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Tree plant list 2 - Native Flashcards

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Asimina triloba

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Pawpaw fam. Annonaceae

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Pawpaw

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Asimina triloba fam. Annonaceae

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Betula papyrifera

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Paperbark birch fam. Betulaceae

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Paperbark birch

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Betula papyrifera fam. Betulaceae

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Carpinus caroliniana

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Blue beech fam. Betulaceae

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Blue beech

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Carpinus caroliniana fam. Betulaceae

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Catalpa speciosa

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Western catalpa fam Bignoniaceae

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western catalpa

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Catalpa speciosa fam Bignoniaceae

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common hackberry

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Celtis occidentalis fam Ulmaceae

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Celtis occidentalis

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common hackberry fam Ulmaceae

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Pawpaw 
Botanical name 
Family name
form
size
grow
id
natural habitat
culture
hort uses
pests
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Botanical name: Asimina triloba 
form: pyrimidal/ round topped 
Family Name: Annonaceae
SIZE: medium
GROW: slow- medium
ID : - large fruit plums 
-flower has 3 lobes in and out 
-droopy leaves 
Natural Habitat : woodlands, 
Culture: rich, sheltered area 
Hort uses: - plant collector tree 
-edges of woodlot
-edible plant
Pests:  none serious
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Paperbark birch 
Botanical name 
Family name
size
grow
form
id
natural habitat
culture
hort uses
pests
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Botanical name: Betula papyrifera 
Family name: Betulaceae
Grow- med- fast 
Size: large
form: oval- round 
ID: -white bark, exfoliates
-toothed leaves 
culture: - full- partial sun, wet acidic soil
Habitat: edges of swamps, lakes and bogs 
Hort uses: - yellow fall colour
-parks, estates and large areas 
Pests: bronze birch borer, birch leaf miner- more prone if in dry soil
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Blue beech 
Botanical name 
Family name
size
grow
form
id
natural habitat
culture
hort uses
pests
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Botanical name: Carpinus caroliniana 
Family name: Betulaceae
Grow: slow
Size: small
form: wide, spreading 
ID: small tree, dense wood 
-smooth bark, grey stripped
-seeds are in long clusters with  leaflettes on it 
Natural habitat: river edge, floodlands , acidic soils  climax forests 
culture: sun or part shade , hardy 
Hort uses: rarely in cultivated, climax forests 
-fall colour- red/ orange
Pests:leaf spots, canker and twig blight
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Western catalpa
Botanical name 
Family name
size
grow
Form
id
natural habitat
culture
hort uses
pests
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Botanical name: Catalpa speciosa 
Family: Bignoniaceae
Grow: fast
Size: large 
form: tall, iregg, open to narrow crown 
Natural habitat: //
Culture: deep fertile, moist soil  with alkaline pH 
-sun to part shade 
-deer and draught tolerant 
ID: -broad leaf, fuzzy on back
-flowers june- large white flower with yellow and purple, fragrant 
-long beans in fall
-messy tree 
Hort uses: good in open spaces, large estates
-yellow fall colour 
Pests: leaf spots, powdery mildew, veticullium wilt, twig blight
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Common Hackberry 
Botanical name 
Family name
size
grow
form
id
natural habitat
culture
hort uses
pests
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Botanical name: Celtis occidentalis
Family: Ulmaceae
Grow:fast
Size: large
form: fine branch habit, board top ascending branches
ID: - base leaf irregular
-alt leaves on branch
-textured bark, cork like
-fruit small purple
Natural habitat: rich bottomlands, open fields, roadsides
Culture: hardy, well adapted to high pH
-urban tolerant
Hort uses: plains and prairies, parks and big areas, mass plantings
Pests: prone to but not affected ; witches broom, leaf spots, powdery mildew, leaf galls

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Cercis canadensis

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Eastern Redbud

Fabaceae

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Eastern redbud

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Cercis canadensis

Fabaceae

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Fagus grandifolia

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American Beech

Fagaceae

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American beech

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Fagus grandifolia

Fagaceae

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Fraxinus quadrangulata

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Blue ash

Oleaceae

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Blue ash

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Fraxinus quadrangulata

Oleaceae

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Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis ‘Sunburst

