Xeriscape Plant Guide: Trees - Fargo, North Dakota

1. Xeriscape Plant Guide - Trees
Page 1 Sun Requirements Water Requirements Plant Size (Maturity)
Part. Growth Flower
Plant Name Sun Shade Shade Low Mod High Rate Color Foliage Fruit Height Width
SMALL TREES
Amur Maple / Acer ginnala x x med I (FC-Y-R) B-R 15-20' 15-20'
Tatarian Maple / Acer tataricum x x med I (FC-Y) B-R 18-30' 15-25'
Siberian Crabapple / Malus baccata x x med W (FC-Y) R-O 15-25' 15-25'
Jack Crabapple / Malus baccata 'Jackii' x x x med W (FC-Y) R 20-25' 20-25'
Rosthern Crabapple / Malus baccata
'Rosthern' x x x med W (FC-Y) R 20-25' 20-25'
Apple, Common / Malus pumila x x x med W (FC-Br-Y) Y-R 15-25' 10-25'
Flowering Crabapple / Malus hybrids x x x med W-Pk-R (FC-Y-R) Y-Pr 10-25' 15-25'
Beverly Crabapple / Malus x 'Beverly' x x x med W (FC-Y) R 20-25' 20-25'
Dolgo Crabapple / Malus x 'Dolgo' x x x med W (FC-Y) R 25-30' 25-30'
Manchurian Apricot / Prunus armeniaca
var. mandshurica x x med W (FC-Y-O) O 10-15' 12-18'
Amur Chokecherry / Prunus maackii x x med W (FC-Y) R 15-25' 15-25'
Pin Cherry / Prunus pensylvanica x x x med W (SP) (FC-R) R 30' 18'
Ussurian Pear / Pyrus ussuriensis cvs:
'PrairieGem,' 'McDermond' x x med W (FC-O-Y) G-Y 15-30' 15-20'
Japanese Tree Lilac / Syringa reticulata x x med W (FC-Br) 20-25' 15-25'
TALL TREES
Ohio Buckeye / Aesculus glabra cvs
'Autumn Splendor', 'Homestead' x x x slow Y (FC-Y-R) 20-40' 20-35'
Hackberry / Celtis occidentalis x x x x med I (FC-Y) Br-Bl 40-60' 25-45'
Manchurian Ash / Fraxinus mandshurica x x med I (FC-Y) G-Y 30-55' 25-35'
Green Ash / Fraxinus pennsylvanica x x x x med I (FC-Y) G-Y 35-65' 30-40'
Bur Oak / Quercus macrocarpa x x x slow I (FC-Y-Br) Br 40-70' 35-60'
Cathedral Elm / Ulmus x 'Cathedral' x x x x med-fast I (FC-Y) G-Br 45-65' 30-50'
Japanese Elm / Ulmus davidiana var.
japonica x x x med I (FC-Y) G-Br 35-55' 25-35'

2. Xeriscape Plant Guide - Trees
Page 2 Sun Requirements Water Requirements Plant Size (Maturity)
Part. Growth Flower
Plant Name Sun Shade Shade Low Mod High Rate Color Foliage Fruit Height Width
CONIFER TREES
Rocky Mountain Juniper Juniperus
scopulorum 'Medora' x x x slow G-P Bl-Gr G-Bl 20-40' 12-20'
Eastern Redcedar Juniperus virginiana x x x x slow G-BR Gr Bk-Bl 30-45' 15-30'
Black Hills Spruce Picea glauca var
densata x x x med Y Bl-Gr Y-Br 30-60' 15-25'
Colorado Spruce Picea pungens x x med Y Bl-Gr Y-Br 30-65' 15-25'
Mugo Pine Pinus mugo x x slow Y Gr Br 3-20' 5-30'
Ponderosa Pine Pinus ponderosa x x med Y Gr Br 50-70' 25-30'
Scotch Pine Pinus sylvestris x x med Y Gr G-Br 25-50' 20-35'
American Arborvitae Thuja occidentalis x x x x med Gr 30' 6-15'