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Low Water Use Plants

Low Water Use Deciduous Trees

Hackberry (Celtis occidentalis)

Hawthorn, Arnold's (Crataegus arnoldiana)

Hawthorn, Cockspur (Crataegus crus-galli)

Hawthorn, Crusader Thornless (Crat. crus-galli var. 'Crusader')

Hawthorn, Downy (Crataegus mollis)

Hawthorn, Fleshy (Crataegus succulenta)

Hawthorn, River (Crataegus douglasii)

Hawthorn, Russian (Crataegus ambigua)

Hawthorn, Thornless Cockspur (Crat. crus-galli var. inermis)

Hoptree (Ptelea trifoliata)

Kentucky Coffee tree (Gymnocladus dioica)

Locust, Globe (Robinia pseudoacacia 'Globe')

Locust. Purple Robe (Robinia pseudoacacia 'Purple Robe')

Oak, Bur (Quercus macrocarpa)

Oak, Gambel (Quercus gambelii)

Oak, Wavy Leaf (Quercus undulata)

Pear, Aristocrat (Pyrus calleryana 'Aristocrat')

Pear, Chanticleer (Pyrus calleryana 'Chanticleer')

Pear, Fauriei (Pyrus fauriei) .

Pear, Korean Sun (Pyrus fauriei 'Korean Sun')

Pear, Prairie Gem (Pyrus ussuriensis 'Prairie Gem')

Pear, Stone Hill (Pyrus calleryana 'Stone Hill')

Pear, Ussurian (Pyrus ussuriensis)

Plum, American (Prunus americana)

Walnut, Black (Juglans nigra)

Yellowhorn (Xanthoceras sorbifoliurn)

Low Water Use Deciduous Shrubs:

Almond, Dwarf Russian (Prunus tenella)
Antelope Brush (Purshia tridentata)
Apache Plume (Fallugia paradoxa)
Autumn-Olive (Elaeagnus umbellata)
Beautybush (Kolkwitzia amabilis)
Buckthorn, Smith's (Rhamnus smithii)
Buffaloberry, Round-leaf (Shepherdia rotundifolia)
Buffaloberry, Russet (Shepherdia canadensis)
Buffaloberry, Silver (Shepherdia argentea)
Butterfly Bush, Alternate-Leaf (Buddleia alt. 'Argentea')
Broom, Andorra (Cytisus purgans 'Spanish Gold')
Broom, Moonlight (Cytisus 'Moonlight')
Cliffrose (Cowania mexicana)
Currant, Golden (Ribes aureum)
Currant, Wax (Ribes cereum)
Fernbush (Chamaebatiaria millefolium)
Honeysuckle, Arnold Red (Lonicera tatarica 'Arnold Red)
Honeysuckle, Blue Velvet (Lonicera korolkowii v. 'Blue Velvet')
Honeysuckle, Clavey's Dwarf (Lonicera xylo. 'Clavey's Dwarf')
Honeysuckle, Honeyrose (Lonicera 'Honeyrose')
Honeysuckle, Lilac-Flowering Dwarf (Lonicera syr. v. wolfii)
Honeysuckle, Miniglobe (Lonicera xylosteoides 'Miniglobe')
Leadplant, dwarf (Amorpha nana)
Leadplant, Great Plains (Amorpha canescens)
Leadplant, lndigobush (Amorpha fruticosa v. angustifolia)
Lilac, Common & French - all cultivars (Syringa vulgaris)
Lilac, Early - all cultivars (Syringa hyacinthiflora)
Lilac, late - all cultivars. (Syringa prestoniae)
Mockorange, Littleleaf (Philadelphus microphyllus)
Mountain-Lilac (Ceanothus fendleri)
Mountain-Mahogany, Common (Cercocarpus montanus)
Mountain-Mahogany, Curl-leaf (Cercocarpus ledifolius)
Mountain-Mahogany, Little Flowered (Cercocarpus brevifolius)
Mountain-Mahogany, Littleleaf (Cercocarpus intricatus)
Oak, Gambel (Quercus gambelii)
Oak, Wavy Leaf (Quercus undulata)
Peashrub, Fern-Leaf Siberian (Caragana arb. 'Lobergii')
Peashrub, Globe (Caragana frutex 'Globosa')
Peashrub, Maximowicz (Caragana maximowicziana)
Peashrub, Siberian (Caragana arborescens)
Plum, American (Prunus americana)
'Privet, Cheyenne (Ligustrum vulgare 'Cheyenne')
Privet, Lodense (Ligustrum vulgare 'Lodense')
Privet, New Mexican (Forestiera neomexicana)
Privet, Regal (Ligustrum obtusifolium v. regelianum)
Privet, Upright (Ligustrum vulgare 'Densiflorum')
Rabbitbrush - all varieties (Chrysothamnus spp.)
Rose, Wood's (Rosa woodsii)
Sage, Russian (perovskia atriplicifolia)
Sagebrush, Silver (Artemisia cana)
Sagebrush, Tall Western (Artemisia tridentate)
Saltbush, Four-Wing (Atriplex canescens)
Sandcherry, Pawnee Buttes (Prunus besseyi 'Pawnee Buttes')
Sandcherry, Western (Prunus besseyi)
Silverberry (Elaeagnus commutata)
Spirea, Blue Mist - all cultivars (Caryopteris clandonensis)
St. John's Wort, Hidcote (Hypericum 'Hidcote')
St. John's Wort, Sunburst (Hypericum frondosum 'Sunburst')
Sumac, Cutleaf (Rhus typhina 'Laciniata')
Sumac, Fragrant (Rhus aromatica)
Sumac, Gro-Low (Rhus aromatica 'Gro-Low')
Sumac, Rocky Mountain (Rhus glabra v. cismontana)
Sumac, Smooth (Rhus glabra)
Sumac, Staghorn (Rbus typhina)
Waxflower (Jamesia americana)
Winterfat (Ceratoides lanata)
Woadwaxen, Royal Gold (Genista tinctoria 'Royal Gold')

