Brief Descriptions of Trees:

American Elm

Latin Name: Ulmus Americana
Vase shaped canopy.
Toothed foliage turns yellow in autumn.
Fast growing shade tree.
Height: 15.0m.
Spread: 12.0m.
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American Mountain Ash

Latin Name: Sorbus Americana
Fragrant white flower clusters in spring
Orange-red berries from fall to winter
Reddish-brown smooth bark
Height: 8M
Spread: 5M
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Amur Cherry

Latin Name: Prunus Maackii
White flowers in spring
Small black ornamental cherries in autumn
Attractive peeling bronze bark for winter colour
Height: 7M
Spread: 5M
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Big River Crab

Latin Name: Malus x 'Big River'
Ornamental tree with dark bark
Pink flowers in spring
Bronze foliage
Height: 5M
Spread: 4M
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Brandon Elm

Latin Name: Ulmus Americana 'Brandon'
Vase shaped canopy.
Toothed foliage turns yellow in autumn.
Fast growing shade tree.
Height: 15.0m.
Spread: 12.0m.
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Bur Oak

Latin Name: Quercus Macrocarpa
Distinctive dark green lobed leaves.
Turns amber in autumn.
Corky ridged bark with acorn nuts on older trees.
Slow growing attractive shade tree.
Height: 10.0m.
Spread: 5.0m.
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Ohio Buckeye

Latin Name: Aesculus Glabra
Unique, slow growing tree
Clusters of creamy yellow flowers in early summer
Prickly nut-like ornamental fruit and pumpkin-orange autumn foliage
Height: 8M
Spread: 5M
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Manitoba Maple

Latin Name: Acer Negundo
Fast growing, hardy tree
Vivid foliage in the autumn
Open Spread:ing form
Height: 14M
Spread: 12M
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Sensation Maple

Latin Name: Acer Negundo 'Sensation'
Compact, uniform growth habit
Orange foliage in the autumn
Attractive double-winged seeds in autumn
Height: 10M
Spread: 8M
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Sutherland Caragana

Latin Name: Caragana Arborescens 'Sutherland'
Unique ornamental v-shaped multi-stemme tree
Very narrow upright growth habit
Yellow flowers in early June
Height: 5M
Spread: 1M
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Fleshy Hawthorn

Latin Name: Crataegus Succulenta
Clusters of fragrant double white flowers in spring
Glossy, serrated foliage on compact canopy
Attractive bark colour
Height: 6M
Spread: 3M
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Toba Hawthorn

Latin Name: Crataeus Mordenensis 'Toba'
White flowers turn to light pink in spring
Glossy lobed foliage
Thornless
Height: 6M
Spread: 3M
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Snowbird Hawthorn

Latin Name: Crataeus Mordenensis 'Snowbird'
White flowers in spring become bright red berries
Glossy foliage
Some thorns
Height: 6M
Spread: 3M
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Siberian Larch

Latin Name: Larix Sibirica
Deciduous tree with interesting branching habit
Soft green needles turn golden yellow in autumn
Loses needles in autumn but retains small cones over winter
Height: 12M
Spread: 3M
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Parkland Apple

Latin Name: Malus x 'Parkland'
Lustrous canopy of white flowers in spring
Early season good tasting apples
Good storing apple
Height: 5M
Spread: 4M
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Royalty Flowering Crab

Latin Name: Malus x 'Royalty'
Reddish-purple flowers in spring
Deep purple foliage turns orange in autumn
Produces small ornamental fruit
Height:
Spread: 4M
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Rudolph Flowering Crab

Latin Name: Malus x 'Rudolph'
Reddish-pink flowers in spring
Bronze foliage
Small ornamental fruit
Height: 5M
Spread: 4M
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Snowcap Flowering Crab

Latin Name: Malus x 'Snowcap'
Abundant white flowers in spring
Glossy geen foliage
Ornamental fruit
Height: 5m
Spread: 4M
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White Spruce

Latin Name: Picea Glauca
Native tree
Short green needles softer than Colorado
Darker green color than Colorado
Height: 15M
Spread: 5M
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Scots / Scotch Pine

Latin Name: Pinus Sylvestris
Pyramidal growth habit
Orange bark
Attractive year-round colour
Height: 12M
Spread: 5M
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Mountain Pine

Latin Name: Pinus Uncinata
Medium-sized tree
Dark green needles
Attractive year-round color
Height: 4M
Spread: 2M
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Ponderosa Pine

Latin Name: Pinus Ponderosa
Tall pyramidal tree 
Yellow-green foliage with attractive orange-brown furrowed bark
Long stiff needles and large cones
Height: 15M
Spread: 6M
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Lodgepole Pine

Latin Name: Pinus Contorta Latifolia
Native upright growing tree
Horizontal branches 
Needles grow on outer tips of branches in dense green clusters
Height: 12M
Spread: 3M
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Brooks #6 Poplar

Latin Name: Populus 'Brooks #6'
Upright oval growth habit
Does not produce cotton
Fast growing and vigorous
Height: 20M
Spread: 12M
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Byland Green Poplar

Latin Name: Populus x 'Byland Green'
Upright oval growth habit
Diamond-shaped foliage
Does not produce cotton
Height: 15M
Spread: 2M
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Northwest Poplar

Latin Name: Populus x 'Northwest'
Fast-growing and vigorous
Shiny dark green foliage
Does not produce cotton
Height: 25M
Spread: 15M
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Trembling/Quaking Aspen

Latin Name: Populus Tremuloides
Upright oval-headed native tree
Circular foliage which tremble or quake in the wind
Nearly white bark darkens with age
Height: 10M
Spread: 5M
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Mayday

