Recommended Trees

Norway Maple	Good fall color (yellow).
Red Maple	Good (yellow to red) fall color.
Horse Chestnut	Large spiney fruit capsule. Best for large areas.
Western Catalpa	Fruit can be messy. Great spring white blooms. Large heart shaped leaf.
Hackberry	A very drought hardy tree.
Honey Locust	Shade master, Imperial & Skyline varieties are drought tolerant. Fine texture.
Bur Oak	Oak is a very hardy species in this area. Grows slow but is strong. Acorns.
Pin Oak	Good fall color (bronze to red).
Northern Red Oak	Fast growing. Good fall color. Shade. Provides pollen for bees.
American Linden	Large green leaves and dense foliage. Shade. Provides pollen for bees.
Little Leaf Linden	Dense foliage. Shade. Provides pollen for bees.
Redmond Linden	Large deep green leaves fade to yellow in fall. Shade. Provides pollen for bees.
Sterling Silver Linden	Attractive dark green foliage with silver undersides. Shade. Provides pollen for bees.

Amur Maple	Good fall color (orange to red).
Serviceberry	Nice fall color (yellow to red).
Crabapple	Known for spring blossoms ranging from white-pink-red-purple. Select a cultivar that has persisting fruit, or a fruitless variety. Pick a fire blight resistant variety.
Canada Red Cherry	Very hardy ornamental tree with early green leaves becoming maroon in late spring. Excellent bird food.
Flowering Pear	Great for spring flower color and often vibrant fall colors. Pick a fire blight resistant variety.
Goldenrain Tree	Characteristic lantern shaped fruit capsules. Orange-yellow fall color.
Hawthorn	Generally great fall color. Often unique characteristic bark. Use a thornless variety.
Plum and Cherry	Often sucker but great wildlife habitat.

Colorado Spruce	Broad pyramidal conifer. Tussock moth in large trees.
Colorado Blue Spruce	Broad pyramidal conifer. Tussock moth in large trees.
Vanderwolf's Pyramidal Pine	Striking bluish-green needles. Dense. Compact. Adaptable. Low maintenance.
Austrian Pine	Becomes drought tolerant once established.
Scotch Pine	Unique copper colored bark is attractive.

Aspen	Extensive suckering. Multiple disease and insect problems. Better for high altitudes.
Ash	Susceptible to Emerald Ash Borer and potential for devastating loss of all ash trees.
Birch	Does not do as well as it used to in Colorado. Severe borer and chlorosis issues.
Boxelder	Female tree attracts boxelder bugs that can become a nuisance indoors.
Mountain Ash	Very susceptible to fire blight.
Silver Maple	Develops chlorosis (yellow leaves) in Colorado soils. Weak wooded.
Tree of Heaven	Weak wooded and invasive.
Willow	Week wooded and high water needs.