Listed below are the trees that are anticipated to be available from the District for windbreaks, wildlife plantings, and replacements. Trees should be ordered AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. Contact us if you need assistance or need a shelterbelt designed. To order hand plants, please complete the "quantity" column and return to us with your down payment (see note below).
 
 

POTENTIAL DROUGHT VALUE TO

QTY SPECIES HEIGHT TOLERANCE WILDLIFE COMMENTS

SHRUBS

______ Almond, Russian 4 Ft.  Hardy, similar to plum, lives 10-15 years

______ Buffaloberry 12 Ft.  Suckering, silver foliage, thorns, edible fruit

______ Caragana 15 Ft.   Very hardy, most widely planted shrub

______ Cherry, Nanking 7 Ft.  Fast growing, short lived; edible fruit

______ Cottoneaster 6 Ft. Popular hedge, bright red fruit

______ Currant, Golden 6 Ft. Edible fruit, yellow flowers

______ Dogwood, Redosier 10 Ft. Tolerates wetness, red bark, white flowers

______ Juneberry 10 Ft.  Slow growing, long lived, edible fruit

______ Lilac, Common 10 Ft. Suckering habit

______ Lilac, Villosa 10 Ft.  Non-suckering, blooms late

______ Plum, Native 15 Ft. Edible fruit, thicket forming

______ Rose, Hansen Hedge 8 Ft.  Attractive flowers, suckering, small thorns

______ Sandcherry 5 Ft.  Fast growing, multi-stemmed, edible fruit

SHORT TREES

______ Apricot 15 Ft.  Hardy, flowers in May, small edible fruit

______ Chokecherry, Common 20 Ft. Thicket forming, edible fruit

______ Chokecherry, Shubert 20 Ft.  Also called Canada Red Cherry, purple foliage

______ Crabapple, Midwest 20 Ft.  Fireblight resistant

______ Maple, Amur 20 Ft.  Susceptible to 2-4,D, injury, colorful in fall

______ Olive, Russian 25 Ft. Silver foliage, rapid growing, shade intolerant

TALL DECIDUOUS TREES

______ Ash, Green 40 Ft.  Popular for single row belts, long lived

______ Cherry, Black 60 Ft. Not shade tolerant

______ Cottonwood, Siouxland 70 Ft.  Cottonless, NOT WINTER HARDY, rapid growing

______ Elm, Dropmore 50 Ft.  Hardy selection of Siberian Elm

______ Hackberry, Oahe 50 Ft. Fall coloration, NOT WINTER HARDY

______ Maple, Silver 75 Ft. Leaves are not colorful in fall; good shade tree

______ Oak, Bur 40 Ft.  Long lived, sheds acorns, excellent shade tree

______ Poplar, Northwest 60 Ft. Resembles Cottonwood, SUBJECT TO POPLAR BORER

______ Walnut, Black 60 Ft.  Sheds nuts, does well on drained soils

______ Willow, Golden 40 Ft.  Tolerates wetness, fast growing

______ Willow, Laurel 35 Ft.  Tolerates wetness, glossy green foliage

CONIFERS

______ Cedar, Eastern Red 15 Ft. Long Lived, reddish-brown winter foliage

_______ Juniper, Rocky Mountain 15 Ft.  1/8" needle, hardy, long lived, green year-round 

_______ Larch, Siberian 35 Ft. Deciduous conifer, 1" needles shed in fall 

_______ Pine, Ponderosa 50 Ft. 4-7" needles, recommended for single row belts

_______ Pine, Scotch 40 Ft.  2" needle length, long lived

_______ Spruce, Black Hills 40 Ft.  Ornamental, single row belts, 3/4" soft needles 

_______ Spruce, Colorado Blue 40 Ft. 1" sharp, pointed needles 

_____ TOTAL TREES ORDERED

NOTE: 10% OF THE TOTAL COST IS DUE WHEN YOU PLACE YOUR ORDER. Machine plantings cost $15 per 100 linear feet and single trees sell for $.75 per tree. Cost share may be available for qualifying individuals for a minimum of 100 individual trees or machine plantings. If you need assistance with planning a windbreak or wildlife planting, or selecting suitable trees, please contact us.
 
 

RETURN TO: LaMoure County Soil Conservation District

                         USDA Building, 211 South Main

                         P.O.Box 278

                         LaMoure, ND 58458-0278

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