Wind break Plants Zone 2b

Here are a sample of the types of plants that can be used as wind breaks. This list was shared to me by Drew Patternson.

Please share your wind break selections for your zone.

Remember to mix your plant families, and add your other guild layers.

My favourite cover crop is alpine strawberries.

Plant		Type	Note
	Black currant Ribes nigrum	Species
	Black walnut Juglans nigra	Species
	Buffaloberry Shepherdia argentea	Species
	Butternut - White Walnut Juglans cinerea	Species
	Canadian Plum Prunus nigra	Species
	Chokeberry Aronia melanocarpa	Species
	Crabapple Malus sieversii	Species
	Korean Nut Pine Pinus koraiensis	Species
	Manchurian apricot Prunus armeniaca mandschurica	Species
	Pin Cherry Prunus pensylvanica	Species
	Red raspberry Rubus idaeus	Species
	Saskatoon berry Amelanchier alnifolia	Species
	Sea-buckthorn Hippophae rhamnoides	Species
	Siberian pea shrub Caragana arborescens	Species
	Sugar maple Acer saccharum	Species
	Western Sand Cherry Prunus besseyi	Species
	White Spruce Picea glauca	Species