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EVANSTON TREE SELECTION LIST The following is a list of trees offered by ‘Qualico Communities Calgary’. Each tree has been carefully selected for hardiness for your climatic zone, therefore providing the opportunity for your tree to thrive with you and your new home. TREE PLANTED* POTTED** Rescue Apple Malus ‘Rescue’ ü Prairie Spire Green Ash Fraxinus ‘Prairie Spire’ ü ü Swedish Columnar Aspen Populus tremula ‘Erecta’ ü ü Trembling Aspen Populus tremuloides ü Cut Leaf Weeping Birch Betula pendula ‘Laciniata’ ü ü Parkland Pillar Birch Betula platyphylla ‘Jefpark’ ü ü Pin Cherry Prunus pennsylvanica ü Schubert Chokecherry Prunus virginiana ‘Schubert’ ü ü Dolgo Crabapple Malus ‘Dolgo’ ü Gladiator Crabapple Malus ‘Gladiator’ ü ü Rosthern Crabapple Malus baccata ‘Rosthern’ ü Rudolph Crabapple Malus ‘Rudolph’ ü Spring Snow Crabapple Malus ‘Spring Snow’ ü ü Starlite Crabapple Malus ‘Jetlite’ ü Thunderchild Crabapple Malus ‘Thunderchild’ ü ü Brandon Elm Ulmus americana ‘Brandon’ ü ü Blackhawk Mountain Ash Sorbus aucuparia ‘Blackhawk’ ü ü Russian Mountain Ash Sorbus aucuparia ‘Rossica’ ü ü Showy Mountain Ash Sorbus decora ü ü Golden Spice Pear Pyrus ussuriensis ‘Golden Spice’ ü Navigator Pear Pyrus ‘DurPSN303’ ü Ussurian Pear Pyrus ussuriensis ü Princess Kay Plum Prunus nigra ‘Princess Plum’ ü ü Columnar Spruce Picea pungens ‘Fastigiata’ ü ü Hoopsii Spruce Picea pungens ‘Hoopsii’ ü Laurel Leaf Willow Salix pentandra ü * Planted tree: full size tree planted with a caliper size of approximately 65mm ** Potted tree: tree that was grown in an AirPot â & is dropped off for homeowner to plant

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EVANSTON TREE SELECTION LIST The following is a list of trees offered by ‘Qualico Communities Calgary’. Each tree has been carefully selected for hardiness for your climatic zone, therefore providing the opportunity for your tree to thrive with you and your new home.

TREE PLANTED* POTTED** Rescue Apple – Malus ‘Rescue’ ü

Prairie Spire Green Ash – Fraxinus ‘Prairie Spire’ ü ü Swedish Columnar Aspen – Populus tremula ‘Erecta’ ü ü

Trembling Aspen – Populus tremuloides ü Cut Leaf Weeping Birch – Betula pendula ‘Laciniata’ ü ü

Parkland Pillar Birch – Betula platyphylla ‘Jefpark’ ü ü Pin Cherry – Prunus pennsylvanica ü

Schubert Chokecherry – Prunus virginiana ‘Schubert’ ü ü

Dolgo Crabapple – Malus ‘Dolgo’ ü

Gladiator Crabapple – Malus ‘Gladiator’ ü ü

Rosthern Crabapple – Malus baccata ‘Rosthern’ ü

Rudolph Crabapple – Malus ‘Rudolph’ ü

Spring Snow Crabapple – Malus ‘Spring Snow’ ü ü Starlite Crabapple – Malus ‘Jetlite’ ü

Thunderchild Crabapple – Malus ‘Thunderchild’ ü ü

Brandon Elm – Ulmus americana ‘Brandon’ ü ü Blackhawk Mountain Ash – Sorbus aucuparia ‘Blackhawk’ ü ü

Russian Mountain Ash – Sorbus aucuparia ‘Rossica’ ü ü Showy Mountain Ash – Sorbus decora ü ü

Golden Spice Pear – Pyrus ussuriensis ‘Golden Spice’ ü Navigator Pear – Pyrus ‘DurPSN303’ ü Ussurian Pear – Pyrus ussuriensis ü Princess Kay Plum – Prunus nigra ‘Princess Plum’ ü ü Columnar Spruce – Picea pungens ‘Fastigiata’ ü ü

Hoopsii Spruce – Picea pungens ‘Hoopsii’ ü

Laurel Leaf Willow – Salix pentandra ü

* Planted tree: full size tree planted with a caliper size of approximately 65mm ** Potted tree: tree that was grown in an AirPotâ & is dropped off for homeowner to plant

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Rescue Apple – Malus ‘Rescue’ Green leaves White flowers Produces edible fruit Fruit is golf-ball sized

Prairie Spire Green Ash – Fraxinus ‘Prairie Spire’

