Tree & Shrub Planting
Edmonton

Trees, Shrubs & Perennials

These are the species I personally recommend and install most often on Edmonton projects — trees, shrubs, and perennials I’ve watched establish well and hold up long-term on both residential and commercial properties in Alberta’s climate. Click any plant for full details.

Trees

TreeNative

Trembling Aspen

Populus tremuloides

Height10–25m33–82 ft

Width5–10m16–33 ft

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Tree

Schubert Chokecherry

Prunus virginiana 'Schubert'

Height6–8m20–26 ft

Width3–5m10–16 ft

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Tree

Ivory Silk Japanese Lilac

Syringa reticulata 'Ivory Silk'

Height6–8m20–26 ft

Width4–6m13–20 ft

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Tree

Spring Snow Crabapple

Malus 'Spring Snow'

Height6–8m20–26 ft

Width5–7m16–23 ft

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Tree

Patmore Green Ash

Fraxinus pennsylvanica 'Patmore'

Height12–15m40–50 ft

Width8–10m26–33 ft

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Tree

Colorado Spruce

Picea pungens

Height15–20m50–66 ft

Width6–8m20–26 ft

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Tree

Columnar Blue Spruce

Picea pungens 'Fastigiata'

Height6–8m20–26 ft

Width1–1.5m3–5 ft

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Tree

Fat Albert Spruce

Picea pungens 'Fat Albert'

Height4–6m13–20 ft

Width3–4m10–13 ft

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Shrubs

Shrub

Dwarf Mugo Pine

Pinus mugo 'Mops'

Height0.5–1m2–3 ft

Width1–1.5m3–5 ft

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Shrub

Dwarf Korean Lilac

Syringa meyeri 'Palibin'

Height1.2–1.5m4–5 ft

Width1.2–1.5m4–5 ft

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Shrub

Goldflame Spirea

Spiraea japonica 'Goldflame'

Height0.6–0.9m2–3 ft

Width0.6–0.9m2–3 ft

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Shrub

Shrubby Potentilla

Potentilla fruticosa

Height0.6–1.2m2–4 ft

Width0.6–1m2–3 ft

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ShrubNative

Red-Osier Dogwood

Cornus sericea

Height1.5–3m5–10 ft

Width2–3m7–10 ft

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Shrub

Diabolo Ninebark

Physocarpus opulifolius 'Diabolo'

Height1.5–2m5–7 ft

Width1.5–2m5–7 ft

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Shrub

Weigela

Weigela florida 'Minuet'

Height0.6–1m2–3 ft

Width0.6–1m2–3 ft

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Perennials

Perennial

Karl Foerster Grass

Calamagrostis × acutiflora

Height1.2–1.5m4–5 ft

Width0.6–0.9m2–3 ft

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Perennial

Stella d'Oro Daylily

Hemerocallis 'Stella d'Oro'

Height0.3–0.5m12–18 in

Width0.4–0.5m15–18 in

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Perennial

Russian Sage

Salvia yangii

Height0.9–1.2m3–4 ft

Width0.6–0.9m2–3 ft

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Perennial

Peony

Paeonia lactiflora

Height0.6–0.9m2–3 ft

Width0.6–0.9m2–3 ft

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Perennial

First Frost Hosta

Hosta 'First Frost'

Height0.4–0.5m16–20 in

Width0.6–0.75m24–30 in

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