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 |
Ash, Autumn Purple | Fraxinus americana | "Autumn Purple" |
Ash, Green | Fraxinus pennsylvanica | |
Cottonwood, Lanceleaf | Populus x acuminata | |
Cottonwood, Narrowleaf | Populus angustifolia | |
Elm, American | Ulmus americana | |
Hackberry, Western or Common | Celtis occidentalis | |
Kentucky Coffee Tree | Gymnocladus dioica | |
Linden, American | Tilia americana | |
Maple, Silver | Acer saccharinum | |
Oak, Bur | Quercus macrocarpa | |
Oak, Swamp | Quercus bicolor | |
Poplar, Lombardy | Populus nigra | "Italica" |
Willow, Weeping | Salix alba | 'Tristis' |
13 Deciduous Trees: Large
Deciduous Trees: Medium
Common Name | Scientific Name | Variety |
Ash, Marshall or Green Seedless | fFraxinus pennsylvanica | 'Marshall' |
Ash, Oak-leafed | Sorbus thuringiaca | |
Aspen, Quaking | Populus tremuloides | |
Aspen, Swedish or European | Populus tremula | "Erecta" |
Boxelder, Manitoba Maple | Acer negundo | 'Sensation' |
Cottonwood, Highland | Populus acuminata x sargentii | "Highland" |
Crabapple, Thunder Child | Malus | "Thunderchild" |
Elm, American | Ulmus japonica x pumila | "New Horizon" |
Hawthorn, Downy | Crataegus mollis | |
Hawthorn, Thornless Cockspur | Crataegus crus-galli | "Inermis" |
Honeylocust, Shademaster or Common | Gleditsia triacanthos inermis | "Shademaster" |
Honeylocust, Skyline | Gleditsia triacanthos inermis | "Skyline" |
Honeylocust, Sunburst or Thornless | Gleditsia triacanthos inermis | 'Sunburst' |
Hornbeam, Americana | Carpinus caroliniana | |
Linden, Little Leaf or European | Tilia cordata | "Greenspire" |
Locust, Purple Robe | Robinia pseudoacacia | "Purple Robe" |
Maackia, Amur | Maackia amurensis | |
Maple, 'Autumn Blaze' | Acer x freemanii | "Autumn Blaze" |
Maple, Bigtooth | Acer grandidentatum | |
Maple, Norway | Acer platanoides | "Crimson King" |
Maple, Red Armstrong | Acer rubrum | "Armstrong" |
New Mexico Locust | Robinia neomexicana | |
Willow, Russian Golden | Salix alba | "Vitellina" |
23 Deciduous Trees: Medium
Deciduous Trees: Small
Common Name | Scientific Name | Variety |
Alder, Mountain | Alnus tenuifolia | |
Birch, Rocky Mountain or Water | Betula occidentalis | |
Chokecherry Amur or Amur Maackii | Prunus maackii | |
Chokecherry, Canada Red | Prunus virginiana | 'Shubert' |
Crabapple, Dolgo | Malus | "Dolgo" |
Crabapple, Hopa | Malus | 'Hopa' |
Crabapple, Radiant | Malus | 'Radiant' |
Crabapple, Robinson | Malus | 'Robinson' |
Crabapple, Spring Snow | Malus | 'Spring Snow' |
Hawthorn 'Toba' | Crataegus x mordenensis | 'Toba' |
Hawthorn, English | Crataegus laevigata | "Paul's Scarlet" |
Hawthorn, Russian | Crataegus ambigua | "Cockspur" |
Hawthorn, Washington | Crategus phaenopyrum | |
Maple, Amur or Ginnala | Acer ginnala | "Flame" |
Maple, Rocky Mountain | Acer glabrum | |
Maple, Tatarian | Acer tataricum | garann "Hot Wings" |
Pear, Callery | Pyrus calleryana | "AutumnBlaze" |
Pear, Chinese | Pyrus ussuriensis | |
Pear, Korean Sun | Pyrus fauriei | "Korean Sun" |
Serviceberry, Apple | Amelanchier x grandiflora | "Autumn Brilliance" |
Serviceberry, Canada | Amelanchier canadensis |
21 Deciduous Trees: Small
Evergreen Trees: Large
Common Name | Scientific Name | Variety |
Fir, White | Abies concolor | |
Pine, Austrian | Pinus nigra | "Cimmaron" |
Pine, Ponderosa | Pinus ponderosa | |
Spruce, Colorado Blue | Picea pungens |
4 Evergreen Trees: Large
Evergreen Trees: Medium
Common Name | Scientific Name | Variety |
Pine, Limber | Pinus flexilis | |
Redcedar, Eastern | Juniperus virginiana |
6 Evergreen Trees: Medium
Evergreen Trees: Small
Common Name | Scientific Name | Variety |
Juniper, Rocky Mountain | Juniperus scopulorum | |
Juniper, Spartan | Juniperus chinensis | 'Spartan' |
Pine, Bristlecone | Pinus aristata | |
Pine, Mugo | Pinus mugo | "Tannenbaum" |
Pine, Pinon | Pinus edulis | |
Spruce, Black Hills | Picea glauca | "Densata" |
6 Evergreen Trees: Small
Deciduous Shrubs
Common Name | Scientific Name | Variety |
Almond, Flowering/Rose Tea of China | Prunus triloba | 'Multiplex' |
Apache Plume | Fallugia paradoxa | |
Buffaloberry or Silverberry | Shepherdia argentea | |
Chamisa, Rabbitbrush | Ericameria nauseosus | |
Cherry, Nanking | Prunus tomentosa | |
Cherry, Western Sand | Prunus besseyi | |
Chokecherry, Native | Prunus virginiana | 'Melanocarpa' |
Cotoneaster, Peking | Cotoneaster lacutifolius | |
Currant, Rocky Mountain | Grossulariaceae ? | |
Dogwood, Bailey Redtwig | Cornus stolonifera | 'Baileyi' |
Dogwood, Red Osier | Cornus serica | |
Fernbush | Chamaebatiaria millefolium | |
Lilac, Chinese | Syringa x chinensis | |
Lilac, Double Red French | Syringa vulgaris | 'Charles Joly' |
Lilac, Hybrid White Single | Syringa x hyacinthiflora | 'Mount Baker' |
Mock Orange | Philadelphus lewisii | |
Nannyberry, Sweet Viburnum | Viburnum lentago | |
Oak, Gambel | Quercus gambelii | |
Potentilla, Cinquefoil | Potentilla | |
Serviceberry, Saskatoon | Amelanchier alnifolia | |
Snowball, Fragrant | Viburnum x carlcephalum | |
Snowberry | Symphoricarpos albus | |
Wayfaring Tree | Viburnum lantana | |
Wild Pink Rose | Rosa woodsii |
24 Deciduous Shrubs
Evergreen Shrubs
Common Name | Scientific Name | Variety |
Juniper, Blue Rug | Juniperus horizontalis | 'Wiltonii' |
Juniper, Sea Green | Juniperus x media | 'Sea Green' |
Pine, Mugo or Mugho | Pinus mugo |
3 Evergreen Shrubs