Trees for Conservation: a Buyer's Guide. Colorado State Forest Service

Trees for Conservation: A Buyer's Guide (25 pages) and Trees for Conservation: Planning, Planting and Care (20 pages) packet. Revised 2001. Excellent hard to find in print packet which consists of these two publications. Common name, botanical name, growth form, size, drought resistance, cold hardiness, growth rate, life span, elevation range, soil conditions, possible insect problems, possible disease problems wildlife value, seasonal color, miscellany and a full color two to four full color photographs for each of the following trees: Caragana, Cotoneaster, Honeysuckle, Chokecherry, Lilac, Native Plum, Sumac (skunkbush), Sand Cherry, Nanking Cherry, European Sage, Wild Rose, Buffaloberry, Four-wing Saltbush, Golden Currant, Serviceberry Mountain Mahogany, Red-osier Dogwood, New Mexico Forestiera (privet), Snowberry, Green Ash, Siberian Elm, Hybrid Cottonwood, Native Willow Mix. Golden Willow, Hackberry, Honeylocust, Lombardy Poplar, Lacebark Elm, Bur Oak, Black Locust, Coyote Willow, Peachleaf Willow, Aspen, Austrian Pine, Colorado Blue Spruce, Douglas Fir, Engelmann Spruce, Eastern Redcedar, Lodgepole Pine, Pinon Pine, Ponderosa Pine, Rocky Mountain Juniper, Scotch Pine, White Fir, Bristlecone Pine, Narrowleaf Cottonwood, Limber Pine, Subalpine Fir. Conservation Plantings, Planning, Design and Site Preparation: Windbreaks, Living Snow Fences, Field and Livestock Windbreaks, Planting a Forest, Wildlife Habitat Plantings. Seedling Handling and Planting. Care and Maintenance: Weed and Moisture Management, Plastic Mulches and Landscape Fabrics, Watering Needs and Drip Irrigation, Protection from Wind and Sun, Animal Protection, Pruning. Seedling Selection, Ordering and Assistance. Insect and Disease Problems.