Exam 2 Flashcards
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Robinia pseudoacacia
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- nitrogen fixer
- root sprouts
- important for land reclamation
2
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Fraxinus americana
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- borer threatens it
- yellow disease
3
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Quercus rubra
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- the most cold hardy of the red oaks in central hardwood forest
- most valuable hardwood for timber
- wood used for slack cooprage
- intermediate shade tolerance
- most site sensitive of Quercus spp
4
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Juglans nigra
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- allelopathic
- site sensitive relative to growing conditions
- most valuable hardwood in this region (central hardwood)
- shade intolerant
5
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Platanus occidentalis
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- long lived floodplain spp
- Anthracnose is disease
- occurs on alluvial and poorly drained sites
- one of the tallest American hardwoods
6
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Salix nigra
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- reproduces by broke plant parts
- occurs with Populus deltoides on floodplains
- shade intolerant
7
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Quercus macrocarpa
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- longest lived of the red and white oaks
- most drought tolerant white oak in this region
- most common oak in the prairie region
8
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Cornus florida
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- Anthracnose is disease
- restricted to forest understory
- site sensitive because of shallow roots
- drought susceptible
9
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Quercus palustris
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- widley planted in urban landscapes
- iron chlorosis on alkaline soils
- most abundant on wet clay flats (acorns good for waterfowl)
- tolerant of flooded conditions, poorly drained sites
- shade intolerant
10
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Ulmus americana
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- two diseases threaten it (at least one kills it)
- was once the most commonly planted tree in NA
- urban tree
- mod shade tolerant
11
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Acer negundo
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- greatest geographical range of any NA maple
- most likely to be tapped for syrup in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba
12
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Gleditsia triacanthos
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- inermis
- root sprouts
- planted as substitute for American elm
13
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Tilia americana
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- prized for its wood, nectar source, and bark for rope
- important for honey production
14
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Nyssa sylvatica
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- root sucker with hollow bole used by animals
- wood was used to transport liquid
15
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Carya cordiformis
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- only member of the pecan group in the north
- apocarya or pecan hickory
- shade tolerant
16
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Quercus alba
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- wood has tyloses and is used for tight cooprage
- range goes into Mexico
- most valued wood comes from SW NY and NW PA
- shade tolerant when you but becomes intolerant older (mod shad tolerant)
17
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Liriodendron tulipifera
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- shade intolerant, site sensitive, long lived, fast growing
- one of the largest trees in E US
- state tree of indiana, kentucky, tennessee
- very similar ecologically to Magnolia acuminata
- low seed viability due to inadequate pollination
18
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Acer saccharinum
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- hybridizes with Acer rubrum which results in a better street tree
- occurs on wet sites with moving water
19
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Pinus rigida
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- sprouts at the base when cut or along bole when burned
- shade intolerant
- occurs on dry, infertile, sandy sites
20
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Acer rubrum
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- best maple for landscape in terms of site adaptability and ornamental attributes
- cosmopolitan spp and occurs in 54 forest cover types
- occurs in upland and wetland forests
21
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Diospyros virginiana
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- root sprouts
- has darkest of American hardwoods
- delicious fruit
22
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Ostrya virginiana
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- does not root sprout
- drought tolerant, occurs on dry stony soils
- shade tolerant, slow growing, sub canopy tree
23
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Sassafras albidum
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- root sucker
- aromatic and durable wood
- dried leaves used for gumbo fires
24
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Juniperus virginiana
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- most widespread conifer in this section
- intolerant pioneer on dry, infertile, old fields
- alternate host to rust disease
25
Carya ovata
- most aggressive hickory on xeric (dry) sites
| - one of the fastest growing hickories
26
Prunus serotina
- gap spp
- best wood is in SW NY and NW PA
- mod shade tolerant
- does not root sprout
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Quercus velutina
- most tolerant of dry (drought) conditions in red oaks
| - hybridized with other red oaks
28
Populus deltoides
- most similar ecologically to Salix nigra
- fastest growing tree in NA
- one of the tallest hardwoods in NA
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Juglans cinerea
- of the Juglans spp, being devastated by a fungus caused canker disease
- most site sensitive Juglans spp
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Magnolia acuminatat
- intolerant, fast growing pioneer in S and central Appalachians
- best growth on cove sites
- most cold hardy of the tree size magnolias native to US
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Celtis occidentalis
- intermediate to tolerant in shade
- moderate life span and growth
- drought resistant and tolerant of a wide range of soil
- frequently occurs on limestone soils
