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Arbor Vitae (White Cedar) (Thuja
occidentalis) (back to top of page)
Also known as northern white cedar. A native,
dense, pyramidal evergreen tree with a height of 40-50 and a width of
10-20. Needles are soft, scale-like, flat, aromatic when crushed. A
long-lived, sturdy tree with a slow to moderate growth rate. Shallow,
fibrous root system. Excellent for windbreaks as it creates a dense wall.
Will tolerate poorly drained soils and moderate shading.
MN Tree Handbook
Northern White Cedar mth.pdf
North Dakota Tree Handbook
http://www.ag.ndsu.nodak.edu/aginfo/trees/handbook/th-3-149.pdf
The Right Tree Handbook
http://www.mnpower.com/treebook/fact110.html
University of Connecticut
http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/t/thuocc/thuocc1.html
Virginia Tech
http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=118
MN Department of Transportation Plant-Selector
White Cedar pdf
U of M Wisconsin, Madison
Landscape Plants of the Upper Midwest: American
Arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis)
Green Industry
Yellow Pages
http://www.giyp.com/vpt.asp?co=410087&pID=4808&cID=196&r=GIYP
Presentation Slide wood picture and estimated value (May 1999)
http://www.ce.gatech.edu/~kkurtis/classpres/wood/sld006.htm
USDA Forest Service "Silvics on North America"
http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/tree/thuocc/all.html
Very similar to native 'Arbor
Vitae" (above), except that it has a medium growth rate with dark green foliage.
It is very winter hardy and drought resistant. Will stay green well
into winter. Can be sheared to shape when used as a hedge or privacy
screen. Grows well in full sun or light shade. Height of 15-20
feet; width of 8-10 feet. When young, it grows bushy but when it gets
3-4 feet tall it grows more pyramidal.
MN Department of Transportation
Plant-Selector
Techney Arborvitae.pdf
U of M Wisconsin, Madison
http://www.midwestlandscapeplants.org/plantdetails.cfm?speciesid=919
Missouri Botanical Garden
http://www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp/plantfinder/Plant.asp?code=F960
Green Industry Yellow Pages
http://www.giyp.com/vpt.asp?co=410087&pID=866&cID=196&r=GIYP
Cedar, Eastern Red (Juniperus
virginiana)
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MN Tree Handbook
Cedar, Eastern Red mth.pdf
Virginia Tech
http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/LandownerFactsheets/detail.cfm?Genus=Juniperus&Species=virginiana
North Dakota Tree Handbook
http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/trees/handbook/th-3-173.pdf
MN Department of Transportation
Plant-Selector
http://plantselector.dot.state.mn.us/PDF/Juniperus_virginiana.PDF
Fir, Balsam (Abies balsamea)
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A tree native to the northern MN
and Canada, is used for pulpwood and construction lumber. Height of 40-75 and
width of 15-25. A popular Christmas tree noted for long needle retention after
harvest, color, and pleasant fragrance. Leaves are needle-like and flat.
Attractive pyramidal shape. Short lived species (50-70 years). Very shade
tolerant, but needs ample moisture.
MN Department of Transportation
Plant-Selector
Balsam Fir pdf
Green Industry Yellow Pages
http://www.giyp.com/vpt.asp?co=410087&pID=1407&cID=196&r=GIYP
USDA Forest Service "Silvics on North America"
http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/tree/abibal/all.html
Fir, Frasier (abies fraseri)
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Often referred to as the Cadillac of the
Christmas trees, with excellent fragrance and exceptional needle retention.
