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* An easily grown plant, it succeeds in any soil of good or moderate fertility, ranging from acid to shallow chalk. Succeeds in full sun or light shade. Grows well in heavy clay soils.

The hermaphrodite cream-white flowers appear in May, are insect pollinated, and go on to produce scarlet berries, which are often eaten by birds. The wood is hard, heavy, close grained.

* The fruit is eaten by wildlife, helping disperse the seeds. * A good seed crop occurs only about every 4–5 years. * It can be grown a considerable distance north of its natural range if given conditions favorable to its growth.

* Prunus sargentii is a deciduous tree that grows 20–40 feet in height. It grows single pink flowers on 1 inch pedicels, which result in purple-black fruit in summer. New growth is a reddish or bronze in color, which changes to shiny dark green.

Prefers a sunny position but succeeds in partial shade though it fruits less well in such a situation. The fruit is abundantly produced and hangs on the tree well into winter. Grows well in heavy clay soils.

Some taxonomists named it Abies intermedia at one time because of these similarities. * Many Christmas tree growers prefer Canaan Fir over normal Balsam Fir because of its better needle retention, ability to grow on low elevation sites and the contrasting...

* The specific epithet, menziesii, is after Archibald Menzies, a Scottish physician and rival naturalist to David Douglas. * Pseduotsuga menziesii var. It is also a popular Christmas tree.

* It is an ancester of many modern pear varieties. They are sometimes used in the production of schnapps. * The fruits are 1.5 to 3 centimeters in diameter and are somewhat sweet yet sour, bitter and astringent.

* It is in flower in May, and the seeds ripen in September. * Commonly found in parks and gardens and is one of the dominant landscape species. * A decidious Tree growing to 30 m. * With its white flowers it is beloved of bees in May and children in fall...

It occurs throughout the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Mixedwood forest region, the New England-Acadian forest region, and the eastern Canadian boreal forests. * A decoction of the peeled stems has been drunk in the treatment of backaches.

It is "the most wide-ranging hawthorn in North America" , native to much of southern Canada, and the United States as far south as Arizona , New Mexico , Kansas , Missouri , North Carolina , and Tennessee .

* It is in flower in May, and the seeds ripen in September. * Commonly found in parks and gardens and is one of the dominant landscape species. * A decidious Tree growing to 30 m. * With its white flowers it is beloved of bees in May and children in fall...

It is a useful timber tree that is native from Canada west to North Dakota, south to Virginia and Texas. * American basswood is a stately, wide-spreading tree, 60-80 ft. Large tree with long trunk and a dense crown of many small, often drooping branches...

* The disturbance that allowed Garry oak to persist in an area that would otherwise succeed to coniferous forest was primarily fire. This mosaic of varied habitats, in turn, allows many more species to live in this area than would be possible in coniferous...

* The European Pear Pyrus communis is a species of pear native to central and eastern Europe and southwest Asia . The European Pear is one of the most important fruits of temperate regions, being the species from which most orchard pear cultivars grown...

Conservation Plant Characteristics Fraxinus profunda (Bush) Bush pumpkin ash FRPR Summary Duration Perennial Growth Habit Tree Native Status L48 (N), CAN (N) Federal T/E Status National Wetland Indicator OBL Morphology/Physiology Active Growth Period...

* Sorbus scopulina is a species of Rowan that is native to western North America , primarily in the Rocky mountains . * A shrubby species with compound leaves, white flowers, and orange to scarlet 1/4" round fruit; native to the Rocky Mountains, California...

It occurs throughout the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Mixedwood forest region, the New England-Acadian forest region, and the eastern Canadian boreal forests. * A decoction of the peeled stems has been drunk in the treatment of backaches.

It is a component of the forest cover type White Oak-Black Oak-Northern Red Oak . Prinoides on the same site by its single stem and sparse acorn production. * Chinkapin oak is generally found on well-drained upland soils derived from limestone or where...

* A species of buckeye native to the Ohio Valley and Appalachian Mountains of the Eastern United States. * It is a medium-sized deciduous tree growing to 20-47 m tall. * It has greenish yellow flowers in May and the dark green leaves turn yellow to pumpkin-orange...

* A species of buckeye native to the Ohio Valley and Appalachian Mountains of the Eastern United States. * It is a medium-sized deciduous tree growing to 20-47 m tall. * It has greenish yellow flowers in May and the dark green leaves turn yellow to pumpkin-orange...

* Malus honanensis is a wild species in the genus Malus (mostly referred for the crabapple or wild apple), in the family Rosaceae, with no established common name, and used as rootstock for the domesticated apple.

* Prunus cerasifera is a species of plum known by the common names cherry plum and myrobalan plum . It is native to Europe and Asia.

The seed can be rather slow, sometimes taking 18 months to germinate. Wood - heavy, hard, close grained. Sow stored seed in a cold frame as early in the year as possible. * Seed - requires 2 - 3 months cold stratification and is best sown in a cold frame...

* Sorbus mougeotii ( Vosges Whitebeam or Mougeot's Whitebeam ) is a species of whitebeam native to the mountains of central and western Europe from the Pyrenees east through the Alps to Austria , and north to the Vosges Mountains .

* A shrub or small tree with bright green compound leaves; yellow-white flowers in 4-6" flat-topped clusters, followed by quantities of dark blue-black berries used in jelly, pie, and wine; native to Pacific Northwest.

* Quercus stellata ( Post oak ) is an oak in the white oak group. It is a small tree , typically 10–15 m tall and 30–60 cm trunk diameter, though occasional specimens reach 30 m tall.