Trees for the Colorado Front Range
Every tree on this page is drawn from the 2024 Front Range Tree Recommendation List® and references from CSU Extension, the Colorado Tree Coalition, and Denver Botanic Gardens — species proven to handle Colorado's alkaline soils, cold snaps, hail, wind, and low rainfall from Colorado Springs to the Wyoming border. Browse the full list below, or open the interactive finder to filter by water, size, native status, and more.
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All 228 trees
Maple — HedgeAcer campestre
Maple — Amur/Ginnala – 'Flame'Acer tataricum subsp. ginnala
Maple — Rocky MountainAcer glabrum
Maple — BigtoothAcer grandidentatum
Maple — Bigtooth – ROCKY MOUNTAIN GLOW®, HIGHLAND PARK®Acer saccharum subsp. grandidentatum
Maple — PaperbarkAcer griseum
Maple — MiyabeAcer miyabei
Maple — Boxelder 'Sensation'Acer negundo
Maple — Norway – 'Columnare', 'Crimson King', 'Crimson Sentry', 'Deborah', EMERALD LUSTER®, 'Emerald Queen', 'Fairview', 'Royal Red'Acer platanoides
Maple — Red – 'Autumn Flame', REDPOINTE®, RED SUNSET®Acer rubrum
Maple — Sugar – GREEN MOUNTAIN®, LEGACY®, FALL FIESTA®Acer saccharum- Maple — Sugar – Caddo 'John Pair', 'Autumn Splendor', FLASH FIRE®Acer saccharum
Maple — TatarianAcer tataricum- Maple — Tatarian HOT WINGS®Acer tataricum
Maple — NORWEGIAN SUNSET®, CRIMSON SUNSET®, PACIFIC SUNSET®Acer truncatum x platanoides
Buckeye/Horsechestnut — Texas Buckeye (Western Buckeye)Aesculus glabra var. arguta
Buckeye/Horsechestnut — Ohio BuckeyeAesculus glabra
Buckeye/Horsechestnut — Common HorsechestnutAesculus hippocastanum
Buckeye/Horsechestnut — Yellow BuckeyeAesculus flava
Buckeye/Horsechestnut — 'Briotti', 'Fort McNair'Aesculus x carnea
Alder — EuropeanAlnus glutinosa
Alder — Thinleaf/MountainAlnus incana subsp. tenuifolia
Serviceberry — SaskatoonAmelanchier alnifolia
Serviceberry — ShadblowAmelanchier canadensis
Serviceberry — AlleghenyAmelanchier laevis
Serviceberry — 'Autumn Brilliance'Amelanchier x grandiflora
Birch — River – HERITAGE®Betula nigra
Birch — Rocky Mountain/WaterBetula occidentalis
Birch — European White – 'Gracilis'Betula pendula
Birch — Asian White – 'Whitespire', DAKOTA PINNACLE®, PARKLAND PILLAR®Betula platyphylla
Hornbeam — European – 'Frans Fontaine'Carpinus betulus- Hornbeam — 'Fastigiata'Carpinus betulus
Hornbeam — American hornbeamCarpinus caroliniana
Hickory — PecanCarya illinoinensis
Catalpa — ChineseCatalpa ovata
Catalpa — Northern/Western, HEARTLAND®Catalpa speciosa
Hackberry — Common Hackberry, PRAIRIE SENTINEL®Celtis occidentalis
Redbud — EasternCercis canadensis- Redbud — Eastern – 'Alba', 'Forest Pansy'Cercis canadensis
- Redbud — 'Ruby Falls'Cercis canadensis
Katsura — Katsura TreeCercidiphyllum japonicum
Yellowwood — American YellowwoodCladrastis kentukea
Dogwood — Giant – 'June Snow'Cornus controversa
Dogwood — Cornelian Cherry, 'Golden Glory'Cornus mas
Hazelnut — Turkish Filbert/HazelnutCorylus colurna
Hawthorn — Cockspur var. inermisCrataegus crus-galli
Hawthorn — RussianCrataegus ambigua
Hawthorn — River/DouglasCrataegus douglasii
