Plant Growing Guides

Scots Pine

Pinus sylvestris

Seed-bearing plants

Spermatophyta (division)

Sentinel Arborvitae

Thuja occidentalis 'Sentinel'

Shade-providing canopy plants

Various species (non-specific category)

Shade-providing trees

Various species (e.g., Quercus spp., Acer spp., Tilia spp.)

Shade Trees

Various species (e.g., Quercus spp., Acer spp., Tilia spp.)

Shade Tree Species

Various (Acer, Quercus, Ulmus, Tilia, Fraxinus, and others)

Red Maple

Acer rubrum

Shallow-rooted Competing Trees

Multiple species (e.g., Acer palmatum, Betula pendula, Prunus serrulata)

Siberian Crab Apple

Malus baccata

Siberian crabapple

Malus baccata

Siberian Elm

Ulmus pumila

Siberian Larch

Larix sibirica

Siberian Spruce

Picea obovata

Silver Birch

Betula pendula

Small Alpine Conifers

Various species (e.g., Pinus mugo, Picea pungens, Abies lasiocarpa)

Small Native Trees

Various species (region-dependent)

Rowan or Mountain Ash

Sorbus aucuparia

Sour Cherry Skeena

Prunus cerasus 'Skeena'

Spruce

Picea spp.

Colorado Blue Spruce

Picea pungens

Norway Spruce

Picea abies

Fastigiate Blue Spruce

Picea pungens 'Fastigiata'

Subalpine Fir

Abies lasiocarpa