Trees

Height

Light

Other Information

Maple, Tatarian

Acer tataricum

5 meters

15-16 feet

Full to part sun

Beautiful red colour in fall

Olive, Russian   

Elaeagnus angustifolia

5-9 meters

15-30 feet

Full to part sun

Inedible fruit, silver-grey leaves

Pine

5-15 meters

15-50 feet

Full to part sun

Shrubs

Height

Light

Other Information

Caragana

Caragana spp.

0.3-5 meters

1-16 feet

Full to part sun

Can be invasive, long living

Cherry, Amur

Prunus maackii

10-15 meters

35-50 feet

Full sun

Edible fruit

Cherry, Nanking

Prunus tomentosa

1-2 meters

3-6 feet

Full sun

Ediblr fruit

Cherry, Sandcherry

Prunus pumila

1-2 meters

3-6 feet

Full sun

Edible fruit

Cotoneaster

Cotoneaster spp.

0.3-2 meters

1-6 feet

Full to part sun

Inedible fruit, turns red in fall

Currants

Ribes spp.

0.5-1.5 meters

2-5 feet

Full sun

Some varieties have edible fruit

Honeysuckle, Sweetberry

Lonicera caerulea

var. edulis

1-2 meters

3-6 feet

Full sun

Edible fruit

Juniper

Juniperus spp.

0.3-1 meters

1-3 feet

Full to part sun

Excellent for ground cover or as a shrub

Lilac, Common

Syringa vulgaris

1.5-3 meters

5-10 feet

Full sun

Blooms in a variety of colours

Plum, Double Flowering

Prunus triloba

1-2 meters

3-6 feet

Full to part sun

Early bloomer

Potentilla

Potentilla spp.

1-1.5 meters

3-5 feet

Full sun

Nice, compact shrub

Spirea, Korean

Spiraea spp.

1-1.5 meters

3-5 feet

Full to part sun

Beautiful, cascading blooms