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Thornless honeylocust

Fabaceae

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Thornless honeylocust

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Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis ‘Sunburst’

Fabaceae

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Gymnocladus dioicus

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Kentucky coffee tree

fabaceae

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kentucky coffee tree
Gymnocladus dioicus | Fabaceae
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Juglans nigra
black walnut | Juglandaceae
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black walnut
Juglans nigra | Juglandaceae
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Liriodendron tulipifera
Tulip tree | Magnoliaceae
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Tulip tree
Liriodendron tulipifera | Magnoliaceae
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``` black walnut bot name family size growth form culture nat hab hort use pests ```
``` Juglans nigra Common: Black walnut Family: Juglandaceae Size: large Growth: slow form: round crown id: -pinnately compound opposite leaf -roung textured hard fruit Culture: sandy soil Nat Hab: flood plains Hort uses: not much, good carpentry -exude toxins from roots- not much can grow around -yellow fall colour -not around patios fruit stains -strong winter silhouette Pests: non serious ```
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``` Tulip tree bot name family size growth culture id form hort use pests ```
``` Liriodendron tulipifera Family: Magnoliaceae ID: big seed pod terminals -unique leaf** form: tall and narrow Nat hab: Size: large Growth: fast Culture: grows readily, not fussy Hort uses: large masses, flowers seen at distance -yellow flower colour -brittle branches Pests: non serious, aphids ```
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``` Eastern Redbud bot name family size growth culture id form hort use pests ```
Cercis canadensis Family: Fabaceae Grow: fast Size: small tree/ large shrub Form: flat broad spreading crown ID: -soft pale pink- purple flowers appear on trunk, all way down branches -leaves heart shaped -yellow fall colour Culture: full sun- part sun, moist well drained soil Hort uses: residential, specimen, shrub border , specimen, shade gardens, mass plantings -yellow fall colour Pests:canker, leaf spots, veticullium wilt ect
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``` American beech bot name family size growth id culture nat hab hort use pests ```
``` Botanical name: Fagus grandifolia form: dense, upright oval Family: Fagaceae Grow: slow Size: large ID: -golden brown fall colour -smooth grey trunk carvings on -buds are thin and long- id in winter -holds onto leaves in winter Natural habitat: climax forest , ravines, slopes and valleys Culture: full sun part shade, moist well drained soils , WONT withstand wet Hort uses: large areas, parks gold courses -not urban tolerant but deer and black walnut tolerant -golden bronze fall colour -edible beechnut -lumber tree Pests: beech scale ```
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``` Blue ash bot name family size growth form culture nat hab id hort use pests ```
``` Botanical name: Fraxinus quadrangulata Common name: Blue ash Family name: Oleaceae Size: medium Grow: slow form: irreg crown Natural habitat: dry, limestone, upland soil, river edges on fine sand and silt soil ID: -square stem, ridged -terminal buds large fuzzy -compound leaf -purple flowers- fragrant Culture: easy to grow in well drained soil with room Hort uses: collector or naturalization Pests: emerald ash bourer major problem, not allowed to plant in London ```
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``` Thornless honeylocust bot name family size growth form culture nat hab id hort use pests ```
Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis ‘Sunburst’ Family: Fabaceae Size: large Growth: medium form: pyramidal ID: - no thorns -pinnately compound opposite leaf with round elongated leaflettes Nat Habit: moist bottomlands Culture: full sun, alluvial soil , drought and urban tolerant but NOT heat tolerant Hort uses:- parking lots, driveways/ roads -beware winter damage -yellow fall colour -maintenance free ( leaves blow away), but prone to winter damage Pests: plant bugs, leaf hoppers
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``` Kentucky coffee tree bot name family size growth form culture nat hab id hort use pests ```
``` Gymnocladus dioicus Family: Fabaceae Size: large Growth: slow- medium form: round crown ID: - double compound leaf ** only one -seed looks like banana Culture: -heat, cold, drought, sale, alkaline tolerant Nat Hab: bottom lands, deep ravines, moist slopes Hort uses: broad canopy , grass can grow under -large areas, gold courses, parks -urban tolerant Pests: none serious ```
