Trees and Plants For Specific Purposes

Please note this list is only a guideline and not all-inclusive

Plants for:

Windbreaks:
    
Pines-All Varieties
      Canadian Hemlock
      Norway Spruce
      American Arborvitae

Hedges:
    
Canadian Hemlock
      American Arborvitae
      Japanese Yew

Wet, Swampy Areas:
    
Red Maple
      White Pine
      Canadian Hemlock
      Paper Birch
      American Arborvitae

      Black Spruce
      Balsam Fir
      Pin Oak
      Norway Spruce
      Canaan Fir
      American Sycamore

Sandy Soils:
    
Japanese Black Pine
      American Red Pine

Wildlife Food and Cover:
    
Chinese Chestnut
     Dogwood
      Oaks
     Black Walnut
     Buttonbush

Areas affected by Road Salt:
    
Japanese Black Pine
      Austrian Pine

Sea Shore Conditions:
    
Austrian Pine
      Japanese Black Pine
      Scotch Pine

Areas with Deer Problems:
    
Colorado Blue Spruce
      Spruce - most varieties
      Austrian Pine

Areas with Partial Shade:
    
Spruce
      Fir
      Canadian Hemlock

 

Dry, Windy, and Exposed Areas:
    
Pines-All Varieties
      Spruce-All Varieties

Rocky or Dry Soils:
    
Concolor Fir
      Ponderosa Pine
      Black Hills Spruce
      Douglas Fir
      Scotch Pine

Clay Soils:
    
Colorado Blue Spruce
      Norway Spruce
      Engelmann Spruce
      Balsam Fir
      Canaan Fir
      Pines-All Varieties

Total Shade:
    
Canadian Hemlock

Mine Reclamation:
      Scotch Pine

Christmas Trees:
    
Scotch Pine
      Colorado Blue Spruce
      Norway Spruce
     Balsam Fir
      Canaan Fir
      Concolor Fir
     Fraser Fir
      Douglas Fir
      White Pine