Goodhue SWCD TREE Information

 

Conifers

For Sale Spring 2011


Cedar, White
Cedar, Techny Arborvitae
Fir, Balsam
Pine, Norway (Red)
Pine, White
Spruce, Black Hills
Spruce, Colorado
Spruce, Norway
Spruce, White
Tamarack

Other Conifers (Not currently for sale)

Cedar, Eastern Red
Fir, Frasier

Cedar, White (Thuja occidentalis):

Also known as northern white cedar.  A native, dense, pyramidal evergreen tree with a height of 40-50’ and a width of 10-20’.  Needles are soft, scale-like, flat, aromatic when crushed.  A long-lived, sturdy tree with a slow to moderate growth rate.  Shallow, fibrous root system.  Excellent for windbreaks as it creates a dense wall.  Will tolerate poorly drained soils and moderate shading.

MN Tree Handbook
Northern White Cedar mth.pdf

North Dakota Tree Handbook
http://www.ag.ndsu.nodak.edu/aginfo/trees/handbook/th-3-149.pdf

The Right Tree Handbook
American Arborvitae rth.pdf

University of Connecticut
http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/t/thuocc/thuocc1.html

Virginia Tech
http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=118

MN Department of Transportation Plant-Selector
White Cedar pdf

U of M Wisconsin, Madison
Landscape Plants of the Upper Midwest: American Arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis)

Green Industry Yellow Pages
http://navigator.gardenpilot.com/Tag.aspx?pl=4808&pr=1

Wood Bin – wood characteristics
http://www.woodbin.com/ref/wood/white-cedar_northern.htm

USDA Forest Service "Silvics on North America"
http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/tree/thuocc/all.html

Cedar, 'Techny' arborvitae'  (Thuja occidentalis "Techny")    (Back to Top)   

Very similar to native 'Arbor Vitae" (above), except that it has a medium growth rate with dark green foliage.  It is very winter hardy and drought resistant.  Will stay green well into winter.  Can be sheared to shape when used as a hedge or privacy screen.  Grows well in full sun or light shade.  Height of 15-20 feet; width of 8-10 feet.  When young, it grows bushy but when it gets 3-4 feet tall it grows more pyramidal.

MN Department of Transportation Plant-Selector
Techney Arborvitae.pdf

U of M Wisconsin, Madison
http://www.midwestlandscapeplants.org/plantdetails.cfm?speciesid=919

Missouri Botanical Garden
http://www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp/plantfinder/Plant.asp?code=F960

Green Industry Yellow Pages
http://navigator.gardenpilot.com/Tag.aspx?pl=866&pr=1

Fir, Balsam (Abies balsamea)    (Back to Top)                    

A tree native to the northern MN and Canada, is used for pulpwood and construction lumber.  Height of 40-75’ and width of 15-25’.  A popular Christmas tree noted for long needle retention after harvest, color, and pleasant fragrance.  Leaves are needle-like and flat.  Attractive pyramidal shape.  Short lived species (50-70 years).  Very shade tolerant, but needs ample moisture.

MN Tree Handbook
Fir Balsam mth.pdf

University of Connecticut
http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/a/abibal/abibal1.html

The Right Tree Handbook
Balsam Fir rth.pdf

Ohio DNR
http://ohiodnr.com/forestry/trees/fir_bal/tabid/5367/Default.aspx

Virginia Tech
http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/syllabus/abalsamea.htm

MN Department of Transportation Plant-Selector
Balsam Fir pdf

USDA Forest Service "Silvics on North America"
http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/tree/abibal/all.html

Wood Bin – wood characteristics
http://www.woodbin.com/ref/wood/fir_balsam.htm

Pine, Norway (Pinus resinosa)  (Back to Top)                   

Also known as the Red Pine, is our State Tree.  A native, extremely cold hardy tree with a height of 50-80+’ and width of 20-40’.  Moderate to rapid growth rate.  Intolerant of shading.  Wood used for timber, poles.  Long needles, 4-6” long in pairs.  Cones are 2” long.  Grows best in sandy, well drained soils, but will grow in poorer, dryer soils than most pines.