Narrow pyramidal tree that becomes more oval with age Dark green glossy foliage Seedless Leaves turn yellow in the Fall Fast growing tree

Swedish Columnar Aspen – Populus tremula ‘Erecta’ Narrow, columnar growth habit Shiny green leaves that turn amber in the Fall Excellent specimen tree for small yards Fast growing tree with no cotton fluff

Trembling Aspen – Populus tremuloides

Slender oval shaped native tree Round green leaves that display a ‘trembling’ feature in the wind Greenish-white, smooth bark

Cut Leaf Weeping Birch – Betula pendula ‘Laciniata’ Green dissected leaves Leaves are yellow in the Fall season Branches gracefully cascade from the middle of the tree White papery bark

Parkland Pillar Birch – Betula platyphylla ‘Jefpark’

Pyramidal formed tree Dark green leaves with golden Autumn colour

Pin Cherry – Prunus pennsylvanica Native tree Green leaves which turn a red-yellow in the Fall White flowers Bright red cherries Reddish bark

Schubert Chokecherry – Prunus virginiana ‘Schubert’

Green leaves in the Spring that mature to a dark purple White flowers Very small dark chokecherries if flowers are pollinated Grey bark

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Dolgo Crabapple – Malus ‘Dolgo’

Fragrant white flowers Green leaves that are yellow in the Fall Tarty red crabapples if blossoms are pollinated Slow to medium growth rate

Gladiator Crabapple – Malus ‘Gladiator’

Upright, dense form Bright pink flowers Glossy purple leaves Small deep purple fruit, if flowers are pollinated Excellent fire blight resistance

Rosthern Crabapple – Malus baccata ‘Rosthern’

Columnar tree shape White flowers Green leaves Tiny ornamental fruit

Rudolph Crabapple – Malus ‘Rudolph’

Large, semi-double rosy red flowers Dense rounded crown with bronze leaves that turn yellow in the Fall Purple-red fruit, produced in the Fall Very hardy tree that is resistant to scab Slow to medium growth rate

Spring Snow Crabapple – Malus ‘Spring Snow’ Tight oval form Pink buds blossom into bright white flowers Leaves are a glossy green Produces no fruit

Starlite Crabapple – Malus ‘Jetlite’

Upright growth habit Clusters of white flowers Leaves are dark green Fruit are small and a showy red Resistant to disease

Thunderchild Crabapple – Malus ‘Thunderchild’

Upright vase-shaped form Deep pink flowers Glossy purple leaves Very small crabapple, if blossoms are pollinated Disease resistant

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Brandon Elm – Ulmus americana ‘Brandon’ Vase shaped canopy Toothed green leaves that turn yellow in the Fall Fast growing shade tree

Blackhawk Mountain Ash – Sorbus aucuparia ‘Blackhawk’ Compact oval shape White flower clusters Green lobed leaves; orange leaves in the Fall Orange berries which attracts birds all year (particularly entertaining in the

Winter/Spring for the berries have fermented and the birds consuming them become drunk)

Russian Mountain Ash – Sorbus aucuparia ‘Rossica’

Pyramidal tree shape Clusters of white flowers Green leaves which turn an orange and yellow in the Fall Orange-red berries which attracts birds all year (particularly

entertaining in the Winter/Spring for the berries have fermented and the birds consuming them become drunk)

Showy Mountain Ash – Sorbus decora

Narrow, open ornamental tree White clustered flowers Deep green lobed leaves which turn an orange red in the Fall Red berries which attracts birds all year (particularly entertaining in the

Winter/Spring for the berries have fermented and the birds consuming them become drunk)

Golden Spice Pear – Pyrus ussuriensis ‘Golden Spice’

Oval canopy Glossy green leaves that turn burgundy in the Fall Showy white flowers Golden red fruit

Navigator Pear – Pyrus ‘DurPSN303’ Pyramidal growth habit Glossy green leaves that matures to a magnificent

yellow-orange in the Fall Showy white flowers Almost fruitless

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Ussurian Pear – Pyrus ussuriensis Oval shaped tree Showy white flowers Green foliage Small yellow fruit Branches have thorns

Princess Kay Plum – Prunus nigra ‘Princess Plum’ Ornamental tree Double white fragrant showy flowers Green leaves that turn a yellow-orange-red colour in the Fall Bark is a silver-grey

Columnar Spruce – Picea pungens ‘Fastigiata’

Green to blue-green needles Fairly symmetrical narrow shape Branches point upwards Rugged, medium to fast growing conifer

Hoopsii Spruce – Picea pungens ‘Hoopsii’ Pyramidal narrow growth habit Silvery blue thick needles Horizontal branches Red cones in the middle of Spring

Laurel Leaf Willow – Salix pentandra

Shade tree with a large canopy Green glossy slender leaves Leaves turn yellow in the Fall Bark is green