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Xeric Deciduous Trees |
This is a list of deciduous trees with low to moderate water needs that can be grown in Colorado.
Moderate Water Use Deciduous Trees
Xeric Deciduous Trees (click on highlighted names for photos and/or more information)
Low Water Use Deciduous Trees |
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| BOTANIC NAME |
COMMON NAME |
Celtis occidentalis |
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| Chilopsis linearis | Desert Willow |
Crataegus ambigua |
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Crataegus arnoldiana |
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Crataegus crus-galli |
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Crataegus crus-galli var. inermis |
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Crataegus crus-galli var. inermis 'Crusader' |
Crusader Thornless Hawthorn |
Crataegus douglasii |
River Hawthorn |
Crataegus mollis |
Downy Hawthorn |
Crataegus succulenta |
Fleshy Hawthorn |
Gleditsia triacanthos 'Imperial' |
Imperial Honeylocust |
Gleditsia triacanthos 'Shademaster' |
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Gleditsia triacanthos 'Skyline' |
Skyline Honeylocust |
Gymnocladus dioica |
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Juglans nigra |
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Malus spp. (including all Crabapples and Apples) |
Apples & Crabapples (all types) |
Prunus |
American |
Ptelea trifoliata |
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Pyrus fauriei |
Fauriei Pear |
Pyrus fauriei 'Korean Sun' |
Korean Sun Pear |
Pyrus ussuriensis |
Ussurian Pear |
Pyrus ussuriensis 'Prairie Gem' |
Prairie Gem Pear |
Quercus alba |
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Quercus gambelii |
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Quercus macrocarpa |
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Quercus undulata |
Wavy Leaf Oak |
Robinia pseudoacacia 'Globe' |
Globe Locust |
Xanthoceras sorbifolium |
Yellowhorn |
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| BOTANIC
NAME |
COMMON
NAME |
Acer ginnala |
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Acer ginnala ‘Flame’ |
Flame Amur Maple |
Acer grandidentatum |
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Acer tataricum |
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Aesculus glabra |
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Aesculus |
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Aesculus hippocastanum |
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Amelanchier ‘Autumn Brilliance’ |
Autumn Brilliance Serviceberry |
Amelanchier canadensis |
Shadblow Serviceberry |
Catalpa ovata |
Chinese Catalpa |
Catalpa speciosa |
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Cornus racemosa |
Gray Dogwood |
Crataegus phaenopyrum |
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Crataegus virdis ‘Winter King’ |
Winter King Hawthorn |
Fraxinus |
Empire Ash |
Fraxinus mandschurica ‘Mancana’ |
Mancana Ash |
Fraxinus nigra ‘Fall Gold’ |
Fall Gold Ash |
Fraxinus pennsylvanica |
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Gleditsia triacanthos 'Sunburst' |
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Koelreuteria paniculata |
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Phellodendron amurense |
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Populus sargentii |
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Prunus virginiana |
Native Chokecherry |
Prunus virginiana 'Schubert' |
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Prunus padus |
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Pyrus calleryana ‘Aristocrat’ |
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Pyrus calleryana ‘Chanticleer’ |
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Pyrus calleryana ‘Stone Hill’ |
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Quercus bicolor |
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Quercus imbricaria |
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Quercus prinus |
Chestnut Oak |
Quercus robur |
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Quercus robur 'Fastigiata' |
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Robinia pseudoacacia 'Frisia' |
Frisia Black Locust |
Robinia pseudoacacia 'Purple Robe' |
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Sophora japonica |
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Syringa pekinensis |
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Syringa reticulata |
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Photo: Judy Sedbrook
