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Recommended Trees for Southwest Minnesota

Recommended Conifers

Image Tree is native to all areas of Southwest Minnesota    Image Tree is native to certain areas of Southwest Minnesota
Column headings (Y=yes; N=no; S=Some situations):  H=height(feet)  W=width (feet)  S=shape(Pym-pyramidal; Rnd-round; Ov-oval; Irr-irregular; V-vase)
FC=fall color (G-green; Y-yellow; R-red; B-brown; O-orange; M-maroon; Bl-blue)  STR=recommended for street tree  UTL=reommended for planting under utility lines
SHD=shade tolerant (Image-yes; Images-partial; Image-no)  FL=notable flower (image-yes)  FR=notable fruit, or cone with conifers (Image-yes)  

SpeciesHWSFCSTRUTLSHDFLFR
 
Cedar [Thuja and Juniperus]  white [T. occidentalis] 15+6+ Pym G N Yimage image
 Cultivars:'Techny','Brandon'.
 
Cedar [Thuja and Juniperus]  Imagered [J.virginiana] 15+6+ Pym G N Yimage Image
 Tolerates hot and dry sites; produces a cone that looks like a blue-green berry. Both "cedars" have potential as street trees when the danger of blocking traffic views is not present, such as a wide boulevard. Cultivar:'Canaertii'.
 
Douglas Fir [Pseudotsuga]  [P. menziesii var. glauca] 40+20+ Pym G N Nimage Image
 Does best in south half of region.
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