Tree Index
Trees recommended for Alamosa, Colorado.
Trees & shrubs are listed in 4 categories: Deciduous Trees (they drop their leaves in the winter), Evergreen Trees, Deciduous Shrubs, and Evergreen Shrubs.
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Deciduous Trees: Large
Common Name
Scientific Name
Variety
Fraxinus americana
"Autumn Purple"
13 Deciduous Trees: Large
Deciduous Trees: Medium
Common Name
Scientific Name
Variety
fFraxinus pennsylvanica
'Marshall'
Populus acuminata x sargentii
"Highland"
Ulmus japonica x pumila
"New Horizon"
Crataegus crus-galli
"Inermis"
Gleditsia triacanthos inermis
"Shademaster"
Gleditsia triacanthos inermis
"Skyline"
Gleditsia triacanthos inermis
'Sunburst'
Tilia cordata
"Greenspire"
Robinia pseudoacacia
"Purple Robe"
Acer x freemanii
"Autumn Blaze"
Acer platanoides
"Crimson King"
23 Deciduous Trees: Medium
Deciduous Trees: Small
Common Name
Scientific Name
Variety
Prunus virginiana
'Shubert'
Crataegus x mordenensis
'Toba'
Crataegus laevigata
"Paul's Scarlet"
Crataegus ambigua
"Cockspur"
Acer tataricum
garann "Hot Wings"
Pyrus calleryana
"AutumnBlaze"
Pyrus fauriei
"Korean Sun"
Amelanchier x grandiflora
"Autumn Brilliance"
21 Deciduous Trees: Small
Evergreen Trees: Large
Common Name
Scientific Name
Variety
4 Evergreen Trees: Large
Evergreen Trees: Medium
Common Name
Scientific Name
Variety
2 Evergreen Trees: Medium
Evergreen Trees: Small
Common Name
Scientific Name
Variety
Juniperus chinensis
'Spartan'
6 Evergreen Trees: Small
Deciduous Shrubs
Common Name
Scientific Name
Variety
Prunus triloba
'Multiplex'
Prunus virginiana
'Melanocarpa'
Cornus stolonifera
'Baileyi'
Chamaebatiaria millefolium
Syringa vulgaris
'Charles Joly'
Syringa x hyacinthiflora
'Mount Baker'
24 Deciduous Shrubs
Evergreen Shrubs
Common Name
Scientific Name
Variety
Juniperus horizontalis
'Wiltonii'
Juniperus x media
'Sea Green'
3 Evergreen Shrubs