Hawthorn — English – 'Crimson Cloud'Crataegus laevigata
Hawthorn — DownyCrataegus mollis
Hawthorn — 'Toba'Crataegus x mordenensis
Hawthorn — WashingtonCrataegus phaenopyrum
Hawthorn — Green – 'Winter King'Crataegus viridis
Beech — European Beech, 'Riversii', 'Dawyck Purple'Fagus sylvatica
Ginkgo — Ginkgo/Maidenhair Tree, 'Princeton Sentry', 'Autumn Gold'Ginkgo biloba
Honeylocust — Thornless Common – NORTHERN ACCLAIM®Gleditsia triacanthos- Honeylocust — Thornless Common – IMPERIAL®, SHADEMASTER®, SKYLINE®Gleditsia triacanthos
- Honeylocust — Thornless Common – SUNBURST®Gleditsia triacanthos
Coffeetree — Kentucky CoffeetreeGymnocladus dioicus- Coffeetree — Kentucky Coffeetree – ESPRESSO®, DECAF®, SKINNY LATTE™, PRAIRIE TITAN™Gymnocladus dioicus
Chinese lantern tree — GoldenraintreeKoelreuteria paniculata
Sweetgum — American SweetgumLiquidambar styraciflua
Tuliptree — TuliptreeLiriodendron tulipifera- Tuliptree — Tuliptree, EMERALD CITY®Liriodendron tulipifera
Maackia — Amur MaackiaMaackia amurensis
Osage Orange 'White Shield'Maclura pomifera
Magnolia — CucumbertreeMagnolia acuminata
Magnolia — SaucerMagnolia x soulangiana
Fruit Apple — HoneyCrisp, McIntosh, Red Deliciious, Sweet Sixteen, ZestarMalus varieties
Crabapple — AdirondackMalus 'Adirondack'
Crabapple — BRANDYWINE®Malus x 'Branzam'- Crabapple — CORALBURST®Malus x 'Coralcole'
- Crabapple — DolgoMalus 'Dolgo'
- Crabapple — GladiatorMalus 'Gladiator'
- Crabapple — Indian MagicMalus 'Indian Magic'
- Crabapple — LouisaMalus 'Louisa'
- Crabapple — PrairiefireMalus 'Prairiefire'
- Crabapple — Prairie RoseMalus 'Prairie Rose'
- Crabapple — RadiantMalus 'Radiant'
- Crabapple — Red BarronMalus 'Red Barron'
- Crabapple — ROYAL RAINDROPS®Malus 'JFS-KW5'
Crabapple — SargentMalus sargentii- Crabapple — Sargent TinaMalus sargentii 'Tina'
- Crabapple — Spring SnowMalus 'Spring Snow'
- Crabapple — ThunderchildMalus 'Thunderchild'
Mulberry — White Mulberry 'Chaparral'Morus alba
Hophornbeam — American HophornbeamOstrya virginiana
Corktree — Amur corktreePhellodendron amurense
Planetree — London Planetree 'EXCLAMATION!®'Platanus x acerifolia
Planetree — American sycamorePlatanus occidentalis
Poplar (cottonwood) — NarrowleafPopulus angustifolia
Poplar (cottonwood) — EasternPopulus deltoides
Poplar (cottonwood) — Plains 'Jeronimus'Populus deltoides subsp. monilifera
Poplar (cottonwood) — Upright European, AspenPopulus tremula 'Erecta'
Poplar (cottonwood) — Quaking AspenPopulus tremuloides- Poplar (cottonwood) — PRAIRIE GOLD®Populus tremuloides
Poplar (cottonwood) — LanceleafPopulus x acuminata
Poplar (cottonwood) — HighlandPopulus x acuminata x sargentii
Fruiting types — Apricot-ChinesePrunus armeniaca- Fruiting types — Apricot 'Moongold', 'Moorpark'Prunus armeniaca
Fruiting types — Sour Cherry- Evans BaliPrunus cerasus 'Evans Bali'
Fruiting types — BingPrunus avium 'Bing'- Fruiting types — Stella CompactPrunus avium 'Stella Compact'
- Fruiting types — Cherry – 'Montmorency', 'North Star'Prunus cerasus
Fruiting types — Peach – Elberta, Polly, Red HavenPrunus persica 'Elberta', 'Polly', 'Red Haven'- Fruiting types — Peach – Reliance, Veteran, ContenderPrunus persica 'Reliance', 'Veteran', 'Contender'