Evergreen Trees and Shrubs:

Low water:
Juniper, all species (Juniperus spp.)
Pine, Bristlecone (Pinus aristata)
Pine, Limber (Pinus flexilis)
Pine, Pinyon (Pinus cembroides var. edulis)
Moderately Low water:
Pine, Austrian (Pinus nigra)
Pine, Scotch (Pinus sylvestris)
Pine, Ponderosa (Pinus ponderosa)

Moderately Low Water Use Deciduous Trees:

Amur Corktree (Phellodendron amurense)
Apple - all types (Malus spp.)
Ash, Empire (Fraxinus Americana 'Empire')
Ash, Fall Gold (Fraxinus nigra 'Fall Gold')
Ash, Green - all cultivars (Fraxinus pennsylvanica)
Ash, Macana (Fraxinus mandschurica 'Mancana')
Buckeye, Ohio (Aesculus glabra)
Buckeye, Red (Aesculus pavia)
Catalpa, Chinese (Catalpa ovata)
Catalpa, Western (Catalpa speciosa)
Chokecherry, Canada Red (Prunus yirginiana 'Schubert')
Chokecherry, Native (Prunus virginiana)
Crabapple - all types (Malus spp.)
Dogwood, Gray (Cornus racemosa)
Golden Raintree (Koelreuteria paniculata)
Hawthorn, Washington (Crataegus phaenopyrum)
Hawthorn, Winter King (Crataegus virdis 'Winter King')
Honeylocust, Imperial (Gleditsia triacanthos 'lmperial')
Honeylocust, Shademaster (Gleditsia tria. 'Shademaster')
Honeylocust, Skvline (Gleditsia triacanthos 'Skyline')
Honeylocust, Sunburst (Gleditsia triacanthos 'Sunburst')
Horsechestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum)
Japanes Oagida Tree (Sophera jabonica)
Lilac, Japanese Tree (Syringa reticculata)
Lilac, Peking (Syringa pekinensis)
Locust, Frisia Black (Robinia pseudoacacia 'Frisia')
Maple, Amar (Acer ginnala)
Maple, Flame Amur (Acer ginnala 'Flame')
Maple, Tatarian (Acer tataricum)
Maple, Wasatch (Acer grandidentatum)
Mayday Tree (Prunus padus)
Oak, Chestnut (Quercus prinus)
Oak, Columnar English (Quercus robur 'Fastigiara')
Oak, English (Quercus robur)
Oak, Shingle/Laurel (Quercus imbricaria)
Oak, Swamp White (Quercus bicolor)
Oak, White (Quercus alba)
Serviceberry,, Autumn Brilliance (Amel. 'Autumn Brilliance')
Service berry, Shadblow (Amelanchier canadensis)

