Appendix O – PLANT PALLET

Plant Name

Height/Spread
(in feet)

Comments

 Junipers(One Seeded) XX

Rocky Mountain Juniper XXX

10-30 ft/6-8 ft.

20-23ft/8-12ft

Actually 3 separate species on the market. Often used as a screen, hedge or accent plants. “Native” Dark green to blue green foliage.

Colorado Blue Spruce
High Water Requirement

50-80 ft./50 ft.

State Tree.  Colors can vary from green to silver-blue.  Tolerates moist conditions better than pines.

Pinyon Pine
XXX

15-25 ft./10-20 ft.

Drought tolerant, slow growing tree.

Limber Pine
XX

40-50 ft./20-25 ft.

Light blue green needles, soft.

Bristle-cone Pine
XXX

20-60 ft./15-20 ft.

Very slow growing.  One of the oldest living species known to man.

Austrian Pine
XX

50 ft./25 ft.

Fast growing, oval shape.  Has been hard to establish on some sites on Ft. Carson.

Ponderosa Pine
XX

50 ft./25 ft.
 

Native tree.  Very hardy.

Plant Name

Height/Spread
(in feet)

Comments

Amur Maple
XX

25 ft./15 ft.

Orange-red fall color. Can be either a small tree or shrub.

Tatarian Maple
XX

20-25 ft./18-20 ft.

Similar in appearance to the Amur maple, Winged seeds are pink to red. Yellow orange, red fall colors.

Big Tooth Maple
XXX
 

20-25 ft./12-15 ft.

A dwarf, shrubby native tree. Tolerates dry poor soil.

Western Catalpa
X

 50-60 ft./25-30 ft.

Large leaves, heart shaped, white flowers in the spring produce long seedpods.

Western Hackberry
XX
Russian Hawthorn
XXX

50 ft./50 ft.

18ft/20ft.

Hardy tree, open appearance.

Very hardy tree. White flowers, deep red fruit.

Autumn Purple Ash
X

40-60 ft./30-40 ft.

Maroon fall color.  Requires little pruning.

Green Ash  ‘Summit’  ‘Patmore’
X

50-60 ft./25-35 ft.

Golden fall colors. Excellent for lawn or street trees.

Aspen
High Water Requirement

20-30 ft./15 ft.

Native tree, short lived at this elevation.  Can be bought as a single or multi-stem tree.

Thornless Honeylocust  ‘Imperial’  ‘Shademaster’  ‘Skyline’  ‘Sunburst’
XX

45-50 ft./35-40 ft.
 
 
 

Hardy tree with fern-like foliage.

Northern Red Oak
X

40-50 ft./35-40 ft.

Faster growing oak.  Leaves turn bright red or orange in the fall. Can be hard to establish on Fort Carson.

Burr Oak
XX

60 ft./45 ft.

Interesting bark. Withstands drought and wind, but has trouble on some sites on Ft. Carson.

American Linden
X

50-65 ft./40-50 ft.

Large, heart shaped leaves.  Yellow fall color.

Little-leaf Linden  ‘Greenspire’
X

40-50 ft./30-35 ft.

Very desirable street tree.  Yellow fall color.  Must wrap young trees to protect from sunscald.

Plant Name

Height/Spread
(in inches or feet)

Comments

‘Blue Creeper’, XX

1-2 ft./5-7 ft.

Blue-silver foliage

‘Blue Rug’
XX

4-6 in./6-8 ft.

Low growing juniper with silver blue foliage

‘Blue Star’
XX

2 ft./3-4 ft.

Blue star shaped foliage

Kinnikinick
XX

4-10”

Shiny green foliage, small whitish pine flowers followed by red berries.

‘Broadmoor’
XX

18-24 in./4-6 ft.

Low growing, green with blue under tones

‘Buffalo’
XX

12-18 in./6-8 ft.

Low growing, bright green feathery foliage, hardy.

‘Gold Coast’ XX

2-3 ft./4-5 ft.

Green with yellow tips

‘Hetzi’ XX

6-8 ft./8-10 ft.

Blue or green foliage

Oregon Grape Holly
XX

3-5ft./3-5ft.

Glossy evergreen foliage with bronzy-red new growth. Yellow flowers in spring followed by black berries. Fall color reddish-purple.

‘Pfitzer’
XX

6-8 ft./10-15 ft.

