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Plant list 3- General Landscape trees Flashcards

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Betula pendula

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European white birch

Betulaceae

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Betula nigra

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River birch

Betulaceae

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Carpinus betulus ‘Fastigiata’

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European Hornbeam

Betulaceae

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Crataegus x mordenensis ‘Toba’

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Toba Hawthorn

Rosaceae

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Elaegnus angustifolia

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Russian Olive tree

elaeagnaceae

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Fagus sylvatica var. heterophylla ‘Asplenifolia’

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Fern leaf beech

fagaceae

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Fraxinus americana

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White Ash

Oleaceae

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Fraxinus pennsylvanica

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Green Ash (Marshall's Seedless) 
Oleaceae
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Ginkgo biloba

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Maidenhair Tree

Ginkgoaceae

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Magnolia x soulangeana

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Saucer magnolia

Magnoliaceae

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Metasequoia glyptostroboides

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Dawn Redwood

Taxodiaceae

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Morus alba ‘Pendula’

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Weeping Mulberry

Moraceae

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Parrotia persica

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Persian Parrotia

Hamamelidaceae

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Prunus sargentii

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Sargent Cherry

Rosaceae

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Pyrus calleryana ‘Glen’s Form’

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Ornamental Pear

Rosaceae

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Salix alba ‘Tristis’

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Gold Weeping Willow

Family: Salicaceae

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Syringa reticulata ‘Ivory Silk’

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Ivory Silk Japanese Tree Lilac

Family: Oleaceae

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Quercus palustris

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Swamp Oak

Family: Fagaceae

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Quercus robur ‘Fasitigiata’

