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

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