Colorado’s Major Tree Species - Colorado State Forest Service
Colorado's major tree species include bristlecone pine, Colorado blue spruce, Douglas-fir, Engelmann spruce, limber pine, lodgepole pine, narrowleaf cottonwood, quaking aspen, piñon pine, plains cottonwood, ponderosa pine, Rocky Mountain juniper, subalpine fir and white fir.
Colorado Trees - Colorado State Forest Service
The Benefits of Colorado Trees. Trees are invaluable for the many direct and indirect benefits we derive from them, they help to: Provide food and shelter for wildlife; Protect snow pack and watersheds; Help purify our lakes and streams; Hold soil in place to prevent erosion; Protect livestock from inclement weather
tree species which may occur in Colorado. To Identify a Tree: z Select some typical leaves or needles, and if possible, some cones and bark. z Read the first leaf description below. z Select the choice that best describes the leaf or needle. z Go to the number instructed, continuing in the same manner until a tree name is given.
Colorado native trees for home and commercial landscapes. Colorado native trees are naturally adapted to their specific Colorado climate, soil, and environmental conditions. When correctly sited, they can be ideal plants for a sustainable landscape that requires reduced external inputs such as watering, fertilizing, and pruning.
What is a Tree? How Does it Work? - Colorado State Forest Service
A tree is a tall plant with woody tissue. Trees gather light for photosynthesis through their leaves; this process creates “food” for the tree. Most of a tree trunk is dead tissue and serves only to support the weight of the tree crown.
Joint Resolution No. 7 declaring blue spruce Colorado’s official state tree. This tree is known for its stately, majestic, symmetrical form and its beautiful silver-blue color.
How to Plant a Tree - Colorado State Forest Service
When properly planting a tree, placing the root flare slightly above ground level provides the best opportunity for the tree to grow and thrive. What is the root flare? Imagine a child’s drawing of a tree.
Urban & Community Forestry - Colorado State Forest Service
Communities can house and manage their tree data on the Colorado Tree View (CO-TreeView) platform. CO-TreeView is an online, user-friendly tree inventory and mapping tool that records the location, species and condition of the trees that make up Colorado’s urban forests.
Planting Guide - Colorado State Forest Service
How to use tree shades Proper site preparation enhances the soil’s ability to catch and store moisture, reduces grass and weed competition and prepares the soil for planting. Container Seedlings
Take a Quick Tour - Colorado State Forest Service
The Colorado State Forest Service Nursery is located on the Foothills Campus of Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado. At the CSFS Nursery, we take pride in being able to offer landowners with low-cost, adaptable, native species that are grown in our own backyard.