Tree Selections for A Green Deed Tree Planting Program

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PINE, AUSTRIAN (Black), Pinus nigra. Non-native. Grows into a broad, compact, dense tree and might be preferred to the white pine. It is tolerant of salt and will provide a denser screen. Growth rate is moderate.

	PINE, EASTERN WHITE, Pinus strobus. Native. This specimen becomes a tall, long-lived tree very quickly. It should be planted with the root ball up high because like most evergreens, it does not tolerate poor drainage. This tree does not tolerate salt and should be planted away from roads that are salted. The white pine is feathery in appearance and forms a transparent screen.

PINE, PONDEROSA, Pinus ponderosa. Non- native. This is a very large pine, reaching l50 feet or more in its native setting. (It is being successfully grown in the South Chicago area by Connor Shaw.) It tolerates salt, clay, and drought. It prefers full sun and well drained loam. Ponderosas have very long needles in bunches of two and three on the same tree. The cones are 3-6 inches long and the bottom portion of the cone stays attached to the limb when the cone falls. The bark on an older tree turns red. This tree will give screening and height to a landscape. When young the tree resembles a red pine.

	PLUM, WILD, Prunus americana. Native. This is a small tree, slow growing which loves the sun. It can tolerate clay soil and salt. It has high ornamental interest because of its fall color, white or pink flowers, which appear just as or before the leaves come out, and it has juicy and sweet fruit.

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