Comes in blue, gold tip, compact and green varieties.

‘Scandia’
XX

18-24 in./6-8 ft.

Low growing, soft, dark green foliage, very hardy.

‘Sea Green’
XX

5-6 ft./5-6 ft.

Dense, green foliage.

‘Tam’
XXX

3-4 ft./6-8 ft.

Popular spreader, very hardy.

‘Wilton Carpet’
XX

4-6 in./5-6 ft.

Low trailing juniper, excellent for bank plantings.

Plant Name

height/spread
(in inches or feet)

comments

Barberry -   ‘Crimson Pigmy’  ‘Golden Nugget’  ‘Korean’
‘Mentor’
‘Red Leaf’
‘Rosy Glow’
XX

2-5 ft./3-4 ft.

Good color, some have berries throughout the winter, may be used as a hedge or for mass plantings.

Buffaloberry, Silver
XXX

8-12 ft./8-10 ft.

Large shrub with silver foliage, yellow flowers,

Burning Bush
X

6-8 ft./6-8 ft.

Dark green foliage, excellent red fall color, popular plant, dwarf available.

Canada Red Cherry
X

20-25 ft./15-18 ft.

Large shrub or small tree, maroon foliage, red fruit.

Cotoneaster
XX

1-3 ft./3-6 ft.

Use varieties that are dwarf, attractive fruit in the winter, and plant in protected location.

Currant, Alpine XX
Currant, Squaw XXX

3-5 ft./3-5 ft.

Dark green foliage, yellow fall color.

Dogwood, Redtwig
High water requirement

8-10 ft./6-8 ft.

White flowers, red fall color.

Euonymus -
‘Emerald Gaiety’  ‘Emerald Gold’  ‘Golden Prince’  ‘Manhattan’
X

3-4 ft./4-6 ft.

Plant smaller varieties.  Excellent color in the fall.

Lilac
XX

8-12 ft./6-8 ft.

Large shrubs with large flowers.  Many varieties on the market. Use as a screen or hedge.

Mountain Mahogany (Curl Leaf)
XXX

10-20 ft./10-15 ft.

Native shrub. Very drought tolerant.

Mockorange -   ‘Minnesota   Snowflake dwarf’
XX

2-3 ft./2-3 ft.

Dwarf compact shrub.  Produces double white flowers in abundance.

Nanking Cherry
X

8-10 ft./10-15 ft.

Planted as a small tree or shrub.

Ninebark, golden
XX

6-10 ft./6-10 ft.

Good color, large shrub.  Needs full sun.

Oak, Gambel
XXX

15-25 ft./10-15 ft.

Native tree or shrub.  Fall color ranges from orange, yellow and red.

Peashrub
XXX

12-15 ft./6-8 ft.
 

Large upright shrub with yellow flowers in May.  Very hardy and drought resistant once established. Plant dwarf variety if a smaller version is desired.

Potentilla
X

2-4 ft./2-3 ft.

Native plant. Many cultivars on the market, with white, yellow and gold flowers.

Privet -
‘Golden Vicary’
X
Common XX

4-6 ft./4-6 ft.

Bright yellow foliage with small white flowers.  Needs full sun.

Sage, Tall Western XXX

Russian Sage
XXX

3-8ft./3-6 ft.

3-5ft./3-4ft.

Native shrub with gray-green foliage. Yellow flowers in late summer.
Gray green foliage with lavender flowers in summer.

Rabbitbrush
Dwarf Blue
XXX

3-5 ft./3-5 ft.

Native shrub with gray-green-blue foliage

Serviceberry
XX
 

8-12 ft./6-8 ft.

Mountain native with white flowers in spring, foliage turns yellow in spring.

Saltbrush
XXX

3ft./3ft.

Tiny yellow flowers, grey-green leaves.

Spirea, Blue Mist
XX

2-7 ft./3-6 ft.

Many varieties available with beautiful flowers.  Be sure the height and spread matches your location.

Sumac -   ‘Cutleaf’
‘Smooth’  ‘Staghorn’  ‘Three-leaf’ XXX

 
Ht. 6-8 ft.
Ht. 8-10 ft.
Ht. 15-20 ft.
Ht. 3-6 ft.

Attractive shrub that does well in poor soil and dry conditions.  Three-leaf is the native variety.

 For additional plants go to www.csu.org and link to environment/conservation/xeriscape.