Tree Selection for Higher Elevations - Forestry - Utah State University

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References• Books– Dirr, Manual of Woody Landscape Plants– Kuhns, Trees of Utah and the Intermountain West• Web sites– forestry.usu.edu– www.treebrowser.org– www.usna.usda.gov/Hardzone/ushzmap.html
Mike KuhnsDepartment of Wildland ResourcesUtah State University5230 Old Main HillLogan, UT 84322-5230mike.kuhns@usu.edu
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Tree Selectionfor Higher Elevations
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Why is elevation an issue in Utah?
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How much of an issue is growing lan
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How high elevationaffects trees•
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Temperature• 5F decrease per 1,00
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Cooler minimumtemperatures-43.6F-40
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Snow lastslongerAverage snowfall (i
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DecreasedETAverage PET (inches)(sou
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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 30 and 31: 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
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