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Small Ornamental Trees for
the Panhandle
Culture
Key:
d - Plants that can withstand periodic drought.
w - Plants that can tolerate wet soils. A + indicates plants
that require consistently moist soils.
p - Plants that need a protected planting site - avoid exposed
or windswept sites.
Small/Ornamental
Trees (under 25' tall at maturity)
- Alder,
Thinleaf - Alnus tenuifolia (pw+; interesting cones; plant
on moist sites only)
- Aspen,
Quaking - Populus tremuloides (w; good in groups; any single
stem not long lived)
- Birch,
Water - Betula occidentalis (w+; native to Pine Ridge area; nice
cinnamon bark)
- Birdcherry
- Prunus padus (d; very hardy; likes to sucker; can be short
lived)
- Cherry,
Black - Prunus serotina (p; great forest tree of e. Neb.)
- Chokecherry,
Common - Prunus virginiana (d; native with good fruit; Canada
Red Cherry is a purple leaf form)
- Chokecherry,
Amur - Prunus maackii (p; beautiful shiny red bark makes this
a tree worth trying)
- Crabapple
- Malus spp. (d; over 500 types listed under cultivation; select
in fall for best fruit; good ones include Donald Wyman, David, Prairiefire,
Indian Summer, Indian Magic, Red Jade, M. Sargentii, Harvest Gold)
- Euonymus,
Winterberry – Euonymus bungeanus (d; seldom seen; can be striking
with red fall fruit)
- Hawthorn,
Cockspur - Crataegus crusgalli (d; great small tree; thornless
variety available; avoid high pH soil)
- Hawthorn,
Downy - Crataegus mollis (seldom seen native)
- Hawthorn,
Lavalle - Crataegus x lavallei (nice tree that needs more testing
in w. Nebraska)
- Hawthorn,
- Crataegus spp (p; several others worth trying include 'Washington'
and 'Toba' )
- Hophornbeam
- Ostrya virginiana (p; native understory tree; also known
as Ironwood; prefers afternoon shade)
- Lilac,
Japanese Tree - Syringa reticulata (p; great ornamental;
beautiful bark; Pekin Lilac is very similar)
- Maple,
Amur - Acer ginnala (good fall color; best as multi-stem; avoid
high pH soil)
- Maple,
Rocky Mountain - Acer glabrum (w; native in Pine Ridge; can be
grown as large shrub or small tree)
- Maple,
Tatarian - Acer tataricum (d; similar to Amur Maple but more
tolerant of Panhandle soils)
- Mountainash,
European - Sorbus aucuparia (p; beautiful flower and fruit
but susceptible to fireblight)
- Mountainash,
Oakleaf - S. thuringiaca (p; needs more testing in Nebraska;
avoid high pH soils)
- Oak,
Dwarf Chinkapin - Quercus prinoides (d; great small native of se Neb.;
available through NSA)
- Oak,
Gambel - Quercus gambelii (d; native to Rocky Mountains; prefers
well-drained soils; great potential)
- Pear,
Ussurian - Pyrus ussuriensis (p; hardier than Callery Pear types;
nice fall color; good flower)
- Wafer
Ash
(Hop Tree) - Ptelea trifoliata (uncommon but worth greater use;
interesting wafer fruits)
- Serviceberry
(juneberry, shadbush, saskatoon) - Amelanchier spp. (p;
several types and cultivars available; great 4-season tree with early
flowers, orange/red fall color and edible fruit)
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