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Nyssa sylvatica
Black Gum | family Nyssaceae
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Black Gum
Nyssa sylvatica | Nyssaceae
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Eastern Cottonwood
Populus deltoides | Salicaceae
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Populus deltoides
Eastern Cottonwood | Salicaceae
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Quercus alba
White oak | Fagaceae
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White oak
Quercus alba | Fagaceae
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Quercus bicolour
Swamp White Oak | fagaceae
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Swamp white oak
Quercus bicolour | Fagaceae
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``` Black Gum Botanical Family: Size growth form ID culture nat hab Hort use pests ```
Common: Black gum Nyssa sylvatica ``` Family: Nyssaceae Growth: slow Size: medium Form: broadly pyramidal Nat hab: dry mtn ridges, swamps sheltered from wind, not pollutant tolerant Culture: slightly moist acidic soil -sheltered, moist well drained soil -full sun to semi shade ID: -horiz branching -dark purple flowers Hort use: -yellow- orange fall colour -specimen, street tree Pests: cankers, leaf spots, rust, leaf miner and scale largely problem free ```
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``` Eastern Cottonwood Family Size growth form ID culture nat hab Hort use pests ```
``` Populus deltoides Family: Salicaceae Growth: fast Size: large Form: Broadly pyramidal ID:- white fluffy seeds -long deltoid shaped leaves with long petiole Culture: hardy, will grow anywhere but prefers moist waterways -salt and pollution tolerable Nat hab: water ways Hort use: little except in hard to grow areas Pests: canker and leaf problems ```
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``` White oak Family Size growth form ID culture nat hab Hort use pests ```
``` Quercus alba Family: Fagaceae Growth: slow- medium Size: large ID: shallow lobed leaves -shiny green top, white underside -long egg-like acorn Culture: deep, well drained acidic soil Nat hab: climax forest , slopes ravines Hort use: not residential- large and many blemishes on leaves -better in natural landscape Pests: lots, leaf spots, scorch, anthracanose , tent caterpillar, gypsy moth ```
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``` Swamp White Oak Family Size growth form ID culture nat hab Hort use pests ```
``` Quercus bicolour Family: Fagaceae Growth: slow Size: large ID: - leaves symmetrical and round -silver on back, green on front -hardy, long lived, dense -acorns in pairs -dark brown flaky bark Culture: wet acidic conditions but adaptable to dry -doesn’t tolerate urban conditions Nat hab: swamps Hort use: large areas, parks, not residential needs space Pests: lots; Borer oak slug , tent caterpillar, gypsy moth, cankers, powdery mildew ```
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Mossycop/ Barr oak
Quercus macrocarpa | Fagaceae
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Quercus macrocarpa
Mossycop/ Barr oak | Fagaceae
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``` Mossycop/ Barr oak botanical family size grow form id nat hab culture hort use pests ```
``` Quercus macrocarpa Family:Fagaceae Growth: slow Size: large Form: upright oval ID: - leaves randomly lobed -* acorn big cap (macrocarpa) -thick corky bark Culture: dry soil, will tolerate others -most drought resistant of oaks Nat hab: sandy plains moist uplands Hort use: large properties, woodland, ornamental -urban tolerant -yellow- brown fall colour Pests: non serious ```
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Red oak
Quercus rubra | fagaceae
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Quercus rubra
Red oak | Fagaceae
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``` Red oak botanical family size grow form id nat hab culture hort use pests ```
``` Quercus rubra Family: Fagaceae Growth: fast unusual for oak Size: large Form: rounded crown ID: - leaf ends come to sharp point -can hold leaves till spring Culture: any soil but prefers loam well drained acidic soil -full sun Nat hab: climax forest , sandy ridges, lean soil areas Hort use: -thrives in urban env’t -red fall colour -specimen, street or lawn tree Pests: chlorosis in high pH, none serious ```
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Staghorn sumac
Rhus typhina | Anacardiaceae
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Rhus typhina
staghorn sumac | Anacardiaceae
