PLANT USE KEY
C = Christmas Tree
E= Erosion Control
F = Human Food
H = Habitat/Food Wildlife
N = Native
T = Timber/Wood
Black Walnut (Juglans nigra)
Conservation Practices: H, N, T
Soil: Wet – Well Drained
Growth Rate: Fast
Sun: Full (Tolerates Partial)
Description: A medium/large tree that develops a straight, clear trunk with a top that narrows under competition. Branches are quite stout.
Uses: This tree is highly prized as a wood product and provide food and habitat for Wildlife.
River Birch (Betula nigra)
Conservation Practices: E, H, T, N
Soil: Moist – Well drained
Growth Rate: Moderate
Sun: Full to Partial
Description: Forms a medium sized tree up to 70′. The trunk usually divides into several upright trunks.
Uses: Often used as an ornamental, but also attracts wildlife. Good tree for riparian buffers and helps reduce stream bank erosion.
Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum)
Conservation Practice: F, H, N, T
Soil: Moist-Well Drained
Growth Rate: Moderate to Fast
Sun: Full
Description: Forms a medium to tall (up to 100’) tree with a dense elliptical crown. Widely known for its maple syrup production and classic maple leaf.
Uses: The production of maple syrup
White Birch (Betula papyrifera)
Can also be known as: Native Birch or Paper Birch
Conservation practices: H, N, T
Soil: Moist, Wide tolerance
Growth rate: Moderate
Sun: Full
Description: A medium sized tree (up to 50’) that forms pyramid shape, sometimes with an irregular crown. Often has several trunks and is a slender tree. Native birch has reddish brown bark on young stems that turns white, with peeling papery strips after 3 to 4 years.
Uses: Makes an attractive ornamental in groups or singularly.
White Flowering Dogwood (Cornus floridia)
Conservation practices: H, N
Soil: Acidic, Moist, Well Drained
Growth Rate: Slow
Sun: Full to partial
Description: Small tree (20-30’) with a short trunk, low branches, and a rounded flat-topped crown. Known for its large white flower with 4 petals that blossoms in early spring. Produces shiny red oval fruit that mature in the fall.
Uses: Can be used as a soil improve. Its leaf litter decomposes more rapidly than most other species. This plant has been planted on abandoned strip mines and used for urban forestry projects.
Fruit Trees:
Liberty Apple Trees (Malus domestica)
Conservation practices: H, N
Soil: Acidic, Moist, Well Drained
Growth Rate: Slow
Sun: Full to partial
Description: A low-mainence tree that produces a large amount of apples that you will be able to pick in September. A sweet to tart tasting, crisp apple that is perfect for fresh eating, cooking and canning. that has yellow-green background with red over top. This apple does require a pollinator and does best in full sun.
Uses: This tree is a wonderful source of food for both humans and wildlife.