Zone 3 Tolerant Trees

acousticco

I was reading laurengeary's thread on protecting trees from harsh winters and thought I'd post my (in progress) list of zone 3 tolerant trees here for the benefit of all the cold climate loving folks out there. I'm not 100% sure that this list is correct or if many of the trees listed are even really suitable for bonsai. But I think it's a pretty good start...

Please point out any mistakes or provide additions if you feel like doing so.

-Cody

ZONE 3 TOLERANT TREES:

Acer ginnala Amur Maple
Alnus incana ssp. rugosa (A. tenuifolia) Thinleaf Alder
Andromeda glaucophylla Bog Rosemary
Artemisia filifolia Sand Sage
Artemisia frigida Fringed Sage
Artemisia nova Black Sage
Betula occidentalis Water Birch
Betula papyrifera Paper Birch
Betula pendula Eurpoean white birch, silver birch
Caragana arborescens Siberian Peashrub
Carpinus caroliniana (C. americana) American hornbeam
Cornus sericea var. sericea (C. stolonifera) Red-Osier Dogwood
Crataegus mollis Downy Hawthorn
Eleagnus angustifolia Russian Olive
Ginkgo Biloba Ginkgo
Juniperus scopulorum Rocky Mountain Juniper
Juniperus virginiana Eastern Red Cedar
Larix laricina American larch
Malus baccata mandshurica (M. cerasifera) Manchurian crabapple, Siberian crabapple
Malus 'Pink Spires' Pink Spires Crabapple
Malus sargentii Sargent's crabapple
Malus toringo (M. sieboldii) Toringo crabapple
Picea abies Norway spruce
Picea abies 'Maxwellii' Norway spruce, dwarf spruce
Picea engelmannii Blue Englemann spruce, dwarf Alberta spruce
Picea glauca white spruce
Picea pungens Blue Spruce
Pinus mugo Mugo Pine (Swiss Mountain Pine)
Pinus resinosa Red Pine
Pinus sylvestris Scots Pine
Pinus strobus Eastern white pine
Prunus americana American Plum
Prunus bessyi Sand Cherry
Prunus maackii Amur chokecherry
Prunus pennsylvanica Pin Cherry (Fire Cherry)
Prunus serotina Black cherry
Prunus tormentosa downy cherry, Korean bush-cherry, Nanking cherry, Chinese bush fruit, Tormentosa cherry
Prunus virginiana 'Shubert' Canada Red Cherry
Prunus x cistena 'Purpleleaf' Sand Cherry
Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca Douglass Fir
Quercus gambelii Gambel's Oak
Quercus macrocarpa Bur Oak
Ribes cereum Squaw Currant
Sheperdia argentea Silver Buffaloberry
Sorbus aucuparia European Mountain Ash
Sorbus aucuparia 'Michred' Cardinal Royal Mountain Ash
Sorbus decora Showy Mountain Ash
Sorbus scopulina Rock Mountain Ash
Syringa meyeri 'Palibin' Dwarf Korean Lilac
Tilia americana American Linden, Basswood

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laurengeary

This is very helpful! It gives me a good idea of what I can plant here, and not have to worry about them freezing over winter. Thanks!

FredL

Interesting list! A few trees that occurred to me from my days in Montana were Lodgepole Pine, Ponderosa Pine, Alpine Fir and Western Redcedar. Wish I could remember their Scientific names.

Alot of the trees that you mention are first rate for bonsai. Many of them are not well suited for our climate here in the Ozarks, at all.

Fred

Carl_Bergstrom

Cody,

I really like Acer Pseudosieboldianum, the Korean maple. Some references list it as hardy to zone 3, others as hardy to zone 4. Either way, it might be well worth a try.

Mountain maples has them, for example:

http://www.mountainmaples.com/WS4D_...s4d?ClassNo=302

With my best regards,
Carl

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acousticco

Fred and Carl, thanks for the leads. When I have more time (I'm moving in less than a week!), I'm going to go through the list and do some fact gathering, and updating, etc. I'll also be putting it all together for a web-page for Zone 3 bonsai, some time soon. I have a few more weeks here until growing season starts...

Thanks again,
Cody

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acousticco

Fred and anyone else who was wondering:

Pinus contorta - Lodgepole Pine
Pinus ponderosa - Ponderosa Pine
Abies lasiocarpa - Alpine Fir
Thuja plicata - Western Red Cedar

-Cody

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