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Pyramid English Oak

Family: Fagaceae

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Sorbus aucuparia

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European Mountain Ash

Family: Rosaceae

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Stewartia sinensis

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Chinese Stewartia

Family: Theaceae

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Taxodium distichum

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Bald Cypress

Family: Taxodiaceae

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Tilia cordata

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Littleleaf Linden

Family: Tiliaceae

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Zelkova serrata

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Japanese Zelkova

Family: Ulmaceae

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Japanese Zelkova
Zelkova serrata | Family: Ulmaceae
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Littleleaf Linden
Tilia cordata | Family: Tiliaceae
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Bald Cypress
Taxodium distichum | Family: Taxodiaceae
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Chinese Stewartia
Stewartia sinensis | Family: Theaceae
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European Mountain Ash
Sorbus aucupari | Rosaceae
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Pyramid English Oak
Quercus robur ‘Fastigiata’ | Fagaceae
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Swamp Oak
Quercus palustris | Fagaceae
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Ivory Silk Japanese Tree Lilac
Syringa reticulata ‘Ivory Silk’ | Oleaceae
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Gold Weeping Willow
Salix alba ‘Tristis’ | : Salicaceae
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Ornamental Pear
Pyrus calleryana ‘Glen’s Form’ | Rosaceae
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Sargent Cherry
Prunus sargentii | Rosaceae
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Persian Parrotia
Parrotia persica | Hamamelidaceae
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Weeping Mulberry
Morus alba ‘Pendula’ | Moraceae
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Dawn Redwood
Metasequoia glyptostroboides | Taxodiaceae
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Saucer Magnolia
Magnolia x soulangeana | Magnoliaceae
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Maidenhair tree
Ginkgo biloba | Ginkgoaceae
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Green Ash (Mashall’s Seedless)
Fraxinus pennsylvanica | Oleaceae
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White Ash
Fraxinus americana | Oleaceae
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Fern Leaf Beech
Fagus sylvatica var. heterophylla ‘Asplenifolia’ | Fagaceae
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Russian Olive tree
Elaeagnus angustifolia | Elaeagnaceae
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Toba Hawthorn
Crataegus x mordenensis ‘Toba’ | Rosaceae
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European Hornbeam
Carpinus betulus ‘Fastigiata’ | Betulaceae
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River birch
Betula nigra | Betulaceae
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European white birch
Betula pendula | Betulaceae
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``` European white birch bot name family size grow form id culture nat hab hort use pests ```
``` Betula pendula Family: Betulaceae Size: large Growth: medium Form: drooping pendula ID: - pure white bark -drooping shape leaves diamond, alternate Culture: - not drought tolerant, doesn’t do well in Ontario Nat hab: Hort uses: - limited in Ontario -yellow fall colour Pests: birch borer, leaf miner * buyer beware esp. in stress conditions ```
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``` River Birch bot name family size grow form id culture nat hab hort use pests ```
``` Betula nigra Family: Betulaceae Size: medium Growth: medium Form: pyramidal- oval ID: -brown to deep beige exfoliating bark in small pieces not large strips (like papyrifera) , multi-stemmed Culture: full sun to part, moits well draining slightly acidic soil Nat hab: swamp, floodlands Hort uses: estates, gold courses, parks -yellow fall colour Pests : leaf spot most hardy of birches ```
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``` European Hornbeam bot name family size grow form id culture nat hab hort use pests ```
``` Carpinus betulus 'Fastigiata' Family: Betulaceae Size: small – medium Growth: slow Form: fastigiated , upright pyramidal ID: -pale green catkins Culture: wide variety soil, prefers well drained, sun Nat hab: hort, origin Hort uses: groupings, hedges, plant boxes, specimen -yellow fall colour Pests : none serious ```
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``` Toba Hawthorn bot name family size grow form id culture nat hab hort use pests ```
``` Crataegus x mordenensis 'Toba' Family: Rosaceae Size: small Growth: Form: rounded, broad crown ID: - double white- pink flowers in spring, fragrant -red berries in fall -twisted trunk Culture: moist soil conditions, full sun Nat hab: horticultural origin -yellow fall colour Hort uses: specimen, hedges, accent Pests: many but not listed ```
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``` Russian Olive Tree Botanical Family Size Grow Form ID Culture Nat hab Hort use Pests ```
``` Elaeagnus angustifolia Family: Elaeagnaceae Size: large shrub/ small tree Growth: medium Form: rounded and broad spreading ID: - silver, fuzzy foliage -fragrant yellow flowers -olive- like fruit, can make sherbet from Culture: full sun, part shade prefers light sandy loam soild -salt, drought and deer tolerant Nat hab: wetlands Hort uses: highways Pests: leaf spot, cankers, vet wilt and crown gall ```
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``` Fern leaf Beech Botanical Family Size Grow Form ID Culture Nat hab Hort use Pests ```
``` Fagus sylvatica var heterophylla 'Asplenifolia' Family: Fagaceae Size: medium Growth: slow Form: broadly oval ID: - long skinny buds -fern- like leafs -smooth grey bark Culture: Nat hab: hort. Origin Hort uses: offers deep shade , hedge -golden brown fall colour Pests: wooly aphid ```
