EVERGREENS 
Trees for Lawn Specimens, Screens, or Backgrounds 
*White Fir (Abies concolor), “Norway Spruce (Picea abies), 
*White Spruce (Picea glauca), Colorado Spruce (Picea 
pungens), Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa), **Red Pine 
(Pinus resinosa), **Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus), 
Scotch Pine (Pinus sylvestris), *Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga 
taxifolia). f ‘ : ne 
*Planst on heavier soils south of Twin Cities. c 
**Plant on heavier sgotls in eastern and northern Minnesota. 
*Medium, Upright—Foundation and Border Plantings 
Eastern Red Cedar (Juniperus virginiana and varieties), Rocky 
Mountain Juniper (Juniperus scopulorum and _ varieties), 
**Japanese Yew (Taxus cuspidata), **Eastern Arborvitae 
(Thuja occidentalis), **Pyramidal Arborvitae (Thuja occi- 
dentalis pyramidalis), ‘**Siberian Arborvitae (Thuja occi- 
dentalis wareana). 
“May require shearing to keep them compact. | 
**Needs a motst, protected spot; good on north side of house. 
Low or Spreading—Foundation and Border Plantings 
Pfitzers Juniper (Juniperus chinensis pfitzeriana), Common 
Juniper (Juniperus communis depressa), Savin Juniper (Junip- 
erus sabina), Mugho Pine (Pinus mugo mughus), *Japanese 
Yew (Taxus cuspidata—dwarf varieties), Woodward Globe 
Arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis woodwardi). 
*Requires moist, protected sites; will grow in shade. 
Creeping—Rock Gardens, Banks, and Foundation Plantings 
Waukegan Juniper (Juniperus horizontalis douglasi), Andorra 
Juniper (Juniperus horizontalis plumosa). 
DECIDUOUS TREES AND SHRUBS 
Plant those marked (*) in moist, protected sites. 
. Large Trees for Large Grounds 
Norway Maple, Silver Maple, Sugar Maple, Common Hack- 
berry, Green Ash, Black Walnut, American Linden or Bass- 
wood, American Elm, 
Medium to Small Trees for Small Grounds 
Ohio Buckeye, Paper Birch, Russian Olive, Bolleana Poplar, 
Mayday Tree, *Weeping Willow, *American Mountain Ash, 
*European Mountain Ash... 
Very Large Shrubs or Small Trees 
Amur Maple, Shadblow Serviceberry, Siberian Peashrub 
(Caragana arborescens), Hawthorns, European Euonymus, 
Amur Honeysuckle, Flowering Crabapples (Malus—varieties 
Hopa, Eley, Bechtel, Red Silver, and others), Purpleleaf Plum 
(Prunus am. var. Newport). e 
Large Shrubs for Border and Foundation Plantings 
Tatarian Honeysuckle, Common Lilac, Chinese Lilac, Late 
Lilac, Smooth Sumac, Staghorn Sumac, Silver Buffaloberry, 
*Eastern Wahoo (E. atropurpureus), *Sweet Mockorange (P. 
coronarius), *American Elder, *European Red Elder, *Way- 
faring Bush, *Nannyberry, *American Highbush Cranberry. 
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