Tag: 10 Most Popular Trees in Utah

Native to much of North America, including Utah.

Utah’s official state tree. Native in most of the northern and western U.S. and Canada, including higher elevations in Utah.

Native to southern Utah, Arizona, Nevada, and California.

Native to much of the interior western U.S., including most of Utah, where it is found in higher, open mountain locations.

Native to Utah, the Rocky Mountains and Intermountain states.

A Utah native which is widespread across western states in a variety of habitats, such as mountain canyons.

Native throughout most of southern, central, and eastern Utah at mid-elevations; and throughout the southwestern U.S.

Native from southern Idaho south to Mexico and east to Texas, including much of Utah in mountainous locations.

Juniperus scopulorum, Cupressaceae – Cypress occurs naturally from the western Great Plains throughout the Rocky Mountains and southwestern Canada, including Utah. Very drought resistant. Shade intolerant.

Native to most of the foothills of Utah and throughout the Intermountain West and the southern and central Rockies. Grows on fairly dry lower mountain slopes; this is the common “scrub” oak along the foothills of the Wasatch.