MN Tree Handbook
Pine, Norway mth.pdf

Iowa State University
http://lasonline.iastate.edu/isu_trees/PinResin/PinRes_text.html

University of Connecticut
http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/p/pinres/pinres1.html

The Right Tree Handbook
Norway Pine rth.pdf

Virginia Tech
http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/syllabus/presinosa.htm

Ohio DNR
http://ohiodnr.com/forestry/trees/pine_red/tabid/5409/Default.aspx

MN Department of Transportation Plant-Selector
Norway Pine pdf

U of M Wisconsin, Madison
Landscape Plants of the Upper Midwest: Red Pine (Pinus resinosa)

USDA Forest Service "Silvics on North America"
http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/tree/pinres/all.html

Pine, White (Pinus strobus) (Back to Top)  

An excellent native timber, wildlife and Christmas tree.  Height of 80-100+’ and width of 50-80’.  Adaptable to most sites, but prefers well drained moist soils.  Long lived.  Intermediate shade tolerance (most tolerant pine).  Needles are 3-5” long and in groups of 5, very soft and flexible.  Wood used for lumber, pulpwood, veneer, poles.

MN Tree Handbook
Pine, White mth.pdf

The Right Tree Handbook
Eastern White Pine rth.pdf

Iowa State University
http://lasonline.iastate.edu/isu_trees/PinStrobus/PinStr_text.html
http://www.iastate.edu/~bot356/species/species/p_tSpecie/PinuStro.html

University of Connecticut
http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/p/pinstr/pinstr1.html

Virginia Tech
http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/syllabus/pstrobus.htm

Ohio DNR
http://ohiodnr.com/forestry/trees/pine_white/tabid/5412/Default.aspx

MN Department of Transportation Plant-Selector
White Pine pdf

U of M Wisconsin, Madison
Landscape Plants of the Upper Midwest: Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus)

USDA Forest Service "Silvics on North America"
http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/tree/pinstr/all.html

Wood Zone – wood characteristics & picture
http://www.woodzone.com/woods/pinewhit.htm

Wood Bin – wood characteristics
http://www.woodbin.com/ref/wood/pine_easternwhite.htm

Spruce, Black Hills (Picea glauca var. densata)
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A large, very dense and pyramidal tree with a height of 30-60’ and width of 15-25’.  A variety of White Spruce that is more hardy and drought resistant.  Needles are 1/3 to ¾” long.

North Dakota Tree Handbook
http://www.ag.ndsu.nodak.edu/aginfo/trees/handbook/th-3-175.pdf

MN Department of Transportation Plant-Selector
Black Hills Spruce pdf

U of M Wisconsin, Madison
Landscape Plants of the Upper Midwest: Black Hills Spruce (Picea glauca var. densata)

Spruce, Colorado Blue (Picea pungens) 
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A stiffly pyramidal evergreen with a height of 50-100+’ and width of 20-30’.  Growth rate is slow.  Needles are 1-1 ½” long with very sharp tips.  Color range from green to silver-blue.  Prefers well drained, moist soils, but will tolerate dry conditions.  Susceptible to several diseases including Rhizosphaera needle cast.

MN Tree Handbook
Spruce, Colorado mth.pdf

North Dakota Tree Handbook
 http://www.ag.ndsu.nodak.edu/aginfo/trees/handbook/th-3-177.pdf

The Right Tree Handbook
Colorado Spruce rth.pdf

Iowa State University
http://lasonline.iastate.edu/isu_trees/PiceaPun/PicPun_text.html

University of Connecticut
http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/p/picpun/picpun1.html

Ohio DNR
http://ohiodnr.com/Home/trees/spruce_colorado/tabid/8636/Default.aspx

Virginia Tech
http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/syllabus/ppungens.htm

MN Department of Transportation Plant-Selector
Colorado Blue Spruce pdf

U of M Wisconsin, Madison
Landscape Plants of the Upper Midwest: Colorado Spruce (Picea pungens)

USDA Forest Service "Silvics on North America"
http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/tree/picpun/all.html

Spruce, Norway (Picea abies) (Back to Top)      

A large tree with a height of 80-100+’ and width of 20-35’.  Tallest and fastest growing spruce.  Shade tolerant, prefers moist well drained soils.  Cones up to 6” long.  Needles are ½ to 1” long, pointed but not sharp.  Wood used for pulp and lumber.

