Tree Selection for Higher Elevations - Forestry - Utah State University

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Trees for high elevations in Utah – Natives• Selected broadleaves (15 in UTB)– canyon maple (Acer grandidentatum)– water or river birch (Betula occidentalis)– curlleaf mountain-mahogany (Cercocarpus ledifolius)– quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides)– common chokecherry (Prunus virginiana)– Gambel oak (Quercus gambelii)– Greene mountain-ash (Sorbus scopulina)
Trees for high elevations in Utah – Natives• Conifers (11 in UTB)– Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)– fir – white, subalpine (Abies concolor, lasiocarpa)– juniper – Rocky Mountain, Utah (Juniperusscopulorum, osteosperma)– pine – limber, lodgepole, ponderosa, pinyons (Pinusflexilis, contorta, ponderosa, edulis, monophylla)– spruce – blue, Engelmann (Picea pungens,engelmannii)
Page 1 and 2: Tree Selectionfor Higher Elevations
Page 3 and 4: Why is elevation an issue in Utah?
Page 5 and 6: How much of an issue is growing lan
Page 7 and 8: How high elevationaffects trees•
Page 9 and 10: Temperature• 5F decrease per 1,00
Page 11 and 12: Cooler minimumtemperatures-43.6F-40
Page 13 and 14: Snow lastslongerAverage snowfall (i
Page 15 and 16: DecreasedETAverage PET (inches)(sou
Page 17: Relief/aspect
Page 20 and 21: Poorer soils(arability)(source www.
Page 22 and 23: So, what is a“higher elevation”
Page 24 and 25: USDA Hardiness ZonesSummit & Wasatc
Page 26 and 27: Calculatedhardiness zones-43.6F (2b
Page 28 and 29: Selection criteria• Tolerance of
Page 32 and 33: Trees for high elevations in Utah -
Page 40 and 41: canyon maple (Acer grandidentatum;
Page 42 and 43: Tatarian maple (Acer tataricum; Zon
Page 44 and 45: curlleaf mountain-mahogany (Cercoca
Page 46 and 47: Washington hawthorn (Crataegus phae
Page 48 and 49: ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba; Zone 3)
Page 50 and 51: yellow-poplar (Liriodendron tulipif
Page 52 and 53: star magnolia (Magnolia stellata; Z
Page 54 and 55: white oak (Quercus alba; Zone 3)
Page 56 and 57: English oak (Quercus robur; Zone 4)
Page 58 and 59: Japanese tree lilac (Syringa reticu
Page 60 and 61: white fir (Abies concolor) foliage*
Page 62 and 63: European larch (Larix decidua; Zone
Page 64 and 65: Serbian spruce (Picea omorika; Zone
Page 66 and 67: Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora
Page 68 and 69: ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa; Zo
Page 70 and 71: References• Books- Dirr, Manual o

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