Colorado native trees for the Front Range

Native trees are adapted to Front Range soils, cold snaps, and low rainfall, and they support local wildlife. These species are Colorado natives suited to landscapes from the foothills to the plains.

28 plants

Alder — Thinleaf/MountainAlnus incana subsp. tenuifolia
Birch — Rocky Mountain/WaterBetula occidentalis
Douglas-fir — Rocky Mountain Douglas firPseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca
Fir — WhiteAbies concolor
Hawthorn — River/DouglasCrataegus douglasii
Juniper — One – SeedJuniperus monosperma
Juniper — Rocky MountainJuniperus scopulorum
Maple — BigtoothAcer grandidentatum
Maple — Boxelder 'Sensation'Acer negundo
Maple — Rocky MountainAcer glabrum
Oak — GambelQuercus gambelii
Oak — WavyleafQuercus undulata
Pine — 'Vanderwolf's Pyramid'Pinus flexilis
Pine — Bristlecone(foxtail)Pinus aristata
Pine — LimberPinus flexilis
Pine — LodgepolePinus contorta
Pine — PinyonPinus edulis
Pine — PonderosaPinus ponderosa
Pine — Southwestern WhitePinus strobiformis
Poplar (cottonwood) — HighlandPopulus x acuminata x sargentii
Poplar (cottonwood) — LanceleafPopulus x acuminata
Poplar (cottonwood) — NarrowleafPopulus angustifolia
Poplar (cottonwood) — Plains 'Jeronimus'Populus deltoides subsp. monilifera
Poplar (cottonwood) — Quaking AspenPopulus tremuloides
Spruce — ColoradoPicea pungens
Spruce — Colorado Blue – BABY BLUE®, 'Baby Blue Eyes', 'Bakeri', 'Fastigiata', 'Fat Albert', 'Hoopsi', 'Colorado Weeping', 'Sester Dwarf'Picea pungens glauca
Spruce — Engleman SprucePicea engelmannii
Willow — PeachleafSalix amygdaloides