MN Tree Handbook
Spruce, Norway mth.pdf

Iowa State University
http://lasonline.iastate.edu/isu_trees/PiceaAbies/PicAbies_text.html

University of Connecticut
http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/p/picabi/picabi1.html

The Right Tree Handbook
Norway Spruce rth.pdf

Ohio DNR
http://ohiodnr.com/forestry/trees/spruce_norway/tabid/5421/Default.aspx

Virginia Tech
http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/syllabus/pabies.htm

MN Department of Transportation Plant-Selector
Norway Spruce pdf

U of M Wisconsin, Madison
Landscape Plants of the Upper Midwest: Norway Spruce (Picea abies)

Lindman’s Detailed cone picture
http://caliban.mpiz-koeln.mpg.de/~stueber/lindman/495.jpg

USDA Forest Service "Silvics on North America"
http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/tree/picabi/all.html

Spruce, White (Picea glauca)  (Back to Top)  

A very hardy, adaptable, native tree with a height of 40-80’ and width of 20-30’.  Growth rate is fairly rapid.  Needles 1/3 to ¾” long, blunt tipped, producing a rank odor when crushed (deer don’t eat it).  Used for timber, wildlife habitat, windbreaks, and Christmas trees.  Grows best on medium to heavy soils, tolerant of shade but likes full sun.

MN Tree Handbook
Spruce White mth.pdf

Iowa State University
http://lasonline.iastate.edu/isu_trees/PiceaGlau/PicGlau_text.html

University of Connecticut
http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/p/picgla/picgla1.html

The Right Tree Handbook
White Spruce rth.pdf

Ohio DNR
http://ohiodnr.com/forestry/trees/spruce_colorado/tabid/5420/Default.aspx

Virginia Tech
http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/syllabus/pglauca.htm

MN Department of Transportation Plant-Selector
White Spruce pdf

U of M Wisconsin, Madison
Landscape Plants of the Upper Midwest: White Spruce (Picea glauca)

USDA Forest Service "Silvics on North America"
http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/tree/picgla/all.html

 

Tamarack (Larix laricina)  (Back to Top)

A large, native, fairly rapid growth rate conifer tree whose needles turn yellow in the fall before falling off.  Height of 50 - 80 feet and width of 15 - 30 feet.  Pyramidal shape with weeping brachlets.  Prefers well drained soils, but will tolerate a wide range including wet soils.  Not tolerant of shade or drought.

MN Tree Handbook
Tamarack mth.pdf

University of Connecticut
http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/l/larlar/larlar1.html

MN Department of Transportation Plant-Selector
Larix laricina.pdf

Ontario Trees
http://ontariotrees.com/main/species.php?id=2054

Virginia Tech
http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/LandownerFactsheets/detail.cfm?genus=Larix&species=laricina

USDA Forest Service "Silvics on North America"
http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/tree/larlar/all.html

 

 

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Conifer Trees not Currently for Sale


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Cedar, Eastern Red (Juniperus virginiana)                    (Back to Top)

MN Tree Handbook
    Cedar, Eastern Red mth.pdf

Virginia Tech
    http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/LandownerFactsheets/detail.cfm?Genus=Juniperus&Species=virginiana

North Dakota Tree Handbook
    http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/trees/handbook/th-3-173.pdf

    MN Department of Transportation Plant-Selector
   Juniperus_virginiana.PDF

Fir, Frasier  (abies fraseri) (Back to Top)                     

Often referred to as the Cadillac of the Christmas trees, with excellent fragrance and exceptional needle retention.  This is a small to medium sized tree with a height of 30-40' and width of 20-25'.  It is native to the Appalachian Mountains in the SE United States, and is hardy for USDA zones 4-7.  Easily transplanted, it prefers moist, well drained loams and full to partial sun.  Avoid heavy, wet clay soil.  Growth rate is slow

University of Connecticut
http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/a/abifra/abifra1.html

Virginia Tech
http://www.fw.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/syllabus/afraseri.htm

MN Department of Transportation Plant-Selector
Frasier Fir pdf

USDA Forest Service "Silvics on North America"
http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/tree/abifra/all.html

 

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