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Hardwood Trees:
Available For Sale 2008:
Birch, Paper
Cherry, Black
Hackberry, Common
Linden,
American
Maple, Red
Maple, Sugar
Oak, Bur
Oak, Red
Oak, Swamp White
Oak, White
Walnut, Black
Other
Common Trees
(not currently for sale)
Ash,
Black
Ash,
Green
Birch, River
Elm,
American
Poplar, Robusta
Birch, Paper (Betula papyrifera)
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A medium to tall tree with smooth, thin white bark
that peels in horizontal papery strips. 30-70 tall and 20-40 wide crown.
Does poorly in high summer heat, especially root zone heat. Roots are shallow,
does best on well drained moist sites. Does not tolerate drought. Used as
wildlife food by over 30 types of birds and mammals.
MN Tree Handbook
Birch Paper mth.pdf
North Dakota Tree Handbook
http://www.ag.ndsu.nodak.edu/aginfo/trees/handbook/th-3-105.pdf
Iowa State
http://project.bio.iastate.edu/trees/campustrees/BetulaPapy/BetPapy_text.html
University of Connecticut
http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/b/betpap/betpap1.html
Virginia Tech
http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/syllabus/bpapyrifera.htm
Forest Images (photos of tree, leaf, trunk, ...)
http://www.forestryimages.org/browse/subthumb.cfm?sub=2766&start=1
USDA Forest Service "Silvics on North America"
http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/tree/betpap/all.html
Wood Bin wood characteristics
http://www.woodbin.com/ref/wood/birch_paper.htm
Cherry, Black (Prunus serotina)
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A medium sized native tree with a
height of 40-60 and width of 20-40. Has a narrow oval crown. Wood is prized
for lumber and furniture. Flowers are small and white borne in 4-6 long
racemes in spring. Fruits are small black edible cherries ripening from June to
October.
MN Tree Handbook
Cherry Black mth.pdf
The Right Tree Handbook
http://www.mnpower.com/treebook/fact83.html
USDA Forest Service "Silvics on North America"
http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/tree/pruser/all.html
Presentation Slide wood picture and estimated value (May 1999)
http://www.ce.gatech.edu/~kkurtis/classpres/wood/sld007.htm
Hackberry, Common
(Celtis occidentalis)
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MN Department of Transportation Plant-Selector
http://plantselector.dot.state.mn.us/PDF/Celtis_occidentalis.PDF
MN
Tree Handbook
Hackberry mth.pdf
North Dakota Tree Handbook
http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/trees/handbook/th-3-119.pdf
University of Connecticut
http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/c/celocc/celocc1.html
Iowa State University
http://project.bio.iastate.edu/trees/campustrees/Celtis/Celtis_wild.html
USDA Forest Service "Silvics on North America"
http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/tree/celocc/all.html
The Right Tree Handbook
http://www.mnpower.com/treebook/fact21.html
Ohio DNR
http://ohiodnr.com/forestry/trees/hackberry/tabid/5368/Default.aspx
Linden, American
(Tilia americana)
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Also known as
Basswood, this is a medium to large
native tree with a height of 50 80 feet and width of 30 75 feet.
Deep, fibrous rooting. Tolerant of full sun, but does well in shade.
Desirable as a landscape tree for its large stature, shade and aromatic
flowers. Fruit with attached pale-green bract, gives tree a two-tone
appearance in late summer.
MN
Tree Handbook
Linden American mth.pdf
The Right Tree Handbook
http://www.mnpower.com/treebook/fact111.html
North Dakota Tree Handbook
http://www.ag.ndsu.nodak.edu/aginfo/trees/handbook/th-3-123.pdf
University of Connecticut
http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/t/tilame/tilame1.html
Virginia Tech
http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=88
MN Department of
Transportation Plant-Selector
http://plantselector.dot.state.mn.us/PDF/Tilia_americana.PDF
Ohio DNR
http://ohiodnr.com/forestry/trees/bass_amr/tabid/5335/Default.aspx
Forest Images (photos of tree, leaf, trunk, ...)