This is a small to medium sized tree with a height of 30-40' and width of
20-25'. It is native to the Appalachian Mountains in the SE United
States, and is hardy for USDA zones 4-7. Easily transplanted, it
prefers moist, well drained loams and full to partial sun. Avoid
heavy, wet clay soil. Growth rate is slow
Michigan
State University
http://forestry.msu.edu/uptreeid/Species/flatneedles.htm
University of Connecticut
http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/a/abifra/abifra1.html
Virginia Tech
http://www.fw.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/syllabus/afraseri.htm
MN Department of Transportation
Plant-Selector
Frasier Fir pdf
Green Industry Yellow Pages
http://www.giyp.com/vpt.asp?co=410087&pID=915&cID=196&r=GIYP
USDA Forest Service "Silvics on North America"
http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/tree/abifra/all.html
Pine, Norway (Pinus resinosa)
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Also known as the Red Pine, is our State Tree. A
native, extremely cold hardy tree with a height of 50-80+ and width of 20-40.
Moderate to rapid growth rate. Intolerant of shading. Wood used for timber,
poles. Long needles, 4-6 long in pairs. Cones are 2 long. Grows best in
sandy, well drained soils, but will grow in poorer, dryer soils than most pines.
MN Tree Handbook
Pine, Norway mth.pdf
Iowa State University
http://project.bio.iastate.edu/trees/campustrees/PinResin/PinRes_text.html
University of Connecticut
http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/p/pinres/pinres1.html
The Right Tree Handbook
http://www.mnpower.com/treebook/fact71.html
Virginia Tech
http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/syllabus/presinosa.htm
Ohio DNR
http://ohiodnr.com/forestry/trees/pine_red/tabid/5409/Default.aspx
MN Department of Transportation
Plant-Selector
Norway Pine pdf
U of M Wisconsin, Madison
Landscape Plants of the Upper Midwest: Red Pine (Pinus
resinosa)
Green Industry Yellow
Pages
http://www.giyp.com/vpt.asp?co=410087&pID=4802&cID=196&r=GIYP
USDA Forest Service "Silvics
on North America"
http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/tree/pinres/all.html
Presentation Slide wood
picture and estimated value (May 1999)
http://www.ce.gatech.edu/~kkurtis/classpres/wood/sld013.htm
Pine, White (Pinus strobus)
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An excellent native timber,
wildlife and Christmas tree. Height of 80-100+ and width of 50-80. Adaptable
to most sites, but prefers well drained moist soils. Long lived. Intermediate
shade tolerance (most tolerant pine). Needles are 3-5 long and in groups of 5,
very soft and flexible. Wood used for lumber, pulpwood, veneer, poles.
MN Tree Handbook
Pine, White mth.pdf
Iowa State University
http://project.bio.iastate.edu/trees/campustrees/PinStrobus/PinStr_text.html
http://www.iastate.edu/~bot356/species/species/p_tSpecie/PinuStro.html
University of Connecticut
http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/p/pinstr/pinstr1.html
Virginia Tech
http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/syllabus/pstrobus.htm
Ohio DNR
http://ohiodnr.com/forestry/trees/pine_white/tabid/5412/Default.aspx
MN Department of Transportation
Plant-Selector
White Pine pdf
U of M Wisconsin, Madison
Landscape Plants of the Upper Midwest: Eastern White
Pine (Pinus strobus)
Green Industry Yellow Pages
http://www.giyp.com/vpt.asp?co=410087&pID=106&cID=196&r=GIYP
USDA Forest Service "Silvics on North America"
http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/tree/pinstr/all.html
Wood Zone wood characteristics & picture
http://www.woodzone.com/woods/pinewhit.htm
Wood Bin wood characteristics
http://www.woodbin.com/ref/wood/pine_easternwhite.htm
Spruce, Black Hills (Picea glauca var. densata)
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A large, very dense and pyramidal tree with a
height of 30-60 and width of 15-25. A variety of White Spruce that is more
hardy and drought resistant. Needles are 1/3 to Ύ long.
