Common Denver Tree Species

Species

Common Insects or Disease

Ash Aphids, Ash Borer, Red headed Ash Borer, Oyster Shell Scale and Ash Sawfly
Apple & Crab Apple Aphids, Mites, Fireblight, Powdery Mildew and Codling Moth
Aspen, Cottonwood & Poplar Aphids, Leaf Spot, Cytospora Canker, Cottonwood/Poplar Borer
Birch Aphids and Bronze Birch Borer
Elm Aphids, Mites, Elm Leaf Beetle, Elm Scale, Elm Leaf Miner, Dutch Elm Disease, Elm Bark Beetle
Hawthorn Aphids, Mites, Leaf Miner and Mealy Bug
Linden Aphids and Mites
Locust Mites, Leaf Hopper, and Thyronectria Canker
Maple Aphids, Cottony Maple Scale and Anthracnose
Pear Fireblight *Some species are more susceptible to fireblight than others.
Peach and Plum Aphids and Crown Borer
Juniper Aphids, Mites and Needle Scale
Pines Aphids, Mites, IPS Engraver Beetle, Pine needle scale, Zimmerman Pine Moth, Striped Pine Scale, Pine Bark Adelgid, Mountain Pine Beetle, Turpentine Beetle, Aphids and Mites
Oaks Aphids, Mites, Kermes Scale and Oak Borer
Spruce Aphids, Mites, IPS Engraver Beetle, Tussock Moth, Aphid Gall, Mites and Cytospora Canker
Walnut Aphids, Walnut Twig Beetle and 1000 Canker Disease
Willow Aphids, Cytospora Canker and Aphids