Gorgeous Prairie Hardy Trees

DESCRIPTION: Green foliage with white flowers in spring. A early season red-green streaked apple about 7cm in size. Good for eating. BOTANICAL NAME: Malus x 'Norland'AVERAGE HEIGHT: 5 MetersAVERAGE SPREAD: 4 MetersSUN EXPOSURE: Full sunFLOWER COLOUR: WhiteFLOWERING TIME: SpringFOLIAGE COLOUR: GreenCOLD HARDINESS: Zone 3 ( Should survive up to -39.9° Celsius )WATER NEEDS: AverageOTHER FEATURES: Edible Fruit

DESCRIPTION: Prairie hardy apple with a compact, columnar growth habit. Large, cherry red coloured fruit ripens in early fall and has crisp, white flesh. Great for storing, baking, or fresh eating. Requires another apple within 150m (500'). BOTANICAL NAME: Malus 'Battleford'AVERAGE HEIGHT:  12-16'AVERAGE SPREAD:  36-48"SUN EXPOSURE: Full sunFLOWER COLOUR: WhiteFLOWERING...

DESCRIPTION: One of the best general purpose shade trees for cold climates; extremely hardy, very clean and tidy with a symmetrical rounded shape and glossy foliage, seedless, adaptable to almost any conditions; popular and justifiably so. BOTANICAL NAME: Fraxinus pennsylvanica 'Patmore'OTHER NAMES: Red AshAVERAGE HEIGHT: 15...

DESCRIPTION: New bronze to red spring foliage turns green, then burnishes to orange-red in fall. A seedless variety with upward branching habit, whiter bark than other trembling aspens and improved resistance to rust and shoot tip blight. Prefers a moist, well-drained soil. BOTANICAL NAME: Populus...

DESCRIPTION: Large tree with graceful weeping branches and nice white bark. Dark green lacy leaves turn a nice yellow in autumn. BOTANICAL NAME: Betula pendula 'Laciniata'AVERAGE HEIGHT: 12 MetersAVERAGE SPREAD: 6 MetersSUN EXPOSURE: Full sun to partial shadeFLOWER COLOUR: InsignificantFLOWERING TIME: SpringFOLIAGE COLOUR: Dark greenCOLD HARDINESS: Zone 2 ( Should survive up to...

DESCRIPTION: Upright pyramidal form with soft textured silvery-blue foliage. Showy blue berries in early summer. The hardiest upright juniper for Calgary. BOTANICAL NAME: Juniperus scopulorum 'Wichita'AVERAGE HEIGHT: 4 MetersAVERAGE SPREAD: 1.5 MetersSUN EXPOSURE: Full sun in summer - Partial shade in winterFOLIAGE COLOUR: Silvery-blueCOLD HARDINESS: Zone 3 ( Should survive up...

DESCRIPTION: Upright pyramidal form with soft textured silvery-blue foliage. Showy blue berries in early summer. The hardiest upright juniper for Calgary. BOTANICAL NAME: Juniperus scopulorum 'Wichita'AVERAGE HEIGHT: 4 MetersAVERAGE SPREAD: 1.5 MetersSUN EXPOSURE: Full sun in summer - Partial shade in winterFOLIAGE COLOUR: Silvery-blueCOLD HARDINESS: Zone 3 ( Should survive up...

DESCRIPTION: Small, rounded tree with fragrant, upright cone-shaped clusters of white-yellow orchid-like blooms in late spring. Palm-shaped yellow to red fall foliage and large brown seed capsules. Seed poisonous if ingested. Tolerates wide range of soil conditions. BOTANICAL NAME: Aesculus glabraAVERAGE HEIGHT: 9 MetersAVERAGE SPREAD: 7 MetersSUN...

DESCRIPTION: Top grafted Caragana with weeping branches. Fine ferny foliage. Makes an interesting landscape plant. Yellow fall colour. Requires some maintenance for suckering. BOTANICAL NAME: Caragana arborescens 'Walker'AVERAGE HEIGHT: 1.25 - 1.5 MetersAVERAGE SPREAD: 1 MeterSUN EXPOSURE: Full sun to partial shadeFLOWER COLOUR: YellowFLOWERING TIME: Late springFOLIAGE COLOUR: Light greenCOLD HARDINESS: Zone 2 ( Should...

