Common	Scientific	SWCD stock size	Shade	Life Span	Height	Soils	Value	Growth	Comments
White Pine	Pinus strobus	6"+ (seedlings)	mod tol	100-300+	70-90'	m-h wd	f-g	m-f	excellent timber tree, shade tolerant pine, soft needles
		8”-12” (transplants)
Norway (Red)  Pine	Pinus resinosa	6"+ (seedlings)	intol	100-300	60-80'	s wd	fair	m-f	excellent timber tree, drought tolerant, scaly reddish brown bark, Minnesota state tree
		7”-15” (transplants)
Norway Spruce	Picea abies	7-15" (transplants)	tol	200	80-100'	m-h wd	vg	m-f	excellent windbreak tree, fastest growing & tallest spruce, large cones
Colorado (Blue) Spruce	Picea pungens	8"-12” (transplants)	mod tol	150-200	50-100'	m-h wd	exc	slow	bluish needles, least shade tolerant spruce, native to Western U.S.
White Spruce	Picea glauca	6"+ (seedlings)	tol	100-200	40-80'	m-h wd	exc	mod	excellent all-around tree, superior windbreak tree, quite adaptable
		7"-15” (transplants)
Balsam Fir	Abies balsamea	6-12" (transplants)	vy tol	100	40-60'	m wd-pd	g-vg	mod	most shade tolerant conifer, prefers a cool moist atmosphere
White Cedar	Thuja ocidentalis	12-18” (transplants)	mod tol	200+	40-50’	wd-pd	g-vg	slow	dense foliage, good cover and forage (deer browse) for wildlife
Black Spruce	Picea mariana	9"-15” (transplants)	tol	<250	30-50'	pd-mwd	g-vg	s-m	shortest needled spruce, native to bogs, tolerates poor drainage
Tamarack / Larch	Larix laricina	6”+ (seedlings)	in tol	100-200	50-75’	s-m wd-pd	f-g	fast	loses foliage in fall, yellow fall color, tolerant of poorly drained soils
Jack Pine	Pinus banksiana	6"+ (seedlings)	intol	< 100	35-80'	s wd	f-g	m-f	very drought tolerant, good timber tree, requires full sun
Black Walnut	Juglans nigra	2-3'	intol	150+	60-90'	mst wd	good	m	highly prized wood, native to Southern Mn, deep tap root & root system
Siouxland Cottonwood	Populus deltoides	3-4’	intol	70	80-100'	wd-mwd	vg-exc	vf	fast growing, seedless, commonly used in windbreaks/shelterbelts
Hybrid Poplar	Populus deltoides x nigra	3-4’	vy intol	20-30	40-60'	wd	fair	vf	rapid growth, short-lived, useful in windbreaks/shelterbelts
Red Maple	Acer rubrum	2-3’	mod tol	70-80	50-70'	wd-mwd	vg-exc	m-f	beautiful fall foliage, handsome shade tree, susceptible to sunscald
Silver Maple	Acer saccharinum	2-3’	mod tol	50-100	50-80'	wd-mwd	g-vg	fast	spreading crown, fast growth, prolific seeder, good shade tree
Sugar Maple	Acer saccharum	2-3’	tol	75-150+	60-80’	mst wd	exc	s-m	spreading crown, deep fibrous roots, fall color, sensitive to salt & drought
American Linden (Basswoood)	Tilia americana	2-3’	tol	150	70-100’	m-h mst-wd	fair	mod	large spreading crown, deep roots, flower pollen makes good honey
Green Ash	Fraxinus pennsylvanica	2-3’	mod tol	100-150	30-60'	wd-mwd	fair	mod	very adaptable tree, excellent choice for windbreaks/shelterbelts
Bur Oak	Quercus macrocarpa	18-24”	mod tol	150-300	60-80'	m-s wd	exc	slow	superior wildlife tree, forms deep tap root, hardy tree, sturdy appearance
Red Oak	Quercus rubra	2-3’	mod tol	150-300	60-80	h-m wd	exc	mod	excellent timber tree, more shade tolerant than Bur Oak, fall color