Fruiting types — Plum – Mount RoyalPrunus 'Mount Royal'
Fruiting types — Plum – Santa RosaPrunus salicina 'Santa Rosa'- Fruiting types — Plum- StanleyPrunus 'Stanley'
- Fruiting types — Plum-SuperiorPrunus 'Superior'
- Fruiting types — Plum – TokaPrunus 'Toka'
Ornamental types — Newport Plum (Kankakee strain)Prunus cerasifera 'Newport'- Ornamental types — Newport PlumPrunus cerasifera 'Newport'
- Ornamental types — Plum – MT. ST. HELENS®Prunus cerasifera 'Frankthrees'
Ornamental types — Amur ChokecherryPrunus maackii
Ornamental types — Plum 'Princess Kay'Prunus nigra 'Princess Kay'
Ornamental types — European BirdcherryPrunus padus- Ornamental types — European Birdcherry – SUMMER GLOW®, 'Merlot'Prunus padus
Ornamental types — PINK FLAIR®Prunus sargentii 'Pink Flare'
Ornamental types — Common Chokecherry – 'Canada Red', 'Schubert'Prunus virginiana
Ornamental types — Plum – Des FontainesPrunus x fontanesiana
Ornamental types — Prunus- SUCKER PUNCH®Prunus x 'P002S' (PP25,767)
Pear — Pear – 'Bartlett', 'Early Gold', 'Golden Spice', 'Luscious', 'Parker', 'Summercrisp'Pyrus
Pear — Callery – 'Aristocrat', CHANTICLEER® (aka 'Cleveland Select'), 'Autumn Blaze', 'Redspire'Pyrus calleryana- Pear — Jack'™Pyrus calleryana
- Pear — Callery – 'Capital', JAVELIN®Pyrus calleryana
Pear — Ussurian – 'Prairie Gem', 'Mt. Frost'Pyrus ussuriensis
Oak — SawtoothQuercus acutissima
Oak — WhiteQuercus alba
Oak — Swamp WhiteQuercus bicolor
Oak — Texas RedQuercus buckleyi
Oak — GambelQuercus gambelii
Oak — ShingleQuercus imbricaria
Oak — BurQuercus macrocarpa- Oak — 'Urban Pinnacle'Quercus macrocarpa 'Urban Pinnacle'
Oak — ChinkapinQuercus muehlenbergii
Oak — EnglishQuercus robur- Oak — English 'Columnaris'Quercus robur
Oak — HERITAGE®Quercus robur x macrocarpa
Oak — RedQuercus rubra
Oak — ShumardQuercus shumardii
Oak — WavyleafQuercus undulata
Oak — CRIMSON SPIRE®, STREETSPIRE®Quercus alba x robur
Oak — REGAL PRINCE®, KINDRED SPIRIT®Quercus robur x bicolor
Willow — Niobe Weeping – 'Tristis'Salix alba- Willow — Russian Golden – 'Vitellina'Salix alba
Willow — PeachleafSalix amygdaloides
Willow — Prairie Cascade, WeepingSalix x 'Prairie Cascade'
Pagodatree — Japanese Pagodatree, Millstone™Styphnolobium japonicum
Mountain-ash — Swedish WhitebeamSorbus intermedia
Mountain-ash — EuropeanSorbus aucuparia- Mountain-ash — European – CARDINAL ROYAL®Sorbus aucuparia
Mountain-ash — Oak LeafSorbus x hybrida
Lilac — Peking – 'Summer Charm'Syringa reticulata subsp. pekinensis
Lilac — Japanese – 'Ivory Silk'Syringa reticulata
Linden — American- American Sentry™, 'Redmond'Tilia americana
Linden — Littleleaf – GREENSPIRE®Tilia cordata
Linden — 'Harvest Gold'Tilia cordata x mongolica
Linden — Silver – 'Sterling Silver'Tilia tomentosa
Linden — 'Glenleven'Tilia x flavescens
Elm — American – 'Valley Forge', 'New Harmony', 'Princeton'Ulmus americana
Elm — David, GREENSTONE®, CHOICECITY®Ulmus davidiana
Elm — ACCOLADE® ('Morton')Ulmus davidiana var. japonica- Elm — NORTHERN EMPRESS®Ulmus davidiana var. japonica
