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Geographical zones

Saskatchewan map

Species suited to Saskatchewan zones

R = Recommended
S = Satisfactory
U = Unsatisfactory

ZONES 0a 0b 1a 1b 2a 2b 3a
Buffaloberry U U U S R R R
Bur oak U U U S R S S
Chokecherry S S S R R R R
Colorado blue spruce S S R R R S R
Eastern red cedar S S S S S S S
Green ash S S S R R R R
Jack pine R R R S S U U
Lodgepole pine S S S S R* U U
Manitoba maple S S S S R S R
Paper birch or White birch R R R R S U U
Pincherry S S S R R S S
Plains cottonwood S S S R R R R
Red elder U U U S S S S
Red Osier dogwood R R R R R R R
Saskatoon S S S R R S R
Scot's pine R R R R R R R
Seabuckthorn U U U S R S R
Siberian crab S S S R R R R
Siberian larch R R R R R R R
Trembling aspen or White poplar R R R R R S R
Villosa lilac S S S R R S S
Western sandcherry U U U S S S S
White spruce R R R R S S S
Willow (acute) R R R R S S R
Willow (shrub) U U U S S R R
Wood's rose S S S R R R R

*Cypress Hills only

This table provides an indication of suitability based on average conditions of the zones and is not intended to represent a guarantee of survival.