DESCRIPTION:  An exceptionally hardy evergreen shrub or small tree with a rigidly columnar habit of growth and rich dark green scale-like foliage; the ultimate pillar in the landscape, use for screening, alleys, as a tall hedge, or to accent a building. BOTANICAL NAME: Thuja occidentalis...

DESCRIPTION: Romantic Series. Early bloomer with large, black to dark red sweet, slightly astringent fruit in late summer and early fall. Excellent for fresh eating, and processing. Self-pollinating. Prefers a moist, well-drained soil.  BOTANICAL NAME: Prunus x kerassis SK 'Cupid'AVERAGE HEIGHT: 2 - 2.5 MetersAVERAGE SPREAD: 1.25 MetersSUN EXPOSURE: Full sunFLOWER COLOUR: WhiteFLOWERING TIME: SpringFOLIAGE...

DESCRIPTION: Green leaves in spring mature to purple. White flowers in spring followed by tiny black cherries. A medium color accent tree with rich purple foliage from mid-summer onwards and very attractive racemes of large white flowers in spring followed by small, astringent black cherries; a...

DESCRIPTION: Green foliage with profuse white flowers in spring. Tasty red crab-apple excellent for eating, cooking and makes delicious jelly. The perfect combination of accent and fruit tree, ideal for home landscapes, needs well-drained soil and full sun; very hardy red crabapple, ideal for jams, heavy...

DESCRIPTION: Tree has round canopy shape with bronze tipped dark green foliage. One of the most profuse flowering crabs with deep rose colour flowers in spring followed by medium sized, dark red fruit that holds well into winter.  BOTANICAL NAME: Malus x 'Makamik'AVERAGE HEIGHT: 4 MetersAVERAGE SPREAD: 4 MetersSUN EXPOSURE: Full sunFLOWER...

DESCRIPTION: Nice rounded growth habit. New foliage is reddish in colour maturing to green. Red buds open into deep pink flowers in spring followed by attractive bright red fruit that remains on the tree well into winter. One of the most cherished ornamentals, simply smothered in...

DESCRIPTION:  A highly regarded ornamental tree just covered in snowy white flowers in spring, a hardy fruitless variety with a tightly oval habit of growth; makes a beautiful accent in the front yard, very clean and tidy, needs well-drained soil and full sun. BOTANICAL...

DESCRIPTION: Stately, upright and columnar form.  Masses of bright pink, spring blooms mature to small, red-purple foliage.  Excellent for smaller yards and under utility lines.  Good scab resistance.  Prefers moist well-drained soil.  This is a clean crabapple.  The fruit are so small that they stay...

DESCRIPTION: The hardiest of the ornamental hawthorns, the perfect accent for small home landscapes; smothered in pink flowers in spring followed by showy red berries in fall, develops an interesting twisted trunk with time; thorns can be quite sharp. BOTANICAL NAME: Crataegus mordenensis 'Toba'AVERAGE HEIGHT: 5 MetersAVERAGE SPREAD: 4...

DESCRIPTION: Broad pyramidal form with dense branching and soft textured bluish-green foliage. Showy blue berries in early summer. BOTANICAL NAME: Juniperus scopulorum 'Moonglow'AVERAGE HEIGHT: 4 MetersAVERAGE SPREAD: 1.5 MetersSUN EXPOSURE: Full sun in summer - Partial shade in winterFOLIAGE COLOUR: Bluish-greenCOLD HARDINESS: Zone 3 ( Should survive up to -39.9° Celsius ) - Best if...

DESCRIPTION: Broad, pyramidal canopy with larger cones than Native Larch. Attractive, soft, new green needles in spring that turn a nice golden colour in fall. Tolerant of most soils. Drops needles for winter. BOTANICAL NAME: Larix sibericaAVERAGE HEIGHT: 20 MetersAVERAGE SPREAD: 6 MetersSUN EXPOSURE: Full sun to partial shadeFLOWER COLOUR: InsignificantFLOWERING TIME: InsignificantFOLIAGE COLOUR: GreenCOLD...