Moderately Low Water Use Deciduous Shrubs:

Barberry, Bagatelle (Berberis thunbergii 'Bagatelle')
Barberry, Crimson Pygmy (Berberis thun. 'Crimson Pygmy')
Barberry, Mentor (Berberis mentorensis)
Barberry, Red Leaf (Berberis thun. 'Atropurpurea')
Barberry, Rose Glow (Berberis thun. 'Rose Glow')
Buckthorn, Columnar (Rhamnus frangula 'Columnaris')
Buckthorn, Fern-Leaf (Rhamnus frangula Asplenifolia')
Butterfly Bush - all cultivars (Buddleia davidii)
Cherry, Ground (Prunus fruticosa)
Cherry, Nanking (Prunus tomentosa)
Chokecherry, Canada Red (Prunus virginiana 'Schubert')
Chokecherry, Native (Prunus virginiana)
Coralberry, Hancock (Symphoricarpos chen. 'Hancock')
Coralberry, Magic Berry (Symphoricarpos d. 'Magic Berry')
Coralberry, Red (Symphoricarpos orbiculatus)
Coralberry, White Hedge (Symphoricarpos d. 'White Hedge')
Cotoneaster, Coral Beauty. (Cotoneaster dam. 'Coral Beauty')
Cotoneaster, Cranberry (Cotoneaster apiculatus)
Cotoneaster, Ground (Cotoneaster horizontalis perpusillus)
Cotoneaster, Hedge (Cotoneaster lucidus)
Cotoneaster, Peking (Cotoneaster acutifolia)
Cotoneaster, Rock (Cotoneaster horizontalis)
Cotoneaster, Tom Thumb (Cotoneaster apic. 'Tom Thumb')
Currant, Alpine (Ribes alpinum)
Currant, Green Mound (Ribes alpinum 'Green Mound')
Currant, Red Lake (Ribes 'Red Lake')
Gooseberry, Pixwell (Ribes 'Pixwell')
Gooseberry, Red Jacket (Ribes uva crispa 'Red Jacket')
Honeysuckle, Twinberry (Lonicera involucrata)
Lilac, Chinese (Syringa chinensis)
Lilac, Late (Syringa villosa)
Lilac, Miss Kim (Syringa patula 'Miss Kim')
Maple, Amur (Acer ginnala)
Maple, Bailey Compact Amur (Acer ginnala 'Bailey Compact')
Maple, Compact Amur (Acer ginnala 'Compactum')
Maple, Emerald Elf Amur (Acer ginnala 'Emerald Elf')
Maple, Flame Amur (Acer ginnala 'Flame')
Maple, Tatarian (Acer tataricum)
Ninebark - all cultivars (Physocarpus opulifolius)
Ninebark, Mountain (Phsycocarpus monogynus)
PotentilIa - all cultivars (Potentilla fruticosa)
Quince, flowering (Cbaenomeles spp.)
Rose, shrub - all varieties of shrub roses
Serviceberry. Autumn Brilliance (Amelanchier 'Autumn Brilliance')
Serviceberry, Regent (Amelanchier alnifolia 'Regent')
Serviceberry, Saskatoon (Amelanchler alnifolia 'Regent')
Serviceberry, Shadblow (Amelanchler canadensis)
Snowberry, Mountain (Symphoricarpos oreophilus)
Snowberry, White (Symphoricarpos albus)
Spirea, Ash Leaf False (Sibiraea sorbifolia)
Spirea, Siberian (Sibiraea laevigata)
Virburnum, Alleghany Leatherleaf (Virburnum rhy. 'Alleghany')
Virburnum, Mohican (Virburnum lantana 'Mohican')
Virburnum, Nannyberry (Virburnum lentago)
'Virburnum, Wayfaringtree (Viburnum lantana)

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