http://www.forestryimages.org/browse/subthumb.cfm?sub=3355&start=1
Ontario Trees
http://ontariotrees.com/main/b/basswood/index.html
Trees of Wisconsin
http://www.uwgb.edu/biodiversity/herbarium/trees/tilame01.htm
Green
Industry Yellow Pages
http://www.virtualplanttags.com/suite/vpt.asp?pID=14112&co=410087&cID=670&seo=yes&cc=GIYP
U of M Wisconsin, Madison
http://www.midwestlandscapeplants.org/plantdetails.cfm?speciesid=923
Linden
wood characteristics
http://www.hardwoodinfo.com/species_guide/display_species.asp?species=basswood
USDA Forest Service "Silvics on North America"
http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/tree/tilame/all.html
Maple, Red
(Acer rubrum)
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A native tree with a height of 40-70 and width
of 30-60. An excellent landscape tree with an oval to round crown. Named
for the red flowers in the very early spring. Produces winged V-shaped
pairs of seed that ripens in late April to mid June. Growth rate is
moderate to rapid. Roots are shallow, fibrous. Tolerates a wide variety of
sites and can be found growing in very wet to very dry conditions. Often
tapped for maple syrup. Fall color can vary from red to orange to yellow.
MN Tree Handbook
Maple Red mth.pdf
University of Connecticut
http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/a/acerub/acerub1.html
The Right Tree Handbook
http://www.mnpower.com/treebook/fact7.html
Iowa State University
http://project.bio.iastate.edu/trees/campustrees/AcerRubrum/AcerRub_text.html
Virginia Tech
http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/syllabus/arubrum.htm
Ohio DNR
http://ohiodnr.com/forestry/trees/maple_red/tabid/5385/Default.aspx
Forest Images (photos of tree, leaf, trunk, ...)
http://www.forestryimages.org/browse/subthumb.cfm?sub=3247&Start=1&display=15&sort=2
USDA Forest Service "Silvics on North America"
http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/tree/acerub/all.html
Hardwood Information Center
http://www.hardwoodinfo.com/species_guide/display_species.asp?species=softmaple
Maple, Sugar (Acer saccharum)
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A large, long-lived native tree with a height
of 60-80 and width of 60-80. Shade tolerant. Has a dense, upright oval
to rounded crown. Excellent shade tree. Valuable lumber and veneer
source. Primary maple syrup source tree. Slow to moderate growth rate.
Roots are deep, fibrous, spreading making it extremely wind firm. Fall leaf
color is yellow to orange to scarlet.
MN Tree Handbook
Maple Sugar mth.pdf
The Right Tree Handbook
http://www.mnpower.com/treebook/fact9.html
Iowa State University
http://project.bio.iastate.edu/trees/campustrees/AcerSaccharu/AcerSacc_text.html
University of Connecticut
http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/a/aceacc/aceacc1.html
Virginia Tech
http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/syllabus/asaccharum.htm
Ohio DNR
http://ohiodnr.com/forestry/trees/maple_sugar/tabid/5387/Default.aspx
Forest Images (photos of tree, leaf, trunk, ...)
http://www.forestryimages.org/browse/subthumb.cfm?sub=3249&start=1
USDA Forest Service "Silvics on North America"
http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/tree/acesac/all.html
Oak, Bur (Quercus macrocarpa)
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A large, rugged, native, long-lived tree with a
height of 70-80 and width of 40-80. Form is wide spreading. Extremely
adaptable to dry, rocky or sandy sites. Needs full sun. Produces acorns in
good crops every 2-3 years, eaten by many forms of wildlife. Slow growth
rate, with very deep taproot system. Integral part of Oak Savanna native
prairies.
MN Tree Handbook
Oak Bur mth.pdf
University of Connecticut
http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/q/quemac/quemac1.html
Iowa State University
http://project.bio.iastate.edu/trees/campustrees/QueMacro/QMacr_text.html
North Dakota Tree Handbook
http://www.ag.ndsu.nodak.edu/aginfo/trees/handbook/th-3-129.pdf
The Right Tree Handbook
http://www.mnpower.com/treebook/fact94.html
Ohio DNR
http://ohiodnr.com/forestry/trees/oak_bur/tabid/5390/Default.aspx
Forest Images (photos of tree, leaf, acorn, ...)
