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Trees of North West Colorado North Park Middle School Agricultural Exploratory II

Box-Elder Things to Know: Other Comments: Elevation: 4,500 - 7,500 maple with compound leaves found along streams; rapid grower, weak- wooded, short-lived; female trees attract nuisance box-elder bugs.

White Fir Things to Know: Other Comments: Elevation: 4,000 - 10,000 symmetrical, pyramidal shape; for large landscapes; attractive soft, blue- green needles; grows best where protected from wind.

Engelmann Spruce Things to Know: Other Comments: Elevation: 5,000 - 11,000 Other Comments: large, densely pyramidal tree with blue-green needles and reddish scaly bark when mature; found at high elevations with subalpine fir where it performs best; less commonly available

Lodgepole Pine Things to Know: Other Comments: Elevation: 6,000 - 11,000 Other Comments: light green needles, persistent cones; tall, narrow form in native habitat; broader habit in landscape site; requires well- drained soils.

Ponderosa Pine Things to Know: Other Comments: Elevation: 4,000 - 9,000 Other Comments: longer, yellow-green needles; bark becomes cinnamon color with age; vanilla fragrance on warm days.

Narrow Leaf Cottonwood Things to Know: Elevation: 4,000 - 9,500 Other Comments: vertical growth habit; willow-like leaves, suckers heavily, best in natural areas along streams; males do not produce cotton; yellow fall color.

Douglas Fir Things to Know: Other Comments: Elevation: 4,500 - 11,000 fast-growing; soft, medium to dark green needles; pyramidal shape; unique cones; alternate host for gall insects on spruce.

Rocky Mountain Birch Things to Know: Elevation: 5,000 - 9,000 Other Comments: small tree or large shrub; bronze-red bark; found along streams, often with thinleaf alder; yellow fall color; requires additional moisture in dry winters.

Rocky Mountain Juniper Things to Know: Elevation: 4,000 - 8,000 Other Comments: variable growth habit, often upright to columnar; male and female flowers on separate plants; found on dry mountain slopes and mesas; berry-like fruit important food for small mammals and birds.

Pinon Pine Things to Know: Elevation: 4,000 - 7,500 Other Comments: compact, bushy growth form with grayish green needles in bundles of two, small rounded cones; edible seeds develop when planted in grove for cross-pollination; best in dry, well-drained site

Gambel (Shrub) Oak Things to Know: Elevation: 4,000 - 8,500 Other Comments: small tree to large shrub, best on well- drained soils; often thicket-forming; shades of red, orange, yellow and brown in fall; acorns provide excellent wildlife food.

Peachleaf Willow Things to Know: Elevation: 3,500 - 7,000 Other Comments: ast-growing; lance- shaped leaves; new twig growth orange- yellow; ascending branches; found along streams.

Quaking Aspen Things to Know: Elevation: 4,000 - 10,000 Other Comments: slender branches, white bark with black ridges in maturity; golden fall color, leaves flutter in slight breeze; short- lived, suckers; best in well-drained mountain soils.