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``` Staghorn sumac botanical family size grow form id nat hab culture hort use pests ```
``` Rhus typhina Family: Anacardiaceae Growth: fast Size: small tree/ large shrub Form: wide, spreading ID:- fuzzy branches -distinct seed type Culture: prefers well drained, not wet but will grow anywhere (highways) Nat hab: native Hort use: good to avoid soil erosion -roadside, massing in contained areas- reseeds from sukers -fall red colour -can make tea from fruit Pests: none serious ```
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Black locust
Robinia pseudoacacia | Fabaceae
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Robinia pseudoacacia
Black locust | Fabaceae
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``` Black locust botanical family size grow form id nat hab culture hort use pests ```
``` Robinia pseudoacacia Family: Fabaceae Growth: fast Size: large Form: upright ID:- white flowers , thorns -compound round leaf -black-red bark -flat black seed pods hold till spring Culture:- anywhere except extremely wet Nat hab: woodlands/ fields Hort use: parks and areas with poor soil -not residential twig litter and weak branches Pests: canker, leaf spot, wood decay, witches broom, locust borer ```
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Sassafras tree
Sassafras albidum | Lauraceae
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Sassafras albidum
Sassafras tree | Lauraceae
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``` Sassafras tree botanical family size grow form id nat hab culture hort use pests ```
Sassafras albidum Common: Sassafras tree Famiy: Lauraceae Growth: medium Size: large Form: grows initially as shrub thicket saplings around parent ID: - mitten leaves Culture: can’t grow in London, prefers sandy soil ( vs limestone) Nat hab: acid, rocky soil Hort use: collectors tree, large parks, landscape -yellow fall colour -used to make root beer Pests: European gypsy moths, Jap. Horned beetle and sassafras weevil
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American Elm
Ulmus americana | Ulmaceae
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Ulmus americana
American Elm | Ulmaceae
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``` American Elm botanical family size grow form id nat hab culture hort use pests ```
``` Ulmus americana Common: American elm Family: Ulmaceae Growth: fast Size: large Form: vase shaped ID: - recognize by form= high branched canopy -ulmaceae leaf= shorter on one side Culture: - full sun - Rich moist soil that’s well drained Nat hab: Hort use: used to be good street tree ( strong wood) , now dies 3-5 years once infected by Dutch elm disease Pests: Dutch elm disease, wet wood, powdery mildew, leaf spot ```
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full sun trees (3)
G. triacanthos Q. rubra U. americana
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drought tolerant trees (4)
C. speciosa G. tricanthos G. dioicus Q. macrocarpa
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pollutant tolerant (6)
``` C. occidentalis G. tricanthos G. dioicus P. deltoides Q. rubra R. typhina ```
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pollutant intolerant (3)
F. grandifolia N. sylvatica Q. bicolour
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standing water intolerant (2)
F. grandifolia | R. pseudoacacia
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ACIDIC SOIL (5)
1. B. papyrifera 2. C. caroliniana 3. Q. bicolour 4. Q rubra 5. S. albidum
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alkaline soil/ tolerant (2)
1. C. speciosa 2. G. dioicus 3. C occidentalis
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wind intolerant (1)
N. sylvatica
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specimen (3)
C. canadensis N. sylvatica Q. rubra
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large area trees (8)
1. B. papyrifera 2. C. speciosa 3. C. occidentalis 4. F. grandifolia 5. G. triacanthos 6. G. dioicus 7. Q. bicolour 8. Q. macrocarpa
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street trees (3)
Q rubra R typhina U americana
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collector trees (2)
A triloba | S albidum
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natural area trees (6)
1. C. caroliniana 2. F. quadrangulata 3. J. nigra 4. Quercus alba 5. R. pseudoacacia 6. S albidum
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deer tolerant (2)
1. F grandifolia | 2. C speciosa
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black walnut tolerant (1)
F grandifolia
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heat intolerant (1)
g tricanthos

Plant ID HORT 1049 (11 decks)

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