11 trees you should NEVER plant in Medina Minnesota

Here are 11 trees that are generally not recommended for planting in Medina, Minnesota:

1. White Birch (Betula papyrifera) - susceptible to bronze birch borer and other pests and diseases.

2. Silver Maple (Acer saccharinum) - fast-growing but brittle and prone to storm damage.

3. Box Elder (Acer negundo) - weak-wooded and short-lived.

4. Weeping Willow (Salix babylonica) - invasive and prone to disease.

5. Colorado Blue Spruce (Picea pungens) - not well-adapted to the local climate and prone to disease.

6. Callery Pear (Pyrus calleryana) - invasive and prone to storm damage.

7. European Mountain Ash (Sorbus aucuparia) - susceptible to a variety of pests and diseases.

8. Siberian Elm (Ulmus pumila) - invasive and prone to storm damage.

9. Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus altissima) - invasive and difficult to control.

10. Bradford Pear (Pyrus calleryana 'Bradford') - prone to splitting and storm damage.

11. Lombardy Poplar (Populus nigra 'Italica') - fast-growing but weak-wooded and prone to storm damage.