Many common native trees are just as beautiful as cultivated exotics. Since they have evolved with local conditions and are well adapted to their climate, they often require less maintenance and won't escape to invade a balanced ecosystem. The authors' extensive horticultural knowledge is distilled in this comprehensive cross section of trees native to North America, from the Atlantic to the Rockies and from northern Canada to the Gulf Coast. The main section of the book is divided into tree profiles, each describing flowers and fruit, native and adaptive range, culture, and problems. The authors also list the best seasonal features - whether a tree has striking bark in winter, for example, or bright fruit in fall. In all, more than 650 species and varieties, and more than 500 cultivars, are discussed.Awards for this book:Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries Literature Award National Arbor Day Foundation Media Award

Acknowledgments

9

(2)

Preface

11

(1)

Introduction

12

(4)

Reading Your Landscape

16

(6)

Getting Started

22

(8)

Construction and Landscape Management Among Trees

30

(8)

Menu of Native Trees

38

(466)

Abies balsamea (balsam fir)

42

(4)

Acer negundo (Manitoba maple)

46

(5)

Acer rubrum (red maple)

51

(5)

Acer saccharum (sugar maple)

56

(5)

Aesculus glabra (Ohio buckeye)

61

(3)

Aesculus pavia (red buckeye)

64

(3)

Amelanchier arborea (downy serviceberry)

67

(5)

Aralia spinosa (aralia)

72

(4)

Asimina triloba (pawpaw)

76

(3)

Betula alleghaniensis (yellow birch)

79

(4)

Betula nigra (river birch)

83

(4)

Betula papyrifera (paper birch)

87

(5)

Carpinus caroliniana (hornbeam)

92

(4)

Carya cordiformis (bitternut hickory)

96

(4)

Carya illinoinensis (pecan)

100

(6)

Carya ovata (shagbark hickory)

106

(4)

Carya tomentosa (mockernut hickory)

110

(5)

Castanea dentata (American chestnut)

115

(5)

Catalpa speciosa (northern catalpa)

120

(6)

Celtis occidentalis (common hackberry)

126

(5)

Celtis tenuifolia (dwarf hackberry)

131

(4)

Cercis canadensis (redbud)

135

(6)

Chionanthus virginicus (fringe tree)

141

(3)

Cladrastis kentukea (yellowwood)

144

(4)

Cornus drummondii (roughleaf dogwood)

148

(4)

Cornus florida (flowering dogwood)

152

(6)

Cotinus obovatus (smoketree)

158

(3)

Crataegus mollis (red hawthorn)

161

(8)

Diospyros virginiana (persimmon)

169

(4)

Euonymus atropurpureus (wahoo)

173

(3)

Fagus grandifolia (beech)

176

(6)

Forestiera acuminata (swamp privet)

182

(4)

Fraxinus americana (white ash)

186

(5)

Fraxinus pennsylvanica (green ash)

191

(4)

Fraxinus quadrangulata (blue ash)

195

(5)

Gleditsia triacanthos (honeylocust)

200

(5)

Gordonia lasianthus (loblolly-bay)

205

(4)

Gymnocladus dioicus (Kentucky coffeetree)

209

(5)

Halesia tetraptera (silverbell)

214

(3)

Hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel)

217

(4)

Ilex opaca (American holly)

221

(4)

Juglans nigra (black walnut)

225

(5)

Juniperus virginiana (redcedar)

230

(7)

Larix laricina (tamarack)

237

(5)

Leitneria floridana (corkwood)

242

(4)

Liquidambar styraciflua (sweetgum)

246

(4)

Liriodendron tulipifera (tuliptree)

250

(5)

Maclura pomifera (Osage-orange)

255

(6)

Magnolia acuminata (cucumbertree)

261

(5)

Magnolia grandiflora (southern magnolia)

266

(5)

Malus ioensis (prairie crab)

271

(4)

Morus rubra (red mulberry)

275

(4)

Nyssa sylvatica (black gum)

279

(6)

Ostrya virginiana (ironwood)

285

(4)

Oxydendrum arboreum (sourwood)

289

(4)

Picea glauca (white spruce)

293

(7)

Pinckneya bracteata (pinckneya)

300

(3)

Pinus banksiana (jack pine)

303

(7)

Pinus echinata (shortleaf pine)

310

(7)

Pinus resinosa (red pine)

317

(5)

Pinus strobus (white pine)

322

(6)

Platanus occidentalis (sycamore)

328

(5)

Populus deltoides (eastern cottonwood)

333

(7)

Populus tremuloides (quaking aspen)

340

(5)

Prosopis glandulosa (honey mesquite)

345

(6)

Prunus americana (wild plum)

351

(5)

Prunus serotina (wild cherry)

356

(5)

Quercus alba (white oak)

361

(7)

Quercus bicolor (swamp white oak)

368

(4)

Quercus gambelii (Gambel oak)

372

(4)

Quercus macrocarpa (bur oak)

376

(5)

Quercus marilandica (blackjack oak)

381

(4)

Quercus muhlenbergii (chinkapin oak)

385

(5)

Quercus nigra (water oak)

390

(4)

Quercus palustris (pin oak)

394

(4)

Quercus phellos (willow oak)

398

(6)

Quercus rubra (red oak)

404

(6)

Quercus shumardii (Shumard oak)

410

(6)

Quercus stellata (post oak)

416

(5)

Quercus velutina (black oak)

421

(5)

Quercus virginiana (live oak)

426

(7)

Rhamnus caroliniana (native buckthorn)

433

(3)

Rhus typhina (staghorn sumac)

436

(5)

Robinia pseudoacacia (black locust)

441

(5)

Sabal palmetto (cabbage palm)

446

(4)

Salix lucida (shining willow)

450

(4)

Salix nigra (black willow)

454

(4)

Sapindus drummondii (soapberry)

458

(5)

Sassafras albidum (sassafras)

463

(5)

Sorbus americana (mountain-ash)

468

(4)

Taxodium distichum (baldcypress)

472

(7)

Thuja occidentalis (arborvitae)

479

(5)

Tilia americana (basswood)

484

(5)

Tsuga canadensis (Canada hemlock)

489

(5)

Ulmus americana (American elm)

494

(6)

Viburnum prunifolium (blackhaw)

500

(4)

Tree Selection Guide

504

(13)

U.S. Department of Agriculture Plant Hardiness Zone Map

517

(1)

Natural Heritage Directory

518

(7)

Web Directory

525

(4)

Glossary

529

(4)

Bibliography and Recommended Reading

533

(4)

Index

537

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