix

Hardiness Zones: 5 to 10
Height: 4 in Spread: 12 in
Type: broad-leaved evergreen vine

Comments: This clinging vine is most often used as
a ground cover but it also climbs on trees, buildings and
other objects.



London Planetree

Platanus x acerifolia

Hardiness Zones: 4 to 8
Height: 85 ft Spread: 70 ft Form: pyramidal
Type: deciduous tree
Annual Growth Rate: 12 to 18 inches