MN Department of Transportation
Plant-Selector
Black Hills Spruce pdf
The Virtual Terence Brown Tree Tail (N. State University, Aberdeen SD)
http://science.northern.edu/biology/treetrail/22/22.html
Spruce, Colorado Blue (Picea pungens)
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A stiffly pyramidal evergreen with a height of
50-100+ and width of 20-30. Growth rate is slow. Needles are 1-1 ½ long
with very sharp tips. Color range from green to silver-blue. Prefers well
drained, moist soils, but will tolerate dry conditions. Susceptible to several
diseases including
Rhizosphaera
needle cast.
MN Tree Handbook
Spruce, Colorado mth.pdf
North Dakota Tree Handbook
http://www.ag.ndsu.nodak.edu/aginfo/trees/handbook/th-3-177.pdf
The Right Tree Handbook
http://www.mnpower.com/treebook/fact65.html
Iowa State University
http://project.bio.iastate.edu/trees/campustrees/PiceaPun/PicPun_text.html
University of Connecticut
http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/p/picpun/picpun1.html
Ohio DNR
http://ohiodnr.com/Home/trees/spruce_colorado/tabid/8636/Default.aspx
Virginia Tech
http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/syllabus/ppungens.htm
MN Department of Transportation
Plant-Selector
Colorado Blue Spruce pdf
U of M Wisconsin, Madison
Landscape Plants of the Upper Midwest: Colorado Spruce
(Picea pungens)
USDA Forest Service "Silvics on North
America"
http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/tree/picpun/all.html
Spruce, Norway (Picea abies)
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A large tree with a height of 80-100+ and width of
20-35. Tallest and fastest growing spruce. Shade tolerant, prefers moist well
drained soils. Cones up to 6 long. Needles are ½ to 1 long, pointed but not
sharp. Wood used for pulp and lumber.
MN Department of Transportation
Plant-Selector
Norway Spruce pdf
USDA Forest Service "Silvics on North America"
http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/tree/picabi/all.html
Spruce, White
(Picea glauca)
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A very hardy, adaptable, native tree with a height
of 40-80 and width of 20-30. Growth rate is fairly rapid. Needles 1/3 to Ύ
long, blunt tipped, producing a rank odor when crushed (deer dont eat it).
Used for timber, wildlife habitat, windbreaks, and Christmas trees. Grows best
on medium to heavy soils, tolerant of shade but likes full sun.
MN Tree Handbook
Spruce White mth.pdf
Iowa State University
http://project.bio.iastate.edu/trees/campustrees/PiceaGlau/PicGlau_text.html
University of Connecticut
http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/p/picgla/picgla1.html
The Right Tree Handbook
http://www.mnpower.com/treebook/fact64.html
Ohio DNR
http://ohiodnr.com/forestry/trees/spruce_colorado/tabid/5420/Default.aspx
Virginia Tech
http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/syllabus/pglauca.htm
MN Department of Transportation
Plant-Selector
White Spruce pdf
U of M Wisconsin, Madison
Landscape Plants of the Upper Midwest: White Spruce (Picea glauca)
Green Industry Yellow Pages
http://www.giyp.com/vpt.asp?co=410087&pID=923&cID=196&r=GIYP
USDA Forest Service "Silvics on North
America"
http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/tree/picgla/all.html
Tamarack (Larix
laricina)
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A large, native, fairly rapid growth rate conifer tree whose
needles turn yellow in the fall before falling off. Height of 50 - 80
feet and width of 15 - 30 feet. Pyramidal shape with weeping brachlets.
Prefers well drained soils, but will tolerate a wide range including wet
soils. Not tolerant of shade or drought.
MN Tree Handbook
Tamarack mth.pdf
University of Connecticut
http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/l/larlar/larlar1.html
MN Department of Transportation
Plant-Selector
Larix laricina.pdf
Ontario Trees
http://ontariotrees.com/main/species.php?id=2054
Virginia Tech
http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/LandownerFactsheets/detail.cfm?genus=Larix&species=laricina
USDA Forest Service "Silvics on North
America"
http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/tree/larlar/all.html
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