Native Trees of Wasatch Front

This list includes ONLY native trees commonly found growing wild in the Wasatch Front: Pocatello, Preston, Logan, Ogden, Layton, Salt Lake City, Tooele, Sandy, Orem, and Provo. These mainly grow in Northern Utah, but can be found in the Western United States.

Utah Juniper ¹
Juniperus osteosperma

Rocky Mountain Douglas-fir ²
Pseudotsuga menziesii glauca

Subalpine Fir ³
Abies lasiocarpa

Rocky Mountain Juniper ⁴
Juniperus scopulorum

Ponderosa Pine ⁵
Pinus ponderosa

Great Basin Bristlecone Pine ⁶
Pinus longaeva

white fir ⁷
Abies concolor

Limber Pine ⁸
Pinus flexilis

Rocky Mountain Bristlecone Pine ⁹
Pinus aristata

Colorado Pinyon ¹⁰
Pinus edulis

Blue Spruce ¹¹
Picea pungens

Engelmann Spruce ¹²
Picea engelmannii

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