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Acer platanoides (Norway maple)
invasive non-native widely planted
for dense shade |
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Acer rubrum (red maple) ubiquitous native tolerant of broad range
of moisture conditions |
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| Acer saccharum (sugar maple) native with spectacular fall color |
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Betula lenta (black birch) native with twigs that taste like wintergreen
Distinctive bark |
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| Carpinus caroliniana (ironwood) native understory species with muscular bark |
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Cornus florida (flowering dogwood) native understory species now
threatened by dogwood anthracnose |
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Fagus grandifolia (American beech) native canopy species with smooth
grey bark |
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| Fraxinus americana (white ash) native canopy species |
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Liriodendron tulipifera (tulip tree) native, grows straight and
tall, Penn has planted allee on lot between 33rd and 34th Sts. and
Walnut and Chestnut Sts. |
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| Nyssa sylvatica (black or sour gum) native with brilliant fall foliage |
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| Quercus alba (white oak) native canopy species, majestic tree |
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| Quercus montana (chestnut oak) native, favors dry ridge tops |
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| Quercus rubra (red oak) native canopy species, ski-track bark |
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| Sassafras albidum (sassafras) native with three types of leaves |
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| Tilia americana (basswood) native, indicates rich soils |
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Ulmus americana (American elm) native floodplain species succumbing
to Dutch elm disease |
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Berberis thunbergii (Japanese barberry) invasive non-native, largely
avoided by deer |
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Hamamelis virginiana (witchhazel) native with unusual yellow flowers
that bloom in fall |
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| Lindera benzoin (spicebush) native with spicy leaves largely avoided by deer |
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Rosa multiflora (multiflora rose) non-native invasive that
overwhelms fields released from mowing or grazing |
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| Viburnum dentatum (arrowwood) native with prominently toothed leaves |
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| Viburnum acerifolium (mapleleaf viburnum) native highly favored by deer |
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Celastrus orbiculatus (Asiatic bittersweet) invasive non-native,
ornamental fruits popular decorations in fall |
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| Lonicera japonica (Japanese honeysuckle) invasive non-native |
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Parthenocissus quinquefolia (Virginia creeper) native, five-leaved,
red fall color |
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| Toxicodendron radicans (poison ivy) native, ?leaves of three, let it be? |
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