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COMMON NAME BOTANICAL NAME WATER MTCE. AESTHETIC PROBLEMS- REQ, REQ, CHARACTER COMMENTS Engleman Spruce Picea engelmanni JiWgbt: 20-60' Loses lower branches w~h age liDbil: tall, slender pyramidal lorm; dense blue-green lollage Colorado Spruce Picea pungens M 1 1:W9ht: 30-60' Prelers somewhat rich soU to do _";Ioses ~: blue-green to steel blue lower branches with age;good accent tree 1:!illi1: broad, dense conical lorm;stnl horizontal branches Bristlecone Pine Pinus Iongaeva VL 1 1:iWbl: 8-30' Shows pollution- lotiage becomes black; (Iormerly aristata) Hmil: irregular, Interesting lorm can die lrom effscts of pollution-il used, with dense, dark green foliage should be planted as lar away lrom roadway as possible, Ie.,on a hill away lrom tral- fic;nseds a well drained soU; slow growing: sometimes hard to establish; ne~s room to grow Pinyon Pine Pinus edulls VL 1 /:WQbl: 20-30' Too much water Is detrimental -this species liDbil: very lull and densely needs to remaln in the VL range; it is branched "grown under very dry, recommended that no mulch be used with we. drained conditions this specles as moisture retention is not ne- cessary; must have good drainage;prelers dry, rocky aolls;pollutloo sensitive - foliage becomes darker;good lor visual screening and lor smaller apacss;slow growing Umber Pine Pinus Ilexills VL-L 1 /:WQbl: 3D-50' Slow growing liDbil: upright open lorm: foliage is bluish-green Mugho Pine Pinus mugo muaghus L 1 JiWgbt: 3-10' Needs a sunny, well drained site liDbil: more upright and spreading Austrian Pine Pinus nigra L 1 1:iWbl: 50-60' Relatively last growing;good I:!l!lll: open, pyramidal screening tree;needs space to lorm with low branches grow;could be subject to mountain wide spreading;long needled pine beetle inlestatlons ponder6sa Pine Pinus ponderosa VL 1 /:WQbl: 60-80' Fast growing; very drought and liDbil: irregular, open lorm; alkali tolerant;very hardy large and masslve;long needlad;good accent tree 29.