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White Spruce
The White Spruce tree, Picea glauca, has many common names including the Western White Spruce, Canadian Spruce, Alberta Spruce, Alberta White Spruce, Black Hills Spruce, Skunk Spruce, Cat Spruce, and Porsild Spruce. This conifer is a very hardy evergreen tree. White Spruce trees can grow rapidly if placed in a well drained location and it is adaptable to many soil types. It makes a beautiful Christmas tree, ornamental specimen, when planted as a single, or it can be a steady windbreak when planted in rows. ... more info
Serviceberry This deciduous tree/shrub is multistemmed and gets up to 20 ft tall with a dense, bushy spread up to 10 ft across. Serviceberry trees have leaves that are 2 inches long and have a very pretty white fuzzy coat when young, but becoming shiny green as they mature. Ths fall color is brilliant yellow, red or orange. The berrylike fruits are showy and edible. Their beautiful, but brief, early spring flowering beats all but the earliest shrubs, and their fall foliage is first rate. |
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