EVERGREENS 
Trees for Lawn Specimens, Screens, or Backgrounds 
*White Fir (Abies concolor), *Norway Spruce (Picea abies), 
White Spruce (Picea glauca), Colorado Spruce (Picea pungens), 
Red Pine (Pinus resinosa), **Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus), 
Scotch Pine (Pinus sylvestris), *Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga taxt- 
folia), 
* Plant on heavier soils south of Twin Cities. A 
**Plant on heavier soils 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_ occidentalis 
pyramidalis), **Siberian Arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis wareana). 
* May require shearing to keep them compact. 
**Needs a moist, protected spot; good on north side of house. 
Low or Spreading—Foundation and Border Plantings 
Pfitzers Juniper (Juniperus chinensis  pfitzeriana), Comm 
Juniper (Juniperus communis depressa), Savin Juniper (Junip- 
erus sabina), Mugho Pine (Pinus mugo mughus), *Japanese 
Yew (Taxus cuspidata—dwarf varieties), Woodward Globe Ar- 
borvitae (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 
For complete list of ‘Woody Plants for Minnesota” request 
University of Minnesota Extension Bulletin 267. 
Plant those marked (*) in moist, protected sites. 
Large Trees for Large Grounds 
Red Maple, Silver Maple, Sugar Maple, Common Hackberry, 
Green Ash, American Linden or Basswood, American Elm. 
Medium to Small Trees for Small Grounds 
Ohio Buckeye, Paper Birch, Russian Olive, Bolleana Poplar, May- 
day Tree, *Weeping Willow, *European Mountain Ash. 
Very Large Shrubs or Small Trees 
Amur Maple, Shadblow Serviceberry, Hawthorns, European Euony- 
mus, Amur Honeysuckle, Flowering Crabapples (Malus—varieties 
Hopa, Eley, Bechtel, Almey and others), *American Mountain Ash, 
Large Shrubs for Border and Foundation Plantings 
Tatarian Honeysuckle, Zabel’s Honeysuckle, French Lilac, Chinese 
Lilac, Late Lilac, Staghorn Sumac, Silver Buffaloberry, *Eastern 
Wahoo (E. atropurpureus), *Sweet Mockorange (P. coronarius), 
*American Elder, *Red Elder, *Wayfaring Bush, *Nannyberry, 
*American Highbush Cranberry. 
