Crook CountyTrees
The 2008 Seedling Application for Seedling Trees IS NOW AVAILABLE. You can download the order form on-line - CLICK HERE for an order form. CLICK HERE for a copy of tree/shrub descriptions. You can also call the office and have one mailed to you.
DEADLINE IS APRIL 4th, 2008
TREES ARRIVE IN MAY!
Below is a list of what we usually offer. Although all species listed here have been proven adaptable to Northwest Wyoming conditions, each species may have limited adaptability to local soil types and conditions. While the district does everything possible to promote survivability of the stock, no guarantees can be provided.
NEW IN 2007-RUSSIAN OLIVES ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR SALE IN WYOMING as they have been recently added to the Wyoming State Noxious Weed List.
Tree Types
Bare Root Shrubs
- Buffaloberry
Medium to tall shrub; drought tolerant, good forage value for wildlife. - Caragana
Medium to tall; best on sandy to loamy soils, very hardy. - Chokecherry
Medium shrub; berries good for jelly, preferred by a variety of wildlife. - Lilac
Tall; one of the best shrubs for windbreaks in most soils, fragrant flower, excellent cold and drought tolerant. - Nanking Cherry
Medium and hardy; good in most soils, fruit edible and relished by wildlife. - American Plum
Medium to tall; medium drought tolerant, thorny shrub or small tree, fruit edible. - Cotoneaster
Medium; grows well in most soils, showy foliage and berries, preferred by songbirds. - Honeysuckle: Medium to large; multi-stemmed 8-12 ft. Attractive white & yellow flowers. Abundant dark red berries
- Hansen Hedge Rose: Hardy, low to medium; thorny, 4-6 feet. Upright to arching, form a dense thicket.
Bare Root Trees
- Golden Willow
Medium to tall; plant same as cottonwood. - Cottonwood
Tall; fast growing in moist soils with supplemental water, hybrid cottonless. - Green Ash
Medium to tall; fast growing with sufficient water, hardy once established. - Siberian Elm
Medium height; cold and drought hardy, rapid growth, tolerant of poor soils. - Bur Oak
Tall; sturdy long lived tree, native to Wyoming Black Hills region - Honeylocust: Medium to large spreading tree (45-75 feet); adaptable to variable soil conditions; thornless
Potted Stock
- Colorado Blue Spruce
Tall; grows in moist soils but will grow on drier sites if watered to establishment. - Ponderosa Pine
Tall; grows in most soils of low pH except heavy clay, one of the better windbreak trees. - Rocky Mountain Juniper
Tall; hardy drought tolerant native, best used for windbreaks or screens. - Aspen
Tall; grayish white bark, turns yellow in the fall, usually planted in clumps, requires plentiful moisture.
Fruit Trees & Shrubs
- McIntosh Apple
Zone 4. Bright to dark red skin over sweet, crisp, white flesh. Ripens in September. - Honey Crisp Apple
Zone 3. Crisp, juicy with excellent flavor, rated superior! Fruit is mottled red over yellow. Ripens late September to late October. - Moorpark Apricot
To 10', Zone 4. Very large, sweet, juicy deep orange flesh. Smooth golden yellow skin. Long ripening period, early July to late August. - Harvest Queen Pear
Zone 4. Fruit similar, though slightly smaller than Bartlett with better cold hardiness, ripens mid-August. - Gourmet Pear: Zone 4. Crisp, sweet, dessert quality. Medium size green-yellow skin, juicy yellow flesh. Ripens September, winter hardy.
- North Star Cherry
Zone 3; Natural dwarf to 12', large tart fruit with red skin, flesh and juice. Vigorous, self-fertile, early bearing, ripens mid-June to early July.
Base Road Living Snow Fence, (County Road 100)- A grant from Wyoming
State Forestry, installed May 2005.