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Deciduous Trees and Shrubs. Large trees. Maples( Acer) Sugar Maple Silver Maple Red Maple. Maples: Red and Sugar. Sugar maple (Acer saccharum), sometimes called hard maple or rock maple, is one of the largest and more important of the hardwoods.
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Large trees Maples( Acer) Sugar Maple Silver Maple Red Maple
Maples: Red and Sugar • Sugar maple (Acer saccharum), sometimes called hard maple or rock maple, is one of the largest and more important of the hardwoods. • Sugar maple is 6 percent of the hardwood sawtimber volume in the United States. • 40-80 feet tall, golden fall color, rounded Crown. • Used for maple syrup, saw timber and firewood • Good as a large landscape tree but not a good street tree • Red Maple can take wetter conditions, smaller in size, brilliant red and orange fall colors.
(Celtis occidentalis) • Common Hackberry • A medium-sized tree native to North Dakota. • A good replacement tree for the American Elm because of its similar form and adaptability • . Gray, unique stucco-like bark. • The largest tree in North Dakota is 70 feet tall witha canopy spread of 62 feet.
White Ash • Fraxinus americana L. • Oleaceae -- Olive family • White ash (Fraxinus americana), also called Biltmore ash or Biltmore white ash, is the most common and useful native ash but is never a dominant species in the forest. It grows best on rich, moist, well-drained soils to medium size. Because white ash wood is tough, strong, and highly resistant to shock, it is particularly sought for handles, oars, and baseball bats. The winged seeds provide food for many kinds of birds.
Honey Locust • Gleditsia • A fast-growing tree with fragrant spring flowers. Its delicate, open silhouette lets grass grow underneath. • Tiny leaflets turn yellow or yellow-green in fall. • Pollution, salt and drought tolerant. • Adapts to a wide range of soils. Prefers full sun. • Grows to 30' to 70', 50' spread
Populus deltoides Eastern Cottonwood, Eastern Poplar Salicaceae • native to eastern North America • hardy to zone 2 • wide spreading pyramidal in youth open, oval, irregular crown 80' to 100' tall 40' to 60' wide • coarse texture fast growth rate • Wind pollinated, dropping seeds cotton-like
Oak, Quercus • A very large tree; when open grown, white oaks have rugged, irregular crowns that are wide spreading, with a stocky bole. • In the forest crowns are upright and oval with trees reaching up to 100 feet tall and several feet in diameter. • Do not prune in spring, as they are susceptible to Oak wilt
American Elm • native to eastern North America, from Florida to Newfoundland • zone 3 • generally found in wetlands • vase-shaped (most common) • 60' to 90' tall • Dutch Elm disease a problem, some resistant crosses available
Medium sized trees Acer platanoides, Norway Maple
Acer platanoides, Norway Maple • Commonly planted in Duluth • Can be a weed, has a thick crown that kills grass underneath • May be outlawed
Ohio Buckeye • Up to 50 feet tall, but usually shorter in MN • Yellow showy flowers in spring • Planted is several spots on campus
Paper Birch Betula papyrifera
Paper Birch, Betula papyrifera • Medium sized, single or multiple stemmed tree. In forests a slender trunk with a narrow crown, but in openings a wider crown spreading out from near the base. Multiple-stemmed trees are relatively common. • Height at maturity 70'-80' and 10"-12" in diameter, sometimes to 30". • Short-lived. Height growth ceases at about 60-70 years of age; few live more than 140 years. • Shallow-rooted: few roots deeper than 24" below the soil surface. • Bark reddish-brown on saplings; on mature trees thin, white, and smooth, often separating into papery strips, and easily peeled off in sheets.
Catalpa speciosa • Northern Catalpa
Ginkgo biloba, Ginkgo Deciduous hardy gymnosperm. Can grow through zone 4 possibly protected places in zone 3. plant males taller than 5 feet.
Sorbus aucuparia Mountain Ash, Rowan
Small Trees Hawthorn, Crataegus
Prunus americana American plum
Salix pentandra, Laurel willow
Shrubs 8 to12 feet Amelanchier Juneberry Serviceberry
Cornus alternifolia, Pagota Dogwood
Lilac, Syringa vulgaris