Paper Birch	Betula papyrifera	2-3’	intol	80	40-60	mst wd	good	mod	attractive white bark, prefers cool moist upland conditions
Yellow Birch	Betula alleghaniensis	18”+	mod tol	150	50-70’	mst-wet	good	m-f	bronze to yellowish brown bark, most shade tolerant birch
Black Cherry	Prunus serotina	2-3’	intol	150-200	40-70’	m-h wd	exc	mod	largest native cherry (zone 3b), valuable wood, edible fruit attracts birds
Chokecherry	Prunus virginiana	18-24”	mod tol	30-40	20-30'	m-h wd	vg-exc	mod	white flowers, fruit attractive to birds, suckers freely
Pin Cherry	Prunus pennsylvanica	18-24”	intol	long	20-30’	mst wd	vg	m-f	may sucker, orange fall color, fruit attracts birds
American Plum	Prunus americana	18-24"	intol	35-65	20-25'	wd-mwd	good	fast	produces edible fruit, suckers prolifically (creates thickets)
Red Splendor Crab	Malus ‘Red Splendor’	2-3'	intol	30-40	15-20'	wd	exc	mod	retains fruit in winter, showy flowers, excellent wildlife tree
Manchurian Crab	Malus ‘Baccata mandchurrica’	2-3'	intol	30-40	15-20'	wd	exc	mod	early white showy flowers, fruit smaller & more uniform than Red Splendor
Nannyberry (Blackhaw)	Viburnum lentago	18-24”	mod tol	suckers	15-20’	mst wd	vg-exc	fast	fruit has date-like flavor after frost, suckers freely
Downy  Hawthorn	Crataegus mollis	10-20”	intol	long	15-20’	m-h wd	good	m-f	drought tolerant, yellow to bronze fall color,  fruit drops early
Common Lilac	Syringa vulgaris	2-3’	intol	suckers	12-20'	wd	fair	mod	fragrant flowers, suckers freely, requires well-drained soils
Highbush Cranberry	Viburnum trilobum	18-24"	mod tol	suckers	10-16'	mw-pd	g-vg	mod	attractive shrub, retains fruit in winter, white flat-topped flowers
Sandbar Willow	Salix exigua	18-24”	intol	suckers	10-15’	pd-mst wd	good	fast	tolerates flooding, excellent shoreline stabilization
Common Elderberry	Sambucus canadensis	2-3'	mod tol	suckers	4-12’	mst wd	exc	fast	useful near water, need 2 for pollination, blackish edible fruit, forms thickets
Red Osier Dogwood	Cornus stolonifera	18-24"	tol	suckers	6-10'	pd-mwd	vg	mod	important wildlife shrub (deer), useful in streambank/lakeshore stabilization
Gray Dogwood	Cornus racemosa	12-18”	tol	suckers	6-10’	pd-wd	vg	mod	white flowers & fruit (birds), good choice for wildlife & uplands, attractive
Ninebark	Physocarpus opulifolius	2-3’	mod tol	20	6-10’	m mst-wd	good	m-f	very hardy, small pinkish cluster flowers, lower deer browse value
Nanking Cherry	Prunus tomentosa	18-24"	tol	15	6-10'	wd	gd-vg	fast	pink flowers, edible fruit, fruit very appealing to wildlife
Juneberry (Serviceberry)	Amelanchier alnifolia	18-24”	mod tol	suckers	6-8'	mst wd	g-vg	mod	fruits attractive to wildlife, edible berries, suckers-forms thicket
Cotoneaster	Cotoneaster acutifolius	18-24”	intol	30-40	6-8'	m-s wd	good	mod	tolerant of dry soils, makes formal hedge, yellow to red fall color
Rugosa Rose	Rosa rugosa	18-24"	mod tol	suckers	4-6'	wd	good	mod	pink to white flowers, very large red fruit (rosehips), extremely hardy
Black Chokeberry	Aronia melanocarpa	12-18”	mod tol	suckers	3-6’	pd-mst wd	good	mod	abundant black fruit, suckers freely, prefers wet sites, attractive fall color