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Tree
Descriptions:
Although
the species listed have proven adaptable to Wyoming conditions,
each species may have limited adaptability to local soil types
and conditions.
Shrubs
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Buffaloberry:
Medium to tall shrub; drought resistant and tolerant
of alkaline soils; good wildlife.
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Caragana:
Medium to tall, best on sandy to loamy soils.
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Chokecherry:
Medium shrub.
Preferred by a variety of wildlife species.
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Cotoneaster:
Medium shrub.
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Golden
Currant:
Small to medium shrub, fair drought and alkali
tolerance, shade tolerant, good cover for birds and small
mammals.
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Honeysuckle:
Tall shrub, grows well in most soils.
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Lilac:
Tall, one of the better shrubs for windbreak
purposes.
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Nanking
Cherry:
Medium and hardy, on most soils statewide.
Fruit edible and relished by wildlife.
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Plums:
Tall shrub or short tree.
Does will on most soils (excluding alkali).
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Serviceberry:
Tall shrub.
Does well on moist soil.
Excellent wildlife species.
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Mountain
Mahogany:
Tall shrub, tolerates alkaline soil.
Good wildlife species.
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Fourwing
Saltbush:
Short shrub, excellent salt and alkali tolerance.
Good wildlife forage value.
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Sage:
Medium shrub, does well on droughty and poor soles.
Good erosion control species.
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N.M.
Foresteria (privet):
Very tall, does well on moist soil.
Good wildlife cover.
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Woods
Rose:
Low shrub; grows well on most soils; good wildlife
species.
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Trees
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Lacebark
Elm:
Tall tree; tolerates alkaline soil well.
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Coyote
Willow:
Medium height, requires moist soil; good wildlife
value.
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Ponderosa
Pine:
Medium tree; tolerates alkaline soil, high wildlife
value.
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Black
Locust:
Medium to tall, thorn, rapid growth on most soils.
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Bur
Oak:
Medium to tall tree; hardy and drought resistant;
tolerant of a wide range of soils; good food value for
wildlife.
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Cottonwood,
Hybrid (Cottonless):
Tall, fast growing plant in moist soils or in areas
with supplements water.
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Cottonwood,
Narrowleaf:
Tall, requires moist soils or in areas with
supplements water.
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Golden
Willow:
Medium to tall, plant same as cottonless cottonwood.
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Green
Ash:
Medium to tall, on most soils.
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Hackberry:
Tall tree, grows well in most soils.
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Honey
Locust:
Medium to tall, on soils in the plains.
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Lombardy
Poplar:
Medium to tall columnar tree, need permanent
sub-irrigation, not recommended as a component row species
in windbreak.
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Siberian
Elm:
Tall and drought resistant, on most soils statewide.
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Conifer
Tree
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Austrian
Pine:
Tall, on most soils of low pH, a good windbreak tree.
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Bristlecone
Pine:
Medium to tall tree, grows well on poor sites.
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Colorado
Blue Spruce:
Tall, on moist soils but will grow on drier sites if
watered for establishment.
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Douglas
Fir:
Tall, on east and north slopes.
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Eastern
Red Cedar:
Medium, on most soils in the plains; drought
resistant when established, good windbreak species.
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Limber
Pine:
Tall, needs well-drained soil; high wildlife food
value.
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Lodgepole
Pine: Tall, on most soils.
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Pinion
Pine:
Medium tree, grows well on arid, droughty sites when
established.
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Ponderosa
Pine:
Tall, on most soils of low pH except heavy clay.
One of the better windbreak trees.
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Rocky
Mt. Juniper:
Medium tree; does well on most soils; drought
resistant when established; excellent windbreak species.
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Scotch
Pine:
Tall, on most soils of low pH, not advisable for
windbreaks because of brittleness and not winter hardy at
maturity; good Christmas tree.
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White
Fir:
Tall tree; grows best on east and north slopes; good
Christmas tree species.
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Engelmann
Spruce:
Tall tree; requires shade. |
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