If you live in a climate with very harsh winters and you don’t know which tree to plant in your garden, you have come to the right place. In this article we will make a selection of trees that can withstand temperatures below 10 degrees below zeroeven more. Most of these trees are deciduous, that is, they lose their leaf in winter, but in return before the cold arrives there is species that dress in spectacular colors.
Fast growing, you will certainly be able to enjoy any of them for a long, long time.
Deciduous or deciduous trees
If you like trees that lose all their leaves in winter, and that can give a good shade in summer, then we recommend you take a look at the ones we recommend:
Tree of love
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Also known as redbud, mad carob or Judas tree, it is a beautiful deciduous tree native to the northern Mediterranean whose scientific name is You are looking for a forest. Reaches a height of 4 to 6 meterswhich is why it is perfect for small gardens.
Withstands frosts down to -18ºC.
Castles
The genus of maples is very broad and diverse. They are distributed by temperate to cold climates throughout the Northern Hemisphere. Specifically in North America and Asia we find the most popular species, such as japanese maples (Maple palmate), fake banana maple (Acer pseudoplatanus), Etc.
They are medium-fast growing deciduous trees that they can withstand frosts from -10º to -25º. As there are so many species, it is advisable to check in the nursery the rusticity of the specimen that we want to take home.
Horse Chestnut
It is a magnificent deciduous tree known as false chestnut or horse chestnut whose scientific name is Aesculus hippocastanus. Reaches a height of 30 metersand is native to the forests of the Pine Mountains and the Balkans.
Withstands temperatures up to -18ºC.
Flower ash
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His scientific name is Ash dressand is known as flowering ash, orno, manna ash or flower ash. It is a deciduous tree with a height of between 15 and 25 meters native to southern Europe and southwestern Asia.
Withstands frosts down to -12ºC.
Come on
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El be there, or be common, whose scientific name is Fagus sylvaticait is a great deciduous tree that reaches a maximum height of 40 meters. It is native to much of Europe.
It is a species capable of withstanding frosts down to -18ºC.
It resists frosts down to -18ºC, and produces edible fruits: the so-called walnuts.
White willow
El white willow, whose scientific name is Salix albais a beautiful deciduous tree native to Europe and North Africa. It has a rapid growth reaching a height of 10 meters.
Withstands frosts down to -15 degrees.
Evergreen or evergreen trees
If, on the other hand, you want evergreen trees, that is, trees that gradually lose their leaves throughout the year, you may like some of these:
El holly is an evergreen tree native to Europe and East Asia whose scientific name is Holly aquifolium. It grows to a height of 20 metersalthough it does not usually exceed 8 meters.
It is a very large evergreen conifer, which can reach 70 meters in height with a trunk up to 4 meters in diameter, originally from Japan, and its scientific name is japonica cryptomeria.
It resists frosts down to -18ºC.
Arbutus
El arbutus whose scientific name is I unite the treesis a tree that can reach 10 meters in height. It is perennial, that is, it does not lose its leaves in autumn. It is found in areas of the European coastline, even reaching Ireland.
It is a very ornamental species that, in addition, will give many and very good edible fruits. Supports frosts down to -12º.
Silver eucalyptus
The Eucalyptus Gunnialso known as the silver or blue eucalyptus, is a highly ornamental evergreen native to Australia. It has a rapid growth up to an approximate height of 15 meters.
