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" 
Fraxinus pennsylvanica 
 
Populus x acuminata 
 
Populus angustifolia 
 
Ulmus americana 
 
Celtis occidentalis 
 
Gymnocladus dioica 
 
Tilia americana 
 
Acer saccharinum 
 
Quercus macrocarpa 
 
Quercus bicolor 
 
Populus nigra 
"Italica" 
Salix alba 
'Tristis' 

13 Deciduous Trees: Large

 

Deciduous Trees: Medium

Common Name
Scientific Name
Variety
fFraxinus pennsylvanica 
'Marshall' 
Sorbus thuringiaca 
 
Populus tremuloides 
 
Populus tremula 
"Erecta" 
Acer negundo 
'Sensation' 
Populus acuminata x sargentii 
"Highland" 
Malus 
"Thunderchild" 
Ulmus japonica x pumila 
"New Horizon" 
Crataegus mollis 
 
Crataegus crus-galli 
"Inermis" 
Gleditsia triacanthos inermis 
"Shademaster" 
Gleditsia triacanthos inermis 
"Skyline" 
Gleditsia triacanthos inermis 
'Sunburst' 
Carpinus caroliniana 
 
Tilia cordata 
"Greenspire" 
Robinia pseudoacacia 
"Purple Robe" 
Maackia amurensis 
 
Acer x freemanii 
"Autumn Blaze" 
Acer grandidentatum 
 
Acer platanoides 
"Crimson King" 
Acer rubrum 
"Armstrong" 
Robinia neomexicana 
 
Salix alba 
"Vitellina" 

23 Deciduous Trees: Medium

 

Deciduous Trees: Small

Common Name
Scientific Name
Variety
Alnus tenuifolia 
 
Betula occidentalis 
 
Prunus virginiana 
'Shubert' 
Malus 
"Dolgo" 
Malus 
'Hopa' 
Malus 
'Radiant' 
Malus 
'Robinson' 
Malus 
'Spring Snow' 
Crataegus x mordenensis 
'Toba' 
Crataegus laevigata 
"Paul's Scarlet" 
Crataegus ambigua 
"Cockspur" 
Crategus phaenopyrum 
 
Acer ginnala 
"Flame" 
Acer glabrum 
 
Acer tataricum 
garann "Hot Wings" 
Pyrus calleryana 
"AutumnBlaze" 
Pyrus ussuriensis 
 
Pyrus fauriei 
"Korean Sun" 
Amelanchier x grandiflora 
"Autumn Brilliance" 
Amelanchier canadensis 
 

21 Deciduous Trees: Small

 

Evergreen Trees: Large

Common Name
Scientific Name
Variety
Abies concolor 
 
Pinus nigra 
"Cimmaron" 
Pinus ponderosa 
 
Picea pungens 
 

4 Evergreen Trees: Large

 

Evergreen Trees: Medium

Common Name
Scientific Name
Variety
Pinus flexilis 
 
Juniperus virginiana 
 

2 Evergreen Trees: Medium

 

Evergreen Trees: Small

Common Name
Scientific Name
Variety
Juniperus scopulorum 
 
Juniperus chinensis 
'Spartan' 
Pinus aristata 
 
Pinus mugo 
"Tannenbaum" 
Pinus edulis 
 
Picea glauca 
"Densata" 

6 Evergreen Trees: Small

 

Deciduous Shrubs

Common Name
Scientific Name
Variety
Prunus triloba 
'Multiplex' 
Fallugia paradoxa 
 
Shepherdia argentea 
 
Ericameria nauseosus 
 
Prunus tomentosa 
 
Prunus besseyi 
 
Prunus virginiana 
'Melanocarpa' 
Cotoneaster lacutifolius 
 
Grossulariaceae ? 
 
Cornus stolonifera 
'Baileyi' 
Cornus serica 
 
Chamaebatiaria millefolium 
 
Syringa x chinensis 
 
Syringa vulgaris 
'Charles Joly' 
Syringa x hyacinthiflora 
'Mount Baker' 
Philadelphus lewisii 
 
Viburnum lentago 
 
Quercus gambelii 
 
Amelanchier alnifolia 
 
Viburnum x carlcephalum 
 
Symphoricarpos albus 
 
Viburnum lantana 
 
Rosa woodsii 
 

24 Deciduous Shrubs

 

Evergreen Shrubs

Common Name
Scientific Name
Variety
Juniperus horizontalis 
'Wiltonii' 
Juniperus x media 
'Sea Green' 
Pinus mugo 
 

3 Evergreen Shrubs