- Elm — 'Prospector'Ulmus davidiana var. japonica
Elm — 'New Horizon'Ulmus japonica x U. pumila 'New Horizon'
Elm — 'Frontier'Ulmus minor x U. parvifolia
Elm — TRIUMPH® ElmUlmus x 'Morton Glossy'
Yellowhorn — Yellowhorn- CLEAR CREEK™Xanthoceras sorbifolium
Zelkova — Japanese Zelkovia 'Musashino'Zelkova serrata
Fir — WhiteAbies concolor
Cedar — Cedar of LebanonCedrus libani
Cypress — Arizona CypressHesperocyparis arizonica- Cypress — Arizona Cypress 'Blue Ice', CRYSTAL FROST™Hesperocyparis arizonica
Juniper — 'Blue Point'Juniperus chinensis- Juniper — Chinese – 'Spartan', 'Spearmint', 'Hetzi Columnaris'Juniperus chinensis
Juniper — One – SeedJuniperus monosperma
Juniper — Rocky MountainJuniperus scopulorum- Juniper — Rocky Mountain – 'Welchii', 'Gray Gleam', 'Cologreen', 'Wichita Blue', 'Moonglow'Juniperus scopulorum
- Juniper — Rocky Mountain – 'Medora', 'Skyrocket', 'Woodward'Juniperus scopulorum
Juniper — Eastern Red Cedar – 'Hillspire', 'Idyllwild', 'Blue Arrow'Juniperus virginiana- Juniper — Eastern Red Cedar – 'Taylor'Juniperus virginiana
Larch — European LarchLarix decidua
Dawn Redwood — Dawn RedwoodMetasequoia glyptostroboides
Spruce — Norway – 'Cupressina'Picea abies
Spruce — Engleman SprucePicea engelmannii
Spruce — Black Hills 'Densata', 'Wiskey Blue Hills'Picea glauca
Spruce — SerbianPicea omorika
Spruce — ColoradoPicea pungens
Spruce — Colorado Blue – BABY BLUE®, 'Baby Blue Eyes', 'Bakeri', 'Fastigiata', 'Fat Albert', 'Hoopsi', 'Colorado Weeping', 'Sester Dwarf'Picea pungens glauca
Pine — Bristlecone(foxtail)Pinus aristata
Pine — LacebarkPinus bungeana
Pine — Swiss Stone PinePinus cembra
Pine — LodgepolePinus contorta
Pine — PinyonPinus edulis
Pine — LimberPinus flexilis- Pine — 'Vanderwolf's Pyramid'Pinus flexilis
Pine — BosnianPinus heldreichii- Pine — Bosnian – 'Emerald Arrow'Pinus heldreichii
Pine — Singleleaf PinyonPinus monophylla
Pine — Mugo – 'Tannenbaum'Pinus mugo
Pine — Austrian 'Oregan Green'Pinus nigra- Pine — Austrian – 'Arnold's Sentinel', 'Frank'Pinus nigra
Pine — PonderosaPinus ponderosa
Pine — Eastern WhitePinus strobus
Pine — Southwestern WhitePinus strobiformis
Pine — ScotchPinus sylvestris
Douglas-fir — Rocky Mountain Douglas firPseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca
Giant Sequoia — Giant Sequoia – 'Hazel Smith'Sequoiadendron giganteum
Baldcypress — Baldcypress – SHAWNEE BRAVE™Taxodium distichum 'Mickelson'
Eastern Arborvitae – 'Emerald', 'Techny', 'Degroots Spire', 'North Pole'Thuja occidentalis
Green GiantThuja standishii x Thuja plicata
Silver - all cultivarsAcer saccharinum
Freeman - 'Armstrong', AUTUMN BLAZE®, AUTUMN FANTASY®, SIENNA GLENN®Acer x freemanii
Ash speciesFraxinus
Black WalnutJuglans nigra
Bechtel 'Plena'Malus ioensis- Golden Raindrops®Malus x 'Schmidtcutleaf'
White poplarPopulus alba
TowerPopulus x canescens 'Tower'- Callery - 'Bradford'Pyrus calleryana
Northern PinQuercus ellipsoidalis
Pin OakQuercus palustris
Black Locust - 'Purple Robe'Robinia pseudoacacia
Globe - 'Navajo'Salix matsudana
all cultivarsUlmus parvifolia
'Emerald Sunshine'Ulmus propinqua
'Green Vase', 'Village Green'Zelkova serrata