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``` White Ash Botanical Family Size Grow Form ID Culture Nat hab Hort use Pests ```
``` Fraxinus americana Family: Oleaceae Size: large Growth: medium Form: upright, oval ID: - iconic fraxinus leaf, paired, terminal odd -smooth white- grey bark, diamond shape ridge pattern Culture: moist, well drained full sun Nat hab: Hort uses: parks, large areas -Louisville slugger bats -red fall colour Pests : many, leaf spot, Emerald Ash borer, rust, canker, carpenter worm ect. ```
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``` Green Ash (marshall's seedless) Botanical Family Size Grow Form ID Culture Nat hab Hort use Pests ```
Fraxinus pennsylvanica Family: Oleaceae Size: medium Growth:fast Form: upright, rounded ID: -pinnate compound, opposite 5-9 leaflets Culture:med wet, well drained soil in full sun -grows anywhere; high pH, salt, drought, wind and sterile soil Nat hab: stream banks, moist bottomlands Hort uses: streets, lawns, parks, gold courses -yellow/ gold fall colour Pests : Emerald Ash borer, many others
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``` Maidenhair tree Botanical Family Size Grow Form ID Culture Nat hab Hort use Pests ```
``` Ginkgo biloba Family: Ginkgoaceae Size: medium Growth: medium ID: - unique ginkgo fan shaped leaf -foul smelling fruit- male varieties but can be roasted Form: sparse, spreading crown Culture: deep, mod moist soil but adaptable -full sun, pH adapt. Pollutant tolerant Nat hab: China, prehistoric , mountains Hort uses: street tree Pests : none serious ```
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``` Saucer Magnolia Botanical Family Size Grow Form ID Culture Nat hab Hort use Pests ```
``` Magnolia x soulaneana Family: Magnoliaceae Size: small Growth: medium ID: -fuzzy large buds -flowers in various colours- lots of varietals -yellow fall colour Culture: - one of easiest magnolia to grow -moist, deep acidic soil with peat moss -full sun- part shade Nat hab: Hort uses: specimen Pests : black mildew, leaf blight, leaf spots, dieback ```
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``` Dawn Redwood Botanical Family Size Grow Form ID Culture Nat hab Hort use Pests ```
Family: Taxodiaceae Size: large Growth: fast Form: straight trunked, broadly rounded ID: - deciduous conifer, leaves turn brown and stay over winter -2- ranked opposite leaf and twig arrangement -bottom of tree buttresses -multi season interest -red brown bark, fibrous and stringy texture with fluted pattern Culture: full sun, well drained humus mod acidic soil -not drought tolerant or wind Nat hab: ancient tree, China rice and rivers Hort uses: large garden, screen, hedge, parks, gold courses Pests: canker, Jap beetle
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``` Weeping Mulberry Botanical Family Size Grow Form ID Culture Nat hab Hort use Pests ```
``` Family: Moraceae Size: small Growth: fast Form: pendula branches extend to ground ID: - glossy, heart shapped leaves Culture: Nat hab: well drained, fertile soil, pH adaptable, full sun to part shade -drought, salt urban resistant Hort uses: ornamental tree -yellow fall colour Pests: witches broom, blight, leaf spots, powd mildew ```
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``` Persian Parrotia Botanical Family Size Grow Form ID Culture Nat hab Hort use Pests ```
Parrotia persica Family: Hamamelidaceae Size: small Growth: medium Form: upright branching ID: -smooth bark, exfoliates with age, changing colour -distinct leaf , alt simple -red purple new growth yellow/ orange/ red fall -red petal-less flowers spring Culture: full sun but tolerates shade, well drained loamy acidic soil Nat hab: mountains of Iran Hort uses: tight spaces, street, specimen Pests: pest free
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``` Sargent Cherry Botanical Family Size Grow Form ID Culture Nat hab Hort use Pests ```
``` Prunus sargentii Family: Rosaceae Size: small Growth: fast Form: upright with rounded crown, canopy low ID: toothed and long leaf margin -buds in 2 at apex of stem, alternate -chestnut- red bark with horiz lenticels -pink large showy flowers with 5 petals *multi season Culture: well drained, acid- neutral soil, best in full sun but tolerant shade -not pollutant tolerant Nat hab: mountains of Japan Hort uses: ornamental, accent plant in plain sight to be enjoyed -yellow/ orange/ red fall colour Pests : none serious ```
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``` Ornamental Pear Botanical Family Size Grow Form ID Culture Nat hab Hort use Pests ```
``` Pyrus calleryana 'Glens form" Family: Rosaceae Size: small Growth: medium Form: tall narrow upright ID: - white spring flowers -alternate leaf pattern, inedible fruit -red- yellow- orange fall colour Culture: - pollutant, urban, poor soil tolerant -full sun Nat hab: hort, origin Hort uses: ornamental, narrow spaces Pests : fire blight more resistant strain ```
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``` Gold Weeping Willow Botanical Family Size Grow Form ID Culture Nat hab Hort use Pests ```
Salix alba 'Tristis' Family: Salicaceae Size: medium- large Growth: fast (short lived) Form: wide, spreading ID: yellow fall colour -narrow silver backed leaves -slender branches at tips -yellow- brown bark Culture: moist soil, full sun, adapt pH NOT chalky or shallow soil -water appetite clog water and septic lines Nat hab: hort origin Hort uses: parks, estate large areas not street winter damage Pests; many, twig blight, scab, leaf spot, pow mildew, rust ect
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``` Ivory Silk Japanese Tree Lilac Botanical Family Size Grow Form ID Culture Nat hab Hort use Pests ```
``` Syringa reticulata 'Ivory Silk' Family: Oleaceae Size: small tree/ large shrub Growth: medium Form: upright, vase ID: - flower late June, white creamy panicles , bad smell -red brown bark, horiz lenticels -yellow fall colour *multi season Culture: -pollutant tolerant -full sun, pH adaptable Nat hab: Japan Hort uses: specimen, street tree Pests : many, blight, leaf spots, ring spot virus, powd mildew ```
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``` Swamp/ Pin Oak Botanical Family Size Grow Form ID Culture Nat hab Hort use Pests ```
