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Bigtooth Aspen
Found in the northern mixed forest of southern Canada and northeastern USA.
Pioneer species. Wood is used for paper-making. |
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Jack Pine
Found in the boreal forest on sandy, dry, fire-prone sites. Pioneer species. |
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Balsam Fir
Found in the northern mixed forest of southern Canada and northeastern USA, mostly at high elevation and in hydric sites. |
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American Beech
Found in the northern mixed forest of southern Canada and northeastern USA. Most common on mesic sites. Climax species. Wood is low value, but nuts are an important wildlife food source. |
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White Spruce
Found in the boreal forest on mesic sites. Climax species. |
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Eastern White Pine
Found in the northern mixed forest of southern Canada and northeastern USA. Most common on dry sites. Pioneer species. Often taller than surrounding trees of different species. |
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Paper (White) Birch
Found in the boreal and northern mixed forest. Pioneer species. Fine textured wood used for toothpicks. |
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Eastern Hemlock
Found in the northern mixed forest of southern Canada and northeastern USA. Both hydric & dry sites. Climax species. Bark used to make tannic acid used in tanning leather. |
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Black Spruce
Found in the boreal forest on hydric sites. Climax species. |
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American Basswood
Found in the northern mixed forest of southern Canada and north central USA. Most common on mesic sites. Climax species. Wood is low value and very soft. |
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Red Pine
Found in the northern mixed forest of southern Canada and northeastern USA. Most common on dry sites. Pioneer species. Widely planted on abandoned farm lands. |
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Sugar Maple
Found in the northern mixed forest of southern Canada and northeastern USA. Most common on mesic sites. Climax species. Produces high value wood used to make furniture. |
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Red Spruce
Found in the northern mixed forest of southern Canada and northeastern USA, mostly at high elevation and in hydric sites. |
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Yellow Birch
Found in the northern mixed forest of southern Canada and north eastern USA. Most common on mesic sites. Climax species. Wood is highly valued for furniture b/c of honey yellow color and texture. |
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Trembling (Quaking) Aspen
Found in the boreal forest but also most widely distributed tree species in North America. Pioneer species. Wood used mainly for paper. |
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Chestnut Oak
Restricted to xeric hilltop sites in the Eastern Deciduous Forest. Wood is used for furniture, hardwood flooring. |
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Black Cherry
Found throughout the Eastern Deciduous Forest, but attains its best growth in the Mesophytic forest type. Wood is highly valued for furniture making. |
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Post Oak
Restricted to xeric or hydric sites, rarely mesic, in the Eastern Deciduous Forest. Common at edge of prairie in Great Plains. Trees often stunted but wood used for furniture and hardwood flooring. |
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Black Walnut
Found in the Eastern Deciduous Forest. Fruit looks like tennis ball. Wood is highly valued for furniture and fine woodworking. |
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Bur Oak
Most common on xeric or hydric sites, less on mesic, in the Eastern Deciduous Forest. Also found near Great Plains prairie. Wood used for furniture and hardwood flooring. |
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Bitternut Hickory
Found in the Eastern Deciduous Forest. Very hard wood good for tool handles and firewood, but not much else. |
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Black Oak
Found on xeric sites in the Eastern Deciduous Forest. Inner bark is orange and bitter. Wood is used for furniture and hardwood flooring. |
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White Ash
Found in the Eastern Deciduous Forest, mostly on mesic high quality sites. Wood is used for furniture and baseball bats. |
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Virginia Pine
Pioneer species in the Eastern Deciduous Forest. Able to grow on poor sites with shallow soils. Short needles (1.5 to 3”). Commonly used as a Christmas tree in this region. |
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