Latin Name: Padus Commutata
Abundance of fragrant white flowers in spring
Small black chokecherries in summer
Leafs out earlier in spring than most other trees
Height: 10M
Spread: 8M
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Pincherry

Latin Name: Prunus Pensylvanica
Oval-shaped, native tree
White flowers in spring followed by bright red fruit
Reddish-brown bark and dark green, glossy foliage
Height: 5M
Spread: 3M
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Schubert Chokecherry

Latin Name: Prunus Virginiana 'Schubert'
New green leaves of spring turn to purple in summer
White flowers become small crimson to black chokecherries
Excellent contrast tree
Height: 8M
Spread: 4M
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Japanese Tree Lilac

Latin Name: Syringa Reticulata
Clusters of fragrant, creamy white flowers in spring
Dark green foliage
Glossy brown bark
Height: 5M
Spread: 3M
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Laurel Leaf Willow

Latin Name: Salix Pentandra
Glossy green foliage are retained long into autumn
Hardy shade tree with furrowed bark
Fast growing tree
Height: 12M
Spread: 12M
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Dropmore Linden

Latin Name: Tilia Flavescens 'Dropmore'
Pyramidal-shaped tree
Dark green foliage with heart-shaped leaves
Delicate, fragrant yellow spring flowers
Height: 12M
Spread: 5M
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Manchurian Ash

Latin Name: Fraxinus Mandshurica
Oval canopy shaped tree
Dense floliage of compact leaflets
Foliage turns golden in autumn
Height: 10M
Spread: 5M
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Fallgold Black Ash

Latin Name: Fraxinus Nigra 'Fallgold'
Narrowest Ash tree
Dark green foliage
Seedless with golden yellow foliage in autumn
Height: 10M
Spread: 3M
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Foothills Ash

Latin Name: Fraxinus Pennsylvanica 'Heuver'
Uniform growth habit
Straight trunk with oval head
New seedless variety
Height: 15M
Spread: 8M
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Green Ash

Latin Name: Fraxinus Pennsylvanica
Rounded form
Dense foliage with attrative leaflets Foliage turns golden yellow in autumn
Height: 15M
Spread: 10M
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Paper or White Birch

Latin Name: Betula Papyrifera
Attractive peeling white or dark bark adds winter interest
Well-shaped, upright tree
Elegant foliage turns yellow in autumn
Height: 12M
Spread: 6M
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Cutleaf Weeping Birch

Latin Name: Betula Pendula 'Laciniata'
Graceful white-barked tree
Weeping branches with lacy leaves
Foliage turns yellow in autumn
Height: 15M
Spread: 7M
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Rosthern Crabapple ( Siberian Columnar Crab )

Latin Name: Malus x 'Rosthern'
Columnar growth habit.
Fragrant, white flowers in spring.
Small, ornamental fruit in autumn.
Height: 5.0m.
Spread: 3.0m.
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Russian Mountain Ash

Latin Name: Sorbus Aucuparia 'Rossica'
Narrow form.
Fragrant white flower clusters in spring.
Orange foliage with reddish-orange berries in autumn.
Height: 8.0m.
Spread: 4.0m.
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Swedish Aspen

Narrow, columnar growth habit.
Orange-yellow foliage in autumn.
Fast growing with no cotton fluff.
Height: 12.0m.
Spread: 2.0m.
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Dolgo Crabapple

Latin Name: Malus x 'Dolgo'
Wide branching shade tree.
Fragrant, white flowers in spring.
Edible fruit in autumn. Good for jellies, juices.
Height: 5.0m.
Spread: 4.0m.
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Colorado Blue Spruce

Latin Name: Picea Pungens
Green to blue-green needles.
Rugged, medium-fast growing evergreen.
Fairly symmetrical shape.
Height: 12-15m.
Spread: 5-9m.
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Colorado Green Spruce

Latin Name: Picea Pungens
Green to blue-green needles.
Rugged, medium-fast growing evergreen.
Fairly symmetrical shape.
Height: 15.0m.
Spread: 5.0m.
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Western Chokecherry

Latin Name: Prunus Virginiana Melanocarpa
Native tree with green foliage and white flowers in spring.
Small crimson to black cherries.
Fruit can be used for jellies, juice, and wine.
Height: 5.0m.
Spread: 3.0m.
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Strathmore Flowering Crab

Narrow, upright form.
Fragrant pink flowers in spring.
Produces small ornamental fruit.
Bronze foliage.
Height: 5.0 m.
Spread: 4.0 m.
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Thunderchild Flowering Crab

Latin Name: Malus x 'Thunderchild'
Upright form.
Fragrant deep-pink flowers in spring.
Produces small ornamental fruit  deep purple foliage.
Height: 5.0m.
Spread: 4.0m.
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Brief Description of Shrubs:

Red Leaf Rose

Single, pink blossoms.
Reddish hips, foliage, and canes.
Blooms in june.
Height: 2.0m.
Spread: 1.5m.
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Persian Yellow Rose

Semi-double, bright yellow blossoms.
Shiny, deep green foliage.
Blooms in may and June.
Height: 2.0m.
Spread: 1.5m.
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Winnipeg Parks Rose

Double, medium-red blossoms.
Shiny, deep green foliage.
Slight fragrance.
Blooms throughout season.
Height: 0.6m.
Spread: 0.6m.
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Prairie Dawn Rose

Double, deep-pink clusters of blossoms.
Dark, glossy foliage.
Blooms in June and intermittent until frost.
Height: 1.5m.
Spread: 1.0m.
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