PORTNEUF VALLEY TREE GUIDE - City of Pocatello

Most of Pocatello falls into USDA Zone 5, with minimum temperatureranges of -20 to -20F. Contact your local extension office to find outyour area’s hardiness zone. A green ‘Z’ followed by the zone range isgiven for each tree in the tree selection section.AVAILABILITYLocal nurseries sell some of the trees recommended in this guide, butsome of the best trees for this area may have to be special ordered.When you place a special order, it may help you to know:• Almost all trees sold here are grown fairly far away. It is usuallynecessary to get your special order tree placed with a shipmentthat is already coming in or shipping expenses would be very high.• Just because growers have a certain tree in their catalogs doesnot mean that tree is always available. Tree availability is usuallybest in the fall and worst from April through July. The best time toorder your special tree is in the fall for next spring.• If you want a special order of a bareroot tree, be aware thatmost bareroot trees must be ordered in bundles. The nursery maynot want to order a bundle of 5 or 10 trees if you only want one.• When ordering special trees, don’t give up if they are not instantlyavailable. Give the retail nursery advance notice and plenty oftime. If you want a special tree you probably already know it’s agreat tree, so don’t settle for a lesser substitute too quickly.Designations for availability of tree selections:readily = commonly availablerequest = nursery can special ordermail order = rarely available from nursery but available onlineseedling only = generally mail order as seedlings only8ORIGINNative to southeast Idaho and nearby regionsTree Guide Legend