Hardy Shrubs

Hardy Shrubs

Zone 3 or less

Evergreens:
Abies balsamea Balsam Fir
Juniperus communis 'Depressa' Prostrated Common Juniper
Juniperus horizontalis Creeping Juniper
Juniperus horizontalis 'Bar Harbour' Bar Harbour Juniper
Juniperus horizontalis ‘Icee Blue’ Icee Blue Juniper
Juniperus horizontalis 'Plumosa Compacta' Dwarf Andora Juniper
Juniperus horizontalis ‘Wiltonii’ Blue Rug Juniper
Juniperus sabina Sabin Juniper
Juniperus scopulorum ‘Blue Haven’ Blue Haven Juniper
Larix kaempferi Japanese Larch
Larix laricina Eastern Larch
Picea abies Norway Spruce
Picea abies 'Nidiformis' Bird’s Nest Norway Spruce
Picea glauca White Spruce
Picea (mariana) nigra Black Spruce
Picea pungens Colorado Spruce
Picea pungens var. glauca Colorado Blue Spruce
Picea pungens 'Glauca Globosa' Globe Blue Spruce
Picea pungens 'Hoopsii' Hoopsi Colorado Spruce
Picea rubra Red Spruce
Pinus aristata Bristlecone Pine
Pinus banksiana Jack Pine
Pinus flexilis Limber Pine
Pinus mugo Mugo Pine
Pinus resinosa Red Pine
Pinus strobes White Pine
Pinus sylvestris Scotch Pine
Trees:
Celtis occidentalis Common Hackberry
Malus baccata 'Columnaris' Siberian Columnar Crabapple
Prunus virginiana Chokecherry
Sorbus aucuparia 'Cardinal Royal' Cardinal Royal Mountain Ash
Shrubs:
Acer ginnala Amur Maple
Alnus incana White Alder
Alnus rugosa Speckled Alder
Amelanchier alnifolia Saskatoon Serviceberry
Amelanchier laevis Allegheny Serviceberry
Andromeda polifolia 'Blue Ice' Blue Ice Bog Rosemary
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Bearberry
Betula papyrifera Paper Birch
Betula pendula European White Birch
Betula pendula 'Fastigiata' Columnar European Birch
Betula pendula 'Youngii' Young’s Weeping Birch
Caragana arborescens Siberian Peashrub
Caragana arborescens 'Pendula' Weeping Siberian Peashrub
Caragana arborescens 'Walker' Walker Weeping Peashrub
Chamaedaphne calyculata Leatherleaf
Cornus alba Tatarian Dogwood
Cornus alba 'Aurea' Golden Dogwood
Cornus alba 'Mor-gold' Mor Gold Dogwood
Cornus alba 'Sibirica' Siberian Dogwood
Cornus racemosa Grey Dogwood
Cornus sericea (stolonifera) Redosier Dogwood
Cornus sericea 'Flaviramea' Yellowtwig Dogwood
Cotoneaster acutifolia Peking Cotoneaster
Crataegus crusgalli Cockspur Hawthorn
Daphne cneorum Daphne
Elaeagnus angustifolia Russian olive
Haskap sp. Haskap
Hippophae rhamnoides Seabuckthorn
Malus baccata Siberian Crabapple
Malus ‘Dolgo’ Dolgo Crabapple
Malus 'Makamik' Makamik Crabapple
Malus 'Royal Beauty' Royal Beauty Crabapple
Malus 'Royalty' Royalty Crabapple
Physocarpus opulifolius Common Ninebark
Physocarpus opulifolius 'Dart’s Gold' Dart’s Gold Ninebark
Physocarpus opulifolius 'Diabolo' Diabolo Ninebark
Potentilla fruticosa Potentilla
Potentilla fruticosa 'Goldfinger' Goldfinger Potentilla
Potentilla fruticosa 'Pink Beauty' Pink Beauty Potentilla
Potentilla fruticosa 'Mango Tango' Mango Tango Potentilla
Potentilla fruticosa 'Yellow Gem' Yellow Gem Potentilla
Prunus padus European Birdcherry
Prunus triloba 'Multiplex' Double Flowering Almond
Prunus tomentosa Nanking Cherry
Prunus virginianna Chokecherry
Prunus virginianna 'Schubert' Schubert Chokecherry
Ribes alpinum Alpine Currant
Rosa rugosa Rugosa Rose
Rosa 'William baffin' William Baffin Rose
Salix purpurea 'Nana' Dwarf Arctic Willow
Shepherdia argentea Silver Buffaloberry
Shepherdia canadensis Russet Buffaloberry
Sorbaria sorbifolia False Spirea
Spirea x bumalda ‘Goldflame’ Goldflame Spirea
Symphoricarpos albus Common Snowberry
Syringa juliana ‘Hers’ Weeping Lilac standard
Syringa x prestoniae Preston Lilac (all cultivars)
Syringa meyeri 'Palibin' Dwarf Korean Lilac
Syringa reticulata (+ivory silk) Japanese Tree Lilac
Syringa vulgaris Common Lilac
Ulmus americana American Elm
Vaccinium angustifolium Lowbush Blueberry
Viburnum lentago Nannyberry Viburnum
Viburnum opulus 'Roseum' European Snowball
Viburnum trilobum American Highbush Cranberry
Vines:
Lonicera x brownii 'Dropmore Scarlet' Dropmore Scarlet Honeysuckle
Parthenocissus quiquefolia Virginia Creeper
Parthenocissu quinquefolia 'Englemannii' Engleman’s Ivy