If you are searching for the fastest growing trees in North Dakota, then you are in the right place. We will discuss here all fast growing trees for North Dakota, specifically fast growing trees for Bismarck, big North Dakota landscape trees, and growth rates for popular North Dakota trees.

The trees in the above photo are only about 5 years old at the time of the photo and were planted as small bare root sticks. They were about 3' tall whips when they went into the ground and are about 25-30 feet tall in the photo. Now, at 8 years old, the tallest of them is near 50 feet tall, and will likely add another 6 or 8 feet this coming growing season. These trees are a hybrid poplar variety called Prairie Sky Poplar.

There are not a lot of varieties of fast-growing trees for North Dakota. There are not a lot of varieties of trees for North Dakota, and there are just not a lot of trees in North Dakota at all. About 2% of North Dakota is considered "forested land" some of this is naturally occurring stands of native trees or forests, and some of that is conservation plantings, or other man-made stands of trees. North Dakota can be a challenging place to grow trees. We have very long and cold winters, so they must be cold hardy. This is not too difficult to work around just using the cold hardiness maps and cold hardiness ratings for whatever trees you are looking at. We have an article on that subject here: North Dakota Tree and Plant Hardiness Zones (treerows4u.com) Cold is not the only concern for North Dakota Trees, as cold as our winters are, our summers can be equally as brutal. Though there are not heat tolerance ratings or heat tolerance maps we can use the decades (or centuries) of experience and research from our North Dakota Forestry Service, North Dakota Tree Growers, North Dakota Tree Farms, North Dakota Nurseries, and NDSU Agriculture Department Forestry Research to help select the best species of trees for North Dakota. The next factor we must consider when selecting Fast-Growing tree species for North Dakota is drought tolerance. That is right, along with extreme cold and heat our North Dakota Hardy Trees must also tolerate drought. Luckily Tree Rows 4 U has decades of experience in selecting, planting and growing trees in North Dakota. We have done the research, gone through the pains of experience, and utilize our available resources to come up with inventories of trees that are the best suited for all of your North Dakota Landscaping Tree needs.

Not every tree that we have available for sale would be considered a Fast-Growing Tree for North Dakota, but they are all good choices for North Dakota Landscape Tree planting. Some of the fastest growing trees we have available are Hybrid Poplar, Siouxland (seedless) Cottonwood, Native Cottonwood, Silver Maple, Autumn Blaze Maple, Sienna Glen Maple, Quaking Aspen, Accolade Elm (Dutch Elm Disease Resistant), Northern Acclaim Honeylocust, or Skyline Honeylocust. These shade trees will grow anywhere from 6 to 10 feet on favorable sites once established. They can perform even better with supplemental water from an installed drip irrigation system. The most favorable sites for most of these trees will be moist, well drained loams, with good water availability and pH levels near a 7.0 or neutral level. You may have noticed that these are all deciduous trees, or shade trees that will lose their leaves seasonally. This is true, that the fastest growing trees for North Dakota are ALL going to be deciduous or leafy trees.

If you are looking specifically for fast growing evergreens for North Dakota, then there are a couple of pine varieties that will perform well on favorable sites, especially with an installed drip irrigation system. The Ponderosa Pine is native to western North Dakota and will perform well across most of North Dakota once established, though they do prefer to have moist, well drained sites with lower (more acidic) pH levels. They prefer pH levels below 6.5 but will tolerate pH as high as 7.5 or possibly even a little higher with other conditions being favorable. North Dakota Ponderosa Pine can grow 12 to 18 inches per year once established on favorable sites, with one of the largest factors being water availability, it can make an enormous difference having an installed drip irrigation system. If you have good soils, pH from 5.5 to 6.5, and moist well-drained loams, then the absolute best performer for Fast-Growing North Dakota Evergreens is the Scotch Pine. The Scotch Pine will also perform best with good water availability and benefit from drip irrigation. Once established, and with good water availability, you could see as much as 24 inches of growth per year with Scotch Pine on favorable sites in North Dakota.

Most Spruce Trees for North Dakota are not going to see as much growth. With North Dakota Colorado Spruce trees seeing about 10 to 15 inches of growth on favorable sites once established with good water availability, and Black Hills Spruce in North Dakota performing similarly if just a bit slower. Spruce also prefer a lower pH, and do not tolerate pH above 7.0 or 7.5 as well as pine. Most soils in North Dakota are higher in pH, or more alkaline, so site selection is key for Fast Growing Evergreens in North Dakota.

In conclusion, if you are looking for the fastest growing trees for North Dakota, then you need to talk to Tree Rows 4 U. You can call or email at 701-226-6098 or Service@TreeRows4U.com, or you can even request a free on-site consult to determine what Fast-Growing North Dakota Trees are best suited for your property conditions.