DROUGHT TOLERANT PLANTS FOR MONTANA

 

TREES SHRUBS

 

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Latin Name Common Name Mature Height Zone
  TREES    
Acer ginnala Amur Maple 15'-20' 3
Acer negundo Boxelder Maple 30' 3
Acer platanoides Norway Maple 50'-60' 4
Acer tataricum Tatarian Maple 20'-25' 3
Aesculus glabra Ohio Buckeye 20'-40' 3
Catalpa speciosa Northern Catalpa 50'-60' 4
Celtis occidentalis Common Hackberry 50' -75' 2
Crataegus x mordenensis Toba Hawthorn 12'-15' 3
Crataegus douglasil Douglas Hawthorn 8'-20' 3
Fraxinus pennsylvanica Green Ash 50'-60' 3-Jan
Gleditsia triacanthos inermis Thornless Honeylocust 35'-45' 3
Juglans nigra Black Walnut 80'+ 2
Juglans cinerea Butternu8t 40'-60' 3
Juniperus virginiana Eastern Redceder 30' 3
Maackii amurensia Amur Maackia 18'-20' 3
Malus Dolgo Dolgo Crab 35'-40' 2
Malus baccata Siberian Crabapple 30' 2
Picea glauca densata Black Hills Spruce 35'-45' 2
Pinus aristata Bristlecone Pine 20' 4
Pinus contorta v. latifolia Lodgepole Pine 60' 4
Pinus edulis Pinyon Pine 10'-20' 3
Pinus edulis Limber Pine 40'-60' 4
Pinus nigra Austrian Pine 50' 4
Pinus ponderosa Ponderosa Pine 80' 3
Pinus sylvestris Scotch Pine 60' 3
Populus alba Silver Poplar 80' 3
Prunus manscuriana Manchurian Apricot 15'-20' 3
Prunus americana American Plum 15'-20' 3
Prunus maackii Amur Chokecherry 20'-30' 2
Prunus virginiana Common Chokecherry 20'-25' 2
Shubert' Canada Red Cherry 20'-25' 2
Pyrus app. Ure Pear 25' 3
Pyrus ussuriensis Mordak Prarie Gem Pear 18'-25' 3
Quercus alba White Oak 60'-80' 3
Quercus macrocarpa Burr Oak 60'-80' 3
Quercus gambelil Gamble or Scrub Oak 6'-30' 3
Robinia pseudoacacia Black Locust 50' 3
Syringa reticulata Japanese Tree Lilac 25' 3
Tilla cordata Littleleaf Linden 25'-45' 4
Ulmus 'Brandon' Brandon Elm 50' 3
Ulmus 'Homestead' Homestead Elm 60' 4
Ulmus 'Morton Plainsman' Vanguard Elm 40'-50' 3
Ulmus davifiana var. japonica Discovery Elm 35'-40' 3
Ulmus pumila Siberian Elm 40'-50' 4
       
 
       
Latin Name Common Name Mature Height Zone
 

SHRUBS

   
Acer ginnala Amur Maple 15'-20' 3
Acer glabrum Rocky Mountian Maple 8'-15' 4
Amelanchier ainifolia Saskatoon Serviceberry 4'-6' 2
Arctostapyhios uva-ursi Kinnikinnick 2'-8' 2
Aronia melanocarpa Glossy Black Chokeberry 4'-6' 3
Artemesia cana Silver Sagebrush 3'-4' 3
Artemesia frigida Fringed Sage 1'-2' 3
Atrplex canescens Four Wing Saltbrush 6' 4
Berberis thunbergil Japanese Barberry 2' 4
Caragana arborescens Siberian Peashrub 12'-15' 2
Caragana Pendula Walker Weeping Caragana 5' 2
Caragana frutex Russian Caragana 8' 2
Caragana globosa Globe Caragana 2'-3' 2
Caragana pygmaea Pygmy Caragana 3' 3
Caryopteris x clandonensis Blue Mist spirea 3' 5
Ceanothius velutinous Snowbrush 2'-5' 3
Cercocarpus ledifolius Curl-leaf Mountian Mahogany 8'-15' 4
Cercocarpus montanus Mountian Mahogany 5'-10' 3
Chrysothamnus nauseosus Rubber Rabbitbrush 4' 3
Chrysothamnus viscidoflorus Green Rabbitbrush 2'-3' 3
Colinus coggyria Smokebrush 8'-10' 4
Cotoneaster adpressus Spreading Cotoneaster 2' 4
Cotoneaster lucidus Hedge Cotoneaster 8'-10' 2
Diervilla lonicera Dwarf Bush Honeysuckle 4' 3
Diervilla sessilifolia Butterfly dwarf Honeysuckle 3'-5' 4
Elaegnus commulata Silverberry 6' 3
Euonymus fortunel Wintercreeper 1' 5
Euonymus alatus Winged Burning Bush 10' 3
Forsythia Meadowlark Meadowlark Forsythia 8' 3
Genistalydia Broom Woadwaxen 12"-18" 6
Hippophae rhamnoides Sea Buckthorn 10'-25' 4
Juniperus chinensis Chinese Juniper varies 3
Juniperus communis Common Juniper 3'-5' 3
Juniperus horizontalis Creeping Juniper 1' 3
Juniperus sabina Savin Juniper 1'-3' 3
Krascheninnikovia lanata  Winterfat 2'-3' 3
Lonicera tatarica Tatarian Honeysuckle 6'-8' 3
Lonicera xylosteoides  Mini Globe Honeysuckle 3'-4' 3
Mahonia repens Creeping Oregon Grape 1' 4
Philadelphus lewisii Mockorange Syringa 4'-5' 3
Phyaocarpus opulifolius Eastern Ninebark 4'-5' 3
Physocarpus malvaceus Ninebark 3'-5' 3
Potentilla fructiosa Potentilla/Cinquefoil 2'-3' 2
Prunus besseyl Western Sandcherry 5'-6' 3
Prunus tomentosa Anelope bitterbrush 2'-3' 4
Rhamnus frangula Buckthorn 5'-7' 4
Rhus aromatica Fragrant Sumac 3' 3
Rhus glabra Smooth Sumac 10' 3
Laciniata Cutleaf Smooth Sumac 8' 3
Rhus typhina Staghorn Sumac 10' 3
Laciniata Cutleaf Staghorn Sumac 8' 3
Rhus trilobata Trilobe Skunkbrush Sumac 3'-6' 3
Ribes alpinum Alpine Currant 6' 2
Ribes aureum Golden Currant 6' 2
Ribes cereum  Wax Currant 3' 3
Ribes inerme Gooseberry 3'-4' 4
Rosa glauca Redleaf Rose 5'-6' 2
Rosa rugosa Rugosa Rose 4'-6' 2
Rosa woodsii Woods Rose 3'-6' 3
Rosa 'Harrisons Yellow Shrub Rose 6' 3
Shepherdia argentea Silver Buffaloberry 8'-12' 2
Shepherdia canadensis Russet Buffaloberry 3'-13' 2
Sorbaria sorbifola Ash Leaf Spirea 6' 2
Symphoricarpos albus Snowberry 5'-6' 3
Syringa vulgaris Common Lilac 12'-15' 2
Syringa vulgaris Hybrids French Lilac 8'-12' 3
Tetradymia canescens Horsebrush 2' 2
Viburnum lantana Wayfaringbush 6'-10' 3
Viburnum lentago Nannybery Viburnum 20' 2

 

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