Sustainable Landscape Education Program

Evergreen trees

• Upright juniper[tooltip text="All cultivars of Juniperus chinensis, Juniperus scopulorum,
  Juniperus monosperma, Juniperus osteosperma"]
• Pinyon[tooltip text="Pinus edulis"]
• Vanderwolf pine[tooltip text="Pinus flexilis 'Vanderwolf's Pyramid'"]
• Ponderosa[tooltip text="Pinus ponderosa"]

Shade trees

• Ohio buckeye[tooltip text="Aesculus glabra"]
• Northern catalpa, Western catalpa[tooltip text="Catalpa speciosa"]
• Hackberry[tooltip text="Celtis occidentalis"]
• Honeylocust[tooltip text="Gleditsia triacanthos v. inermis"]
• Kentucky coffeetree[tooltip text="Gymnocladus dioicus"]
• Crimson Spire oak (narrow shape)[tooltip text="Quercus alba x robur 'Crimschmidt'"]
• Swamp white oak[tooltip text="Quercus bicolor"]
• Bur oak[tooltip text="Quercus macrocarpa"]
• Linden[tooltip text="All species, including Tilia americana, Tilia cordata, Tilia
  tomentosa, etc. "]

Small deciduous trees 

• Tatarian maple (including Hot Wings)[tooltip text="Acer tataricum"]
• Russian hawthorn[tooltip text="Crataegus ambigua"]
• Thornless cockspur hawthorn[tooltip text="Crataegus crusgalli"]
• Washington hawthorn[tooltip text="Crataegus phaenopyrum"]
• Golden raintree[tooltip text="Koelreuteria paniculata"]
• Crabapple (not apple)[tooltip text="Malus"]
• Apricot[tooltip text="Prunus armeniaca"]
  

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Other eligible trees (less commercially available) 

• Bigtooth maple[tooltip text="Acer grandidentatum"]
• Sensation boxelder maple[tooltip text="Acer negundo 'Sensation'"]
• Turkish filbert[tooltip text="Corylus colurna"]
• Bristlecone pine[tooltip text="Pinus aristata"]
• Austrian pine[tooltip text="Pinus nigra"]
• Southwestern white pine[tooltip text="Pinus strobiformis"]
• Chinkapin oak[tooltip text="Quercus muehlenbergii"]
• English oak[tooltip text="Quercus robur"]
• Hybrid elm [tooltip text="Ulmus x hybrida"]

Small shrubs

• Leadplant[tooltip text="Amorpha canescens"]
• Barberry[tooltip text="Berberis spp."]
• Caryopteris (blue mist spirea, bluebeard)[tooltip text="Caryopteris x clandonensis"]
• Rabbitbrush[tooltip text="Ericameria nauseosa var. nauseosa"]
• Russian sage[tooltip text="Perovskia atriplicifolia"]
• Mugo pine (dwarf)[tooltip text="Pinus mugo"]
• Potentilla[tooltip text="Potentilla fruticosa"]

Large shrubs

• Serviceberry[tooltip text="Amelanchier alnifolia, Amelanchier canadensis"]
• Fernbush[tooltip text="Chamaebatiaria millefolium"]
• Apache plume[tooltip text="Fallugia paradoxa"]
• New Mexican privet[tooltip text="Forestiera neomexicana"]
• Ninebark[tooltip text="Physocarpus opulifolius"]
• Nanking cherry[tooltip text="Prunus tomentosa"]
• Three-leaf sumac[tooltip text="Rhus trilobata"]
• Currant[tooltip text="Ribes spp."]
• Lilac[tooltip text="Syringa spp."]
• Viburnum[tooltip text="Viburnum spp. "]

Spreading shrubs

• Manzanita[tooltip text="Arctostaphylos x coloradoensis"]
• Spreading juniper[tooltip text="Juniperus spp."]
• Pawnee Buttes sand cherry[tooltip text="Prunus besseyi 'P011S'"]
• Grow-Low Sumac[tooltip text="Rhus aromatica 'Gro-Low'"]
  

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Other eligible shrubs (less commercially available) 

• Western sagebrush[tooltip text="Artemisia tridentata"]
• Four-wing saltbush[tooltip text="Atriplex canescens"]
• Siberian peashrub[tooltip text="Caragana arborescens"]
• Mountain mahogany[tooltip text="Cercocarpus montanus"]
• Carol Mackie daphne[tooltip text="Daphne x burkwoodii 'Carol Mackie'"]
• Bluestem jointfir[tooltip text="Ephedra equisetina"]
• Gambel oak[tooltip text="Quercus gambelii"]
• Wavyleaf oak[tooltip text="Quercus x undulata"]
• Silver buffaloberry[tooltip text="Shepherdia argentea"]
• Hancock coralberry[tooltip text="Symphoricarpos x chenaultii 'Hancock'"]
• Yucca[tooltip text="Yucca glauca"]

• Sustainable Landscape Education Program (“Program”) Participants must have a Colorado Springs Utilities (“Utilities”) residential water service account to receive a coupon toward the purchase of select trees or shrubs.
• Participants must register for the Sustainable Landscape Education Program (“Program”) at csu.org to receive a coupon toward the purchase of select trees or shrubs.
• Participants must complete the curriculum and pass the knowledge check quiz to receive a coupon toward the purchase of select trees or shrubs.
• Participants are automatically enrolled in Utilities’ Ongoing Water Education Program, which provides Participants information about a variety of water topics via email newsletter. Participants can unsubscribe from this email newsletter at any time.
• Coupons are accepted only at participating nurseries and may only be redeemed for plants listed on the Approved Species List.
• Plants purchased with the coupon must be planted at the premise address entered in the class pre‐registration process.
• Customers who have stopped water service are not eligible for a coupon unless they are transferring service to another address with Colorado Springs Utilities water service.
• The premise address listed in the program registration process must have a Utilities residential water account.
• Utilities is not responsible for lost, late, damaged, or illegible coupons.
• Coupons expire on the date listed on the coupon and will not be accepted after that date.
• Utilities reserves the right to verify compliance with these terms, including but not limited to a physical site review. If review deems qualifying plants were not planted, Utilities reserves the right to remove the noncomplying participant from the program and the amount of the coupon may be charged back to the utility account.
• Coupons are limited to one per Utilities water account and 5 per Utilities customer (Person).
• All requirements of the program are subject to change at any time.
• Landlords who participate in the Program for their rental property(ies) and who do not have an active account with Utilities are required to complete and submit an IRS form W‐9 along with other documentation.
• Coupons are offered on a first‐come, first‐served basis and are subject to availability of funds. Program registration is limited due to the annual budget allocated to this program.

WARRANTY DISCLAIMER: Utilities makes no representations or warranties about any trees or shrubs, including any warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or water requirements. This program is subject to change and/or discontinuation without notice. Utilities reserves the right to inspect premises. Utilities is not liable or responsible for any act or omission of any contractor whatsoever.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: In no event shall Utilities be liable to Participant or any third party for any special, incidental, indirect or consequential damages, including loss of profits, loss of use or cost of replacement equipment associated with replacement of equipment and management of resultant wastes. Nothing in the Program shall be interpreted to limit or prevent the protections afforded to Utilities under the Colorado Governmental Immunity Act, C.R.S. § 24‐10‐101, et seq.

Colorado Open Records Act (“CORA”): Utilities is an enterprise of the City of Colorado Springs, therefore, Utilities’ records are public records open for inspection by any person at reasonable times, except as provided by the Colorado Open Records Act (CORA), C.R.S. §24‐72‐200.1 et.seq.   CORA permits the denial of inspection of any records that contain personal and financial information of past or present users of public utilities.