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Tree Species List

Homeowners Guide to Landscape Tree Selection

There are a few key steps for success when choosing and installing a landscape tree.

Choose the right tree for the right spot. Consider the final height and spread to the tree canopy. Overhead lines, sidewalks and structures can be damaged or damage your tree.

 

 

 

Choose healthy nursery stock suited for Fort McMurray Zone 2a cold hardiness. The tree you choose should be disease and insect free and should meet Canadian Nursery Stock Standards 9th Edition

Be sure to protect your tree during transport. Use a tarp or a covered vehicle to prevent the tree from drying out and ensure your tree health. Take care to not drop or otherwise damage the root ball during transport.

Take care to avoid digging in the areas of utility lines to prevent damage and potential gas or water leaks. It is important to be conscious of what kinds of trees fare better in our region. Below is a list of landscape trees that are more likely to thrive in our climate and soil composition.

Engineering Servicing Standards provides guidance for the proper planting of a tree.

Be sure to plant trees 10 meters from your house, which will have the biggest impact on protecting your home. Planting trees 3 meters apart will help reduce the intensity of a wildfire.

It is important to be conscious of what kinds of trees fare better in our region. Below is a list of landscape trees that are more likely to thrive in our climate and soil composition.

FireSmart

Since the May 2016 wildfire, the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo introduced FireSmart principles within the community.

Tree Species List

Common Name Botanical Name Height (m) Crown Spread (m) Growth Rate

Manitoba Maple

Acer negundo

12

10

Fast

White Birch

Betula papyrfera

12

9

Slow

Green Ash

Pensylvanica

20

10

Slow

Poplar

Poplar x (zone 2 cultivar)

15-25

6-12

Fast

Brandon elm

Ulmus americana 'Brandon'

15

12

Slow

Siberian elm

Ulmus pumila

12

10

Fast

Amur maple

Acer ginnala

6

5

Fast

Russian olive

Elaeagnus angustifolia

6

6

Fast

Crab apple

Malus x (zone 2 cultivar)

5

4

Slow

Bur oak

Quercus macrocarpa

10

8

Slow

Laurel-Leaf willow

Salix pentandra

16

7

Fast

American mountain ash

Sorbus Americana

8

5

Fast

Showy mountain ash

Sorbus decora

8

6

Fast

Jack pine

Pinus banksiana

12

3

Slow

Larch/Tamarack

Larix laricina

12

3

Fast

Siberian larch

Larix sibirica

12

3

Fast

White spruce

Picea glauca

20

5

Fast

Manitoba Maple

Acer negundo

12

10

Fast

White Birch

Betula papyrfera

12

9

Slow

Green Ash

Pensylvanica

20

10

Slow

Poplar

Poplar x (zone 2 cultivar)

15-25

6-12

Fast

Brandon elm

Ulmus americana ‘Brandon'

15

12

Slow

Siberian elm

Ulmus pumila

12

10

Fast

Amur maple

Acer ginnala

6

5

Fast

Russian olive

Elaeagnus angustifolia

6

6

Fast

Crab apple

Malus x (zone 2 cultivar)

5

4

Slow

Bur oak

Quercus macrocarpa

10

8

Slow

Laurel-Leaf willow

Salix pentandra

16

7

Fast

American mountain ash

Sorbus Americana8

8

5

Fast

Showy mountain ash

Sorbus decora

8

6

Fast

Jack pine

Pinus banksiana

12

3

Slow

Larch/Tamarack

Larix laricina

12

3

Fast

Siberian larch

Larix sibirica

12

3

Fast

White spruce

Picea glauca

20

5

Fast

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