Trees
Scientific name |
Common name |
| Abies concolor ●N | White fir |
| Abies koreana | Korean fir |
| Abies lasiocarpa N | Subalpine fir |
| Acer glabrum ●N | Rocky Mountain maple |
| Acer grandidentatum ●N | Canyon maple |
| Acer griseum | Paperbark maple |
| Acer tataricum ● | Tatarian maple |
| Amelanchier laevis (×grandiflora) | Apple serviceberry |
| Betula occidentalis ●N |
Water birch |
| Calocedrus decurrens ●@ | California incense cedar |
| Catalpa spp. | Catalpa |
| Celtis reticulata |
Netleaf hackberry |
| Cladrastis kentukea | Yellowwood |
| Cotinus coggygria | Smoke tree |
| Crataegus spp. N | Hawthorn |
| XCupressocyparis leylandii ● |
Leyland cypress |
| Fraxinus pennsylvanica | Green ash |
| Ginkgo biloba |
Ginkgo |
| Gleditsia triacanthos | Thornless honeylocust |
| Gymnocladus dioica | Kentucky coffee tree |
| Juniperus occidentalis N | Western juniper |
| Juniperus scopulorum N | Rocky Mountain juniper |
| Koelreuteria paniculata | Goldenrain tree |
| Maackia amurensis | Amur maackia |
| Ostrya virginiana ● | Ironwood |
| Phellodendron spp. | Cork tree |
| Picea omorika | Serbian spruce |
| Picea pungens N | Colorado spruce |
| Pinus aristata | Bristlecone pine |
| Pinus cembra | Swiss stone pine |
| Pinus flexilis ●N |
Limber pine |
| Pinus leucodermis |
Bosnian pine |
| Pinus nigra | Austrian pine |
| Pinus ponderosa N | Western yellow pine |
| Ptelea trifoliata ● | Hoptree |
| Pyrus calleryana | Callery pear |
| Quercus coccinea | Scarlet oak |
| Quercus macrocarpa | Bur oak |
| Quercus robur | English oak |
| Quercus rubra | Red oak |
| Rhus typhina | Staghorn sumac |
| Sorbus aucuparia ● | European mountain ash |
| Styphnolobium
japonicum ● (Sophora japonica) |
Japanese pagoda tree |
| Tilia tomentosa | Silver linden |
| Ulmus parvifolia | Lacebark elm |
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Scientific and common names are listed for each plant. Plants are listed in alphabetical order by scientific name.
If the scientific name has a link, it leads to a page with photos and cultural information. If the common name has a link, it leads to photos, but not to cultural information.
Key to symbols
spp. = More than one species is water-conserving
● = Suitable for dry shade; amount of shade varies
N = Native to Washington or Idaho
@ = May reseed or spread
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