Biodiversity in NW Hedgerows

Name		Moisture		Comments
Conifers
Douglas Fir		Dry to Moist		grows to 150’
Shore Pine		Dry to Wet		grows to 65’
Hemlock		Moist to Wet		grows to 200’
Red Cedar		Moist to Wet		grows to 200’
Sitka Spruce		Moist to Wet		grows to 200’
Deciduous Trees
Black Hawthorn		Dry to Moist		grows to 25’, a favorite because of thorny branches and tolerance of severe pruning.
Cascara		Moist to Wet		grows to 30’, has a strong root system, will tolerate shade.
Oregon Ash		Moist to Wet		grows to 30 to 50’, attractive to birds, tough wood.
Pacific Crab Apple		Moist to Wet		grows to 35’
Beaked Hazelnut		Dry to Moist		grows to 20’, advantage is it’s dense growth habit.
Scoulers Willow		Moist		grows to 30’.
Shrubs
Hardhack Spirea		Moist to Wet		grows to 10’, very aggressive growth habits.
Indian Plum		Dry to Moist		grows to 15’, dense growth habit
Myrica Californica		Dry to Moist		grows to 15’, semi-evergreen
Nootka Rose		Dry to Moist		grows to 8’, thorny habit beneficial to livestock restraint.
Swamp Rose		Moist to Wet		grows to 8’, thorny growth habit
Oregon Grape		Dry		evergreen, grows to 6’, tolerates shade and is somewhat thorny.
Red Twig Dogwood		Moist to Wet		grows to 15’, vigorous root system with multi-stemmed growth.
Snowberry		Dry to Moist		dense shrub grows to 3’