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Trees for LARC 6430
Trees I and Trees II
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Plant Sciences
Graduate
10/19/2009

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Latin name: Carya ovata

Common name: Shagbark Hickory

  • large deciduous tree
  • up to 80' tall
  • about two-thirds as wide
  • very straight central leader
  • tree is cylindrical with branches ascending and descending
  • coarse texture

Culture:

  • prefers deep, well-drained soil
  • has a large taproot, which makes transplanting difficult
  • full sun to partial shade

Leaf Details:

Arrangement: alternate

Type: pinnately compound


Shagbark hickory is used for furniture, flooring, tool handles, ladder rungs, sporting goods, fuelwood, charcoal, meat-smoking, etc.

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Latin name: Fagus grandifolia

Common name: American Beech

 

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Latin name: Larix laricina

Common name: Tamarack

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Latin name: Picea glauca

Common name: White Spruce

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Latin name: Pinus Strobus

Common name: Eastern White Pine

 

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Latin name: Prunus pensylvanica

Common name: Pin cherry 

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Latin name: Quercus alba

Common name: White oak

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Latin name: Quercus macrocarpa

Common name: Bur Oak

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Latin name: Rhus typhina

Common name: Staghorn Sumac

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Latin name: Tilia americana

Common name: Basswood

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Latin name: Ulmus americana

Common name: American Elm

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Latin name: Prunus virginiana

Common name: Common Chokecherry

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Latin name: Carya cordiformis

Common name: Bitternut Hickory

  • large deciduous tree
  • 50' to 75' tall
  • cylindrical, irregular crown
  • coarse texture
  • medium growth rate

Culture:

  • prefers deep, well-drained soil
  • has a large taproot, which makes transplanting difficult
  • full sun to partial shade

Leaf Details:

Arrangement: alternate

Type: odd pinnately compound leaf with 5 to 9 leaflets


 

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Latin name: Carpinus caroliniana

Common name: Muscleswood, American Hornbeam, Blue Beech, Ironwood, Musclewood, Water Beech

 

Culture:

transplants from containers

prefers, deep fertile, moist, acidic soil

full sun to shade

prune tolerant

 

Leaf Details:

Arrangement: alternate

Type: simple

Shape: oblong leaf

Margin: doubly-serrated

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Latin name: Tsuga canadensis 

Common name: Canadian Hemlock

 

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Latin name: Thuja occidentalis

Common name: Eastern White Cedar

 

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Latin name: Quercus rubra

Common name: Red oak 

 

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Latin name: Prunus serotina

Common name: Black cherry

 

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Latin name: Populus tremuloides

Common name: Trembling Aspen

 

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Latin name: Juglans nigra

Common name: Black Walnut

 

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Latin name: Fraxinus americana

Common name: White Ash

 

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Latin name: Cornus alternifolia

Common name: Pagoda Dogwood

 

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Latin name: Celtis occidentalis

Common name: Common Hackberry

 

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Latin name: Betula papyrifera

Common name: White Birch

 

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Latin name: Acer saccharum

Common name:Sugar Maple

 

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Latin name: Acer saccharinum

Common name: Silver Maple

 

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Latin name: Acer rubrum

Common name: Red maple

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Latin name: Abies balsamea

Common name: Balsam Fir

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Latin name: Ostrya virginiana

Common name: American Hophornbeam

 

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