Shrubs

Common Purple Lilac: A fast growing shrub with giant purple clusters of fragrant blooms in spring. Mature height 10-15 feet.

Redosier Dogwood: Upright deciduous shrub that flowers in May with small white blossoms. Fruits are small white berries that mature in summer. The red colored stems contrast nicely with evergreen rows in windbreaks, especially with snow cover. Mature height 10-15 feet.

Red Splendor Crabapple: Tree of open graceful upright spreading habit. Reddish-green glossy foliage turns reddish-purple in fall. Very persistent fruit are dark red and showy. Mature height 16 feet.

American Cranberry: Dark green turning bright red in fall. Pair of reddish glands on petiole near base of leaf. White flowers in large flat topped clusters bloom in June. Mature height 16 feet.

Common Chokecherry: Purple foliage color; new leaves emerge green and turn purple as they mature. Small white flower in May; small, reddish-purple fruit relished by birds. Plants naturally form many root suckers. Prefers well-drained soils. Mature height 20-30 feet.

Juneberry: Most popular for its fruit production, is a very hardy native of the Great Plains and Canada. Mature height 8 feet.

Nanking Cherry: Fruit eaten by woodpecker, blue jay, catbird, brown thrasher, robin, cedar waxwing and cardinal. Grows 8 feet tall; 8 feet wide.

Deciduous Trees

Red Maple: An excellent landscape tree in situations where it is adapted. It has an oval to round crown, smooth gray bark as a young tree and red flowers in very early spring. The lobed leaves are a nice bright green and develop beautiful fall colors ranging from colors yellow to orange to vivid red. Requires full sun for best results. Mature height 40-60 feet.

Black Walnut: Tall with deeply fissured brown bark. Important timber tree. Prefers moist, well-drained soils. Nuts eaten by squirrels and red and gray fox. Mature height 70-100 feet.

Sugar Maple: The largest of our native maples, somewhat slow-growing but desirable for symmetrical form and bright fall colors. Very hardy. Prefers rich, well-drained soil. Mature height 60-80 feet.

Red Oak: Fastest grower of the oaks. Dense, lustrous foliage. Red fall color. Leaves hang on to tree into winter. Mature height 60-80 feet.

Bur Oak: Large, hardy, long-lived tree. Prefers adequate moisture and clean cultivation. Mature height 50-80 feet.

White Oak: Acorns eaten by turkey, blue jay, and ruffled grouse. Prefers moist, well-drained upland soils. Mature height 80-100 feet.

Green Ash: Very hardy. Fast growing. Grows best in full sunlight and on moist, well-drained soils. Seeds provide an excellent food source for wildlife. Mature height 30-60 feet.

Hackberry: Fruit eaten by robin, yellow-bellied sapsuckers and cedar waxwing. Can grow on moist to dry soils. Mature height 75-100 feet.

Conifers

Black Hills Spruce: Noted for its dark green foliage and conical form. Prefers heavier soils, adequate moisture, and clean cultivation. Mature height 40-80 feet.

Dark Green Arborvitae: Vigorous growing pyramidal tree developing a broad base and medium height. Foliage retains its dark green color year around. It has a medium growth rate. Mature height 20-35 feet.

Techny Arborvitae: Winter hardy, slow growing, broad based pyramidal tree. Very dark green foliage year around. Mature height 12-25 feet,

Norway Spruce: Planted in moist, rich soil, this is the fastest growing of the spruce family. Attractive drooping branches. Mature height 80-100 feet.

White Pine: Fast-growing conifer with dark green long needles that keep color all year. Prefers moist, well-drained soils. Mature height 80-100 feet.

Red (Norway) Pine: Native Red Pine. Our state tree; Norway Pine is a fast-growing, long needled evergreen that needs full sunlight to thrive. It prefers drier, well-drained soils. Mature height 80-100 feet.

White Spruce: Very hardy densely pyramidal conifer with bluish-green needles. Prefers moist, well-drained soils. Mature height 40-60 feet.

Tree Mats: These 3’x3’ mats block 92% of the sunlight to kill weeds and grasses for up to three years. By controlling weeds, each seedling can access all the water, minerals and nutrients available in the soil. Easy to install. Staples included.

Fertilizer Packet: Controlled-release coating dissolves only when the soil is warm and moist, the time when nutrients and water can be absorbed and used efficiently. These packets release nutrients over a period of 12 months.