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Ash, Green
(Fraxinus pennsylvanica)
Medium/Tall Tree
20 Year Height: 18 feet
Growth Rate: moderate
Growth Habit: single trunk, oval to elliptical crown
Drought Resistance: good
Wildlife Value: nesting site
Pests: cankerworms, ash borers, ash plant bugs
Disease: stem decay, branch and twig cankers, anthrancnose, leaf rust, ash yellows
Other: can withstand flooding for short periods of time
Native species
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Cottonwood
(Populus deltoids)
Medium/Tall Tree
20 Year Height: 45 feet
Growth Rate: rapid
Growth Habit: upright, branches spread to form a large open crown
Drought Resistance: fair
Wildlife Value: browse
Pests: pahids, gall mite, leaf beetles
Disease: leaf rust, leaf spot and canker, wetworm, stem decay
Other: requires a moist site
Native species
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Hackberry
(Celtis occidentalis)
Medium/Tall Tree
20 Year Height: 15 feet
Growth Rate: moderate
Growth Habit: single trunk, broadening crown
Drought Resistance: good
Wildlife Value: fruit for birds and mammals
Pests: commonly damaged by browsing rodents, rabbits and deer
Other: good replacement for the elm because of its similar form and adaptability, somewhat tolerant to alkaline soils
Introduced species
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Maple, Silver
(Acer saccharinum)
Tall Tree
20 Year Height: 60 - 80 feet
Growth Rate: moderate
Growth Habit: Oval
Drought Resistance: good
Wildlife Value: nesting, food and browse
Flowers:
Pests:
Other:
Native species
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Oak, Bur
(Quercus macrocarpa)
Medium/Tall Tree
20 Year Height: 20 - 30 feet
Growth Rate: moderate
Growth Habit: stout branches, informal spreading to rounded
Drought Resistance: good
Wildlife Value: excellent food and cover
Pests: commonly damaged by rodents, rabbits and deer
Disease: leaf and twig anthracnose, leaf curl, stem decay
Other: long lived tree with deep taproot
Native species
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