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Black Hills Spruce
This tree is commonly used for windbreaks, privacy screens and accent plantings. It prefers rich moist soil in full sun, and also thrives in dry, well-drained sites. It is a truly cold adapted tree and is very resistant to winter injury. This evergreen conifer tree has a medium growth rate and requires little, if any, pruning. densata, is noted for its dark green foliage and conical form. It will reach a height of six feet in nine years on a good site. Deer dislike Black Hills Spruce. Black Hills Spruce trees are very dense and have a deep dark green color. The Black Hills Spruce, Picea Glauca Var. ... find out more
Serviceberry The Serviceberry tree, Amelanchier canadensis, may also be known as a Juneberry, Shadblow, or Shadbush. This large shrub has erect stems that form multi-stemmed clumps The serviceberries, genus Amelanchier, are deciduous shrubs or small trees that grow in the understory of temperate forests. This deciduous tree/shrub is multistemmed and gets up to 20 ft tall with a dense, bushy spread up to 10 ft across. Serviceberry trees have leaves that are 2 inches long and have a very pretty white fuzzy coat when young, but becoming shiny green as they mature. Ths fall color is brilliant yellow, red or orange. The flowers are white and borne in erect clusters in early spring as the leaves are unfolding. The little serviceberry shrubs are useful in naturalized plantings, especially in open woodlands, under tall oaks or pines. Their beautiful, but brief, early spring flowering beats all but the earliest shrubs, and their fall foliage is first rate. It is an excellent small yard tree. |
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