Master Gardner Tips for the Panhandle

Here are some profiles of the trees and shrubs being planted in the City of Scottsbluff in the public parking lot at 17th Street and Second Avenue. These well-adapted plants would be good choices for anybody considering what to plant in their home landscape. Anybody is welcome to stop by the parking lot and see them.

Sucker Punch Canada Red Chokecherry (Prunus x virginiana ‘P002’): Sucker Punch® Canada Red Chokecherry is a breakthrough selection of chokecherry as it doesn’t sucker. New leaves in spring emerge green and then by summer turn a reddish purple and stay that way through autumn. In m...