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KEY
 Suitability Growth TOLERANCE
T= Timber WF= Wildlife food E= Erosion F = Fast 1  =  Very Tolerant
O= Ornamental WH = Wildlife habitat   M = Medium 2  =  Tolerant
W= Windbreak CT = Christmas tree   S = Slow 3  =  Intermediate 
X=Native Tree Species 4  =  Intolerant
5  =  Very Intolerant
         

Species

Tolerance

Shade
Salt

Growth Rate

Height (ft)
Suitability
Conifers

X White Pine

3

5

M

100+

T,O,W,WH,CT

X Red Pine

4

4

M

80+

T

X Jack Pine

5

1

F

60+

E,WH,T

   Scotch Pine

4

4

F

60+

CT

   Austrian Pine

4

1

F

60+

W,O

   Mugo pine

3

1

S

8

O

X White Spruce

2

4

M

80+

W,O,T,CT

   Norway Spruce

3

3

F

100

W,O,T

X Black Spruce

2

  

M

60

T

   Colorado Spruce

3

1

M

90

O,CT,W

X  Balsam Fir

1

  

M

75

CT

    Fraser Fir

    

S-M

75

CT,O

X  White Cedar

3

4

S

70

T,O,E,WH,WF,W

X Eastern Hemlock

1

5

S

90

O,WH,WF

   European Larch

5

3

F

80

T,O,W

   Japanese Larch

5

3

F

80

T,O,W

X Tamarack

5

3

F

70

T,O,W

HARDWOODS

  

X  Red Oak

4

2

M

90

O,T,WF,WH

X  White Oak

3

  

S

80

O,T,WF,WH

X  Bur Oak

3

  

M

40

O,T,WH,WF

    English Oak

3

  

S

100

O,T,WH,WF

X  Sugar Maple

1

3

M

90

O,T,WH

X  Silver Maple

4

3

F

70

O,T,WH

X  White Ash

3

2

M

70

T,O

X  Green Ash

3

3

F

60

T,O

X  Black Walnut

4

3

M

80

T,O,WF

X  Butternut

4

  

S

80

T,O,WF

X  White Birch

4

3

F

70

T,O,WH,WF

    Gray Birch

4

3

F

40

O,WH,WF

X  Black Locust

5

1

F

50

T,E,WF

    Hybrid Poplar

5

1

F

80

T,W

SHRUBS

  

X  Red Osier Dogwood

  

5

F

9

E,WF,WH

X  Highbush Cranberry

    

M

20

E,WF,WH

X  Nannyberry

    

M

30

E,WF,WH

X  Staghorn Sumac

  

1

M

20

E,WF,WH

 


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