http://www.forestryimages.org/browse/subthumb.cfm?sub=3329&start=1
Virginia Tech
http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/syllabus/qmacrocarpa.htm
MN Department of Transportation Plant-Selector
http://plantselector.dot.state.mn.us/PDF/Quercus_macrocarpa.PDF
U of M Wisconsin, Madison
Landscape Plants of the Upper Midwest: Bur Oak (Quercus
macrocarpa)
Green Industry Yellow Pages
http://www.giyp.com/vpt.asp?co=410087&pID=442&cID=196&r=GIYP
USDA Forest Service "Silvics on North America"
http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/tree/quemac/all.html
Oak, Red (Quercus rubra)
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A native tree with a height of 60-80+ and width of
40-50. Leaves develop excellent fall colors from orange to red. Growth rate
is rapid (fastest of all oaks). Quite tolerant of most soils and grows best on
north and east slopes. Large acorn crop every 2-5 years. Wood is valuable for
lumber, veneer.
MN Tree Handbook
Oak Red mth.pdf
University of Connecticut
http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/q/querub/querub1.html
Iowa State University
http://project.bio.iastate.edu/trees/campustrees/QueRubra/QRub_text.html
The Right Tree Handbook
http://www.mnpower.com/treebook/fact96.html
Virginia Tech
http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/syllabus/qrubra.htm
Ohio DNR
http://ohiodnr.com/forestry/trees/oak_red/tabid/5395/Default.aspx
Forest Images (photos of tree, leaf, acorn, ...)
http://www.forestryimages.org/browse/subthumb.cfm?sub=3345&start=1
U of M Wisconsin, Madison
Landscape Plants of the Upper Midwest: Red Oak (Quercus
rubra)
USDA Forest Service "Silvics on North America"
http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/tree/querub/all.html
Presentation Slide wood
picture and estimated value (May 1999)
http://www.ce.gatech.edu/~kkurtis/classpres/wood/sld011.htm
Oak, Swamp White
(Quercus bicolor)
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A native, long-lived tree with a height of 60-70
and width of 40-50. Good tolerance to heavy, poorly drained soils and to
drought. Also does well in upland sites. Slow growth rate. Form is broad oval
to round crown. Produces acorns in good crops every 3-5 years, with light crops
in between.
MN Tree Handbook
Oak Swamp White mth.pdf
University of Connecticut
http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/q/quebic/quebic1.html
The Right Tree Handbook
http://www.mnpower.com/treebook/fact92.html
Iowa State University
http://project.bio.iastate.edu/trees/campustrees/QueBicolor/QBicol_text.html
Virginia Tech
http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/syllabus/qbicolor.htm
Ohio DNR
http://ohiodnr.com/forestry/trees/oak_wh_swamp/tabid/5402/Default.aspx
Forest Images (photos of tree, leaf, acorn, ...)
http://www.forestryimages.org/browse/subthumb.cfm?sub=3326&start=1
MN Department of
Transportation Plant-Selector
http://plantselector.dot.state.mn.us/PDF/Quercus_bicolor.PDF
U of M Wisconsin, Madison
Landscape Plants of the Upper Midwest: Swamp White Oak
(Quercus bicolor)
Green Industry Yellow Pages
http://www.giyp.com/vpt.asp?co=410087&pID=440&cID=196&r=GIYP
USDA Forest Service "Silvics on North America"
http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/tree/quebic/all.html
Oak, White (quercus alba)
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A native, long-lived tree with a
height of 60-100 and width of 50-90. Moderate growth rate. Deep taproot.
Form is round to wide spreading crown. Acorns, produced in good crops every 4-10
years, are eaten by many wildlife species. Wood is valuable. Prefers well
drained, moist soils but will tolerate moderately dry soils.
Ohio DNR
http://ohiodnr.com/forestry/trees/oak_white/tabid/5401/Default.aspx
MN Department of Transportation Plant-Selector
http://plantselector.dot.state.mn.us/PDF/Quercus_alba.PDF
U of M Wisconsin, Madison
Landscape Plants of the Upper Midwest: White Oak (Quercus
alba)
Green Industry Yellow Pages
http://www.giyp.com/vpt.asp?co=410087&pID=1399&cID=196&r=GIYP
Forest Images (photos of tree, leaf, acorn, ...)