Quercus palustris Family: Fagaceae Size: Growth: Form: pyramidal- broad columnar ID: -thin narrow lobes on leaves, pointy -light brown, shallow capped acorns -unique branching- pyramidal head with horiz. Branches @ 90 degree -red fall colour Culture: -urban, standing water tolerant -prefers acidic Nat hab: wet areas, flood plains Hort uses: large areas, shade tree, commercial one of best oaks Pests: susc to borers, canker, caterpillar, many
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``` Pyramidal English Oak Botanical Family Size Grow Form ID Culture Nat hab Hort use Pests ```
``` Quercus robur 'Fastigiata' Family: Fagaceae Size: medium Growth: medium Form: upright ID: -acrons longer than wide -lobed leaves, rounded -insig fall colour -reatin leaves into winter months Culture: pH tolerant, full sun, well drained Nat hab: hort origin Hort uses: look for tightly formed Pests: aphids, inter-veinal chlorosis ```
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``` European Mountain Ash Botanical Family Size Grow Form ID Culture Nat hab Hort use Pests ```
``` Sorbus aucuparia Family: Rosaceae Size: small Growth: slow Form: upright, oval ID: -white flower 5 petals spring -orange fruit for rest of season – edible -pinnate, alt leaves, serrated to base with larger terminal leaf Culture: rocky hillsides, roadsides Nat hab: full sun moist rich soil, borders of swamps Hort uses: residential Pests : Sawfly, borer ```
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``` Chinese stewartia Botanical Family Size Grow Form ID Culture Nat hab Hort use Pests ```
Stewartia sinensis Family: Theaceae Size: small tree/ large shrub Growth: slow Form: upright with broad crown ID: - paper thin, cinnamon purple exfoliating bark revealing sand under -new growth red, zig zag branching -flat buds -red fall colour -white fragrant cup-shaped dramatic flowers June Culture: full sun, moist well drained acidic and high in organic matter Nat hab: Hort uses: specimen where can be seen all year Pests : none serious
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``` Bald Cypress Botanical Family Size Grow Form ID Culture Nat hab Hort use Pests ```
``` Taxodium distichum Family: Taxodiaceae Size: large, deciduous conifer Growth: medium Form: pyramidal ID: -fine, fern like leaves -light brown bark, don’t shed as much as Dawn Redwood -rust brown in autumn Culture: variable types, not dry Nat hab: upland areas Hort uses: large areas Pests : none serious ```
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``` Littleleaf Linden Botanical Family Size Grow Form ID Culture Nat hab Hort use Pests ```
``` Tilia cordata Family: Tiliaceae Size: large Growth: medium Form: Dense, compact ID: - heart shaped leaves -golden yellow fall colour -small, massed yellowish flowers, fragrant, attract bees -seeds are round with specialized leaf as part of cluster (common in all Tilia) Culture:- urban tolerant Nat hab: Hort uses: street tree, shade, malls Pests: none serious, aphids, Jap beetle ```
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``` Japanese Zelkova Botanical Family Size Grow Form ID Culture Nat hab Hort use Pests ```
``` Zelkova serrata Family: Ulmaceae Size: large Growth: fast Form: vase- shaped ID: -small, elongated leaves -orange- brown fall colour Culture: moist, drained soil -high pH -pollutant, wind, drought tolerant Nat hab: limestone rich valleys Hort uses: street tree, replace Ulmus Americana Pests: none serious ```
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full sun trees (11)
1. C x mordenensis ‘Toba’ 2. F. amaericana 3. F. pennsylvaniva 4. G. biloba 5. M. glyptostroboides 6. P. calleryana ‘Glens Form’ 7. Q. robur 'Fastigiata' 8. S. alba ‘Tristis’ 9. S. reticulata ‘Ivory silk’ 10. S. aucuparia 11. S. sinensis
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drought tolerant trees (4)
1. E. angustifolia 2. F. pennsylvanica 3. M. alba ‘Pendula’ 4. Z. serrata
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drought intolerant trees (3)
1. B. pendula 2. M. glyptostroboides 3. T. distichum
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pollutant tolerant trees (8)
1. E. angustifolia 2. G. biloba 3. M. alba ‘Pendula’ 4. P. calleryana ‘Glens Form’ 5. S. reticulata ‘Ivory Silk’ 6. Q. palustris 7. T. cordata 8. Z. serrata
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pollutant intolerant (1)
1. P. sargentii
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standing water tolerant (1)
1. Q. palustris
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pH adaptable (8)
1. C. betuls ‘Fastigiata’ 2. F. pennsylvanica 3. G. biloba 4. M. alba ‘Pendula’ 5. S. alba ‘Tristis NOT chalk 6. S. reticulate ‘Ivory Silk’ 7. Q. robur ‘Fastigiata’ 8. T. distichum
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acidic soil required trees (5)
1. B. nigra 2. M. glyptostroboides 3. P.persica 4. S. sinensis 5. Z. serrata
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Wind intolerant trees (1)
1. M. glyptostroboides
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specimen trees (10)
1. C. betulus ‘Fasigiata’ 2. C. x mordenensis ‘Toba’ 3. M. x soulangeana 4. M. alba ‘Pendula’ 5. P. persica 6. P. sargentii 7. P. calleryana ‘Glens Form’ 8. S. reticulata ‘ Ivory Silk’ 9. S. aucuparia 10. S. sinensis
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large area trees (6)
1. B. nigra 2. F. americana 3. F. pennsylvanica 4. S. alba “Tristis 5. Q. palustris 6. T. distichum
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street trees (5)
1. E. angustifolia 2. F. pennsylvanica 3. G. biloba 4. S. reticulata ‘Ivory Silk’ 5. T. cordata
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shade providing trees (2)
1. F. sylvatica var heterophylla ‘Aslpenifolia’ | 2. T. cordata
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fastigiate trees (3)
1. C. betulus ‘Fastigiata’ 2. Q. robur ‘Fastigiate’ 3. P. calleryana ‘Glens Form’
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pendula trees (3)
1. B. pendula 2. M. alba ‘Pendula’ 3. S. alba ‘Tristis’
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multiple seasonality trees (4)
1. P. sargentii 2. P. persica 3. S. sinensis 4. M. glyptostroboides

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