Best For Dry Sites
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The following plants are specially adapted to grow in dry, droughty soils. Evergreens are found in the first list, tall deciduous trees second, medium height deciduous trees third, and shrubs in the final list. Letters following each species indicate which third of the state -
eastern (E), central (C), or western (W) - the associated species has adapted.
- Rocky Mountain juniper (W)
- Austrian pine (E,C,W)
- Ponderosa pine (E,C,W)
- Eastern redcedar (E,C,W)
- Honeylocust (E,C,W)
- Bur oak (E,C,W)
- Lacebark elm (E,C,W)
- English Oak (C,W)
- Shumard oak (E,C,W)
- Russian mulberry (E,C,W)
- Choke cherry (E,C,W)
- Peking cotoneaster (E,C,W)
- Lilac (E,C,W)
- American plum (E,C,W)
- Fragrant sumac (E,C,W)
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