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Tree & Shrub Selections for
A Green Deed Tree Planting
Program
Tree Selections: Large Medium Small Shrubs
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| ASH, BLUE Fraximus quadrangulata. Native. This becomes a large tree with a long life. It can tolerate drought, poor drainage, clay and salt. It is known for it’s square twigs. It turns yellow in the Fall. |
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ASH, WHITE Fraximus americana. Native. This becomes a large average growing tree of good longevity. It can tolerate drought, poor drainage, clay, salt, and low temperature. It has good Fall color. The White Ash is used for cultivars as Autumn Purple Ash. |
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| ABBORVITAE, ORIENTAL Thuja orientalis. Native. A slow growing, medium sized tree with flat, compressed scale-like leaves. A true native, it thrives in wet, clay soil. Landscapers use this tree to form a tall screen-like hedge in urban landscapes with little room. It is called “the tree of life” because a tea made from its leaves would cure scurvy (lack of vitamin C) among the early settlers. |
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BIRCH, RIVER OR RED Betula nigra. Native. This is a tall, fast growing (up to 3 feet a year), moderately long lived tree. It tolerates salt and poor drainage. It is intolerant of clay although you will find specimens successfully growing in clay soil. It requires full sun and wet to moist soil. It does not tolerate drought. It is popular for suburban landscapes because of its fast growth and very attractive shaggy, red bark. Multi-stem specimens preferred. |
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BUCKEYE, OHIO or FETID Aesculus glabra. Native. This is a medium size, moderately fast growing. long lived tree. It can handle salt, alkaline soil, poor drainage and drought. It is an under story tree, so should be planted in the shade and where the fruit droppings on the ground will not be a problem. The beauty of its round, dense appearance is enhanced by the exotic look of its palmately compound leaves. In Spring, it is one of the first trees to leaf out and the upright white flower clusters are very unusual and attractive. The name comes from the fruit, a nut with a spot resembling a deer’s (buck’s) eye. |
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