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Plants for Windbreaks
| Name |
Common Name |
USDA |
Height |
Wildlife |
Drought |
Alkaline |
Fall |
Bloom |
|
|
Zone |
|
|
Tolerance |
Tolerance |
Color |
|
Broadleaf Trees |
| Acer negundo |
Manitoba Maple |
2 |
70' |
x |
x |
|
x |
|
| Acer platanoides |
Norway Maple |
3 |
70' |
x |
x |
|
x |
|
| Alnus rugosa |
Speckler Alder |
2 |
18' |
x |
|
x |
|
|
| Fraxinus pennsylvanica |
Green Ash |
2 |
60' |
|
x |
|
x |
|
Gleditsia tricanthos
|
Honeylocust |
4 |
50' |
x |
x |
|
x |
|
| Malus spp. |
Crabapples 2-4 |
2-4 |
15-50' |
x |
x |
|
x |
|
| Populus spp. |
Poplars 2-4 60+ |
2-4 |
60+' |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
| Prunus americana |
American Plum |
3 |
25+' |
x |
x |
|
|
x |
| Prunus serotina |
Black Cherry |
3 |
70' |
x |
x |
|
|
x |
| Quercus macrocarpa |
Burr Oak |
2 |
80' |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
| Salix alba ‘Vitellina’ |
Golden Willow |
2-4 |
75' |
|
|
x |
|
|
| Tilia spp. |
Lindens |
2-4 |
90+' |
|
|
|
|
|
| Ulmus pumila |
Siberian Elm |
4 |
50' |
x |
x |
x |
|
|
Broadleaf Shrubs |
| Acer ginnala |
Amur Maple |
3 |
20' |
|
x |
x |
x |
|
| Amelanchier alnifolia |
Saskatoon Serviceberry |
3 |
10' |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
| Caragana spp. |
Pea Shrub |
2-3 |
3-18' |
|
x |
x |
|
x |
| Cornus sericea |
Red Osier Dogwood |
2 |
10' |
|
|
x |
x |
|
| Crataegus spp. |
Hawthorn |
3-5 |
15-30' |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
| Elaeagnus commutata |
Silverberry |
2 |
12' |
x |
x |
x |
|
x |
| Hippophae rhamnoides |
Sea Buckthorn |
3 |
30' |
x |
x |
x |
|
|
| Lonicera tatarica |
Tatarian Honeysuckle |
4 |
10' |
|
x |
x |
|
x |
| Prunus besseyi |
Sand Cherry |
3 |
7' |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
| Rhus trilobata |
Skunkbush |
2 |
4' |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
| Rosa spp. |
Shrub Roses |
2-4 |
3-10' |
x |
x |
x |
|
x |
| Shepherdia argentea |
Silver Buffaloberry |
2-5 |
6' |
x |
x |
x |
|
x |
| Syringa spp. |
Lilacs |
2-5 |
9-30' |
|
x |
x |
|
x |
| Symphoricarpos alba |
Snowberry |
3 |
3-4' |
|
x |
x |
|
|
Conifers |
| Juniperus scopulorum |
Rocky Mountain Juniper |
4 |
30' |
|
x |
x |
|
|
| Juniperus virginiana |
Eastern Red Cedar |
3 |
75' |
|
x |
x |
|
|
| Picea abies |
Norway Spruce |
2 |
150' |
x |
|
x |
|
|
| Picea pungens glauca |
Colorado Blue Spruce |
2 |
100' |
|
|
|
|
|
| Pinus banksiana |
Jack Pine |
2 |
70' |
x |
x |
|
|
|
| Pinus contorta latifolia |
Lodgepole Pine |
4 |
75' |
|
|
|
|
|
| Pinus nigra |
Austrian Pine |
4 |
150' |
x |
x |
x |
|
|
| Pinus sylvestris |
Scotch Pine |
2-5 |
60' |
x |
x |
|
|
|
| Pseudotsuga mens. glauca |
Blue Douglas Fir |
4 |
70+' |
x |
x |
|
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