Plant Growing Guides

Alder

Alnus species

Arctic Willow

Salix arctica

Aspen

Populus tremuloides

Balsam Poplar

Populus balsamifera

Bebb's Willow

Salix bebbiana

Dwarf Birch

Betula nana

Birch

Betula spp.

Black Spruce

Picea mariana

Boreal Blizzard Haskap

Lonicera caerulea var. edulis

Siberian Peashrub

Caragana arborescens

Coniferous Trees

Coniferophyta (Division)

Dwarf Birch

Betula nana

Eastern Larch

Larix laricina

Eastern Larch (Tamarack)

Larix laricina

Engelmann Spruce

Picea engelmannii

Itasca Spruce

Picea mariana 'Itasca'

Lapland Rose

Rosa acicularis subsp. acicularis

Larch

Larix species

Ledum

Ledum groenlandicum

Marsh Labrador Tea

Ledum palustre

Locally Native Trees

Various species (region-dependent)

Low-growing native shrubs

Various species (genus/species varies by region)

Mountain Alder

Alnus incana subsp. tenuifolia

Mountain Birch

Betula pubescens subsp. tortuosa

Native Shrubs (General Guide)

Various species (region-dependent)

Native Shrubs (Regional)

Various species by region

Native Shrubs (Regional Selection)

Varies by region

Native Shrubs for Wildlife Habitat

Various species (region-dependent)

Native Tree Species

Various (region-dependent)

Native Understory Species

Various (regional)

Native Shrubs (Regional)

Various species (region-dependent)

Native Shrubs (Habitat-Specific)

Various species

Quaking Aspen

Populus tremuloides

Saskatoon berry

Amelanchier alnifolia

Seed-bearing plants

Spermatophyta (division)

Serviceberry Saskatoon

Amelanchier alnifolia

Serviceberry Saskatoon Pembina

Amelanchier alnifolia 'Pembina'

Shade-providing native shrubs

Various species (region-dependent)

Shrub (General Category)

Woody plants (various genera and species)

Shrub Willow

Salix species

Siberian Larch

Larix sibirica

Siberian Pea Shrub Pendula

Caragana arborescens 'Pendula'

Siberian Spruce

Picea obovata

Small Native Trees

Various species (region-dependent)

Tamarack

Larix laricina

Teddy Bear Spruce

Picea mariana 'Teddy Bear'

Trembling Aspen

Populus tremuloides

Tundra Rose

Rosa acicularis