http://www.forestryimages.org/browse/subthumb.cfm?sub=3325&start=1
University of Florida Fact Sheet
http://hort.ifas.ufl.edu/trees/QUEALBA.pdf
USDA Forest Service "Silvics on North America"
http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/tree/quealb/all.html
Presentation Slide wood
picture and estimated value (May 1999)
http://www.ce.gatech.edu/~kkurtis/classpres/wood/sld012.htm
Walnut, Black (Juglans nigra)
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A large, native tree with a height of 10-100+ and
width of 60-100+. Rapid growth rate. Deep taproot. Produces large, edible
walnut that ripens in fall. Wood valuable for lumber, veneer. Prefers deep,
well-drained moist soils. Not recommended for yards as its roots secrete a
substance toxic to conifers and most flowers and vegetables.
MN Tree Handbook
Walnut Black mth.pdf
Iowa State University
http://project.bio.iastate.edu/trees/campustrees/JuglansNig/Juglans_text.html
University of Connecticut
http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/j/jugnig/jugnig1.html
North Dakota Tree Handbook
http://www.ag.ndsu.nodak.edu/aginfo/trees/handbook/th-3-137.pdf
Ohio DNR
http://ohiodnr.com/forestry/trees/walnut_black/tabid/5431/Default.aspx
Virginia Tech
http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/syllabus/jnigra.htm
USDA Forest Service "Silvics on North America"
http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/tree/jugnig/all.html
Presentation Slide wood
picture and estimated value (May 1999)
http://www.ce.gatech.edu/~kkurtis/classpres/wood/sld017.htm
Black Walnut Management (PowerPoint
presentation)
http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/naturalresources/DD6713.html
Growing Black Walnut (MES)
http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/naturalresources/DD0505.html
Other Shrubs
Ash, Black (Fraxinus
nigra)
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A medium to large tree with a height of 40-70
and width of 30-60. Grows best in bottomlands, tolerant of poorly drained
soils, commonly found in moist to wet sites, along streams and in small
poorly drained depressions.. Intolerant of shade. Wood is used for saw
logs and veneer. Serious insect concern from
Emerald
Ash Borer.
North Dakota Tree Handbook
http://www.ag.ndsu.nodak.edu/aginfo/trees/handbook/th-3-97.pdf
Right Tree Handbook
http://www.mnpower.com/treebook/fact33.html
The Natural History of the Northwoods
http://www.rook.org/earl/bwca/nature/trees/fraxinusnig.html
Virginia Tech
http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=173
MN Department of
Transportation Plant-Selector
http://plantselector.dot.state.mn.us/PDF/Fraxinus_nigra.PDF
Ontario Trees
http://ontariotrees.com/main/species.php?id=2007
Trees of Wisconsin
http://www.uwgb.edu/biodiversity/herbarium/trees/franig01.htm
Forest Images (photos of tree, leaf,
trunk, ...)
http://www.forestryimages.org/browse/subthumb.cfm?sub=3286&Start=1&display=15&sort=2
BWCA
http://www.rook.org/earl/bwca/nature/trees/fraxinusnig.html
USDA
Forest Service "Silvics on North America"
http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/tree/franig/all.html
Ash, Green (Fraxinus pennsylvanica)
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A native tree with a height of 40-60 and width of
30-50. Adaptable to many sites including street plantings. Has an oval to
round crown. Fall color is non-descript. Growth rate is moderate. Roots are
shallow, fibrous. Fruit is a winged, canoe paddle shaped, maturing in fall and
dispersing over winter. Only female trees produce seed, but our source is
mixed. Excellent tree for windbreaks. Serious insect concern from
Emerald
Ash Borer.
The Right Tree Handbook
http://www.mnpower.com/treebook/fact34.html
Virginia Tech
http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/syllabus/fpennsylvanica.htm
University of Connecticut
http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/f/frapen/frapen1.html
USDA Forest Service "Silvics on North America"
http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/tree/frapen/all.html
Birch, River
(Betula nigra)
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A medium to tall tree with attractive exfoliating bark
in shades of tan, pinkish salmon and reddish brown. 30-60 tall and
25-40 wide crown. Native to SE MN, growing along streams and in
flood plains, growing well in sites that are wet part of the year but dry in
summer and fall. Tolerant of compaction and drought. Abundant
tiny seeds eaten by turkey, grouse, small birds. May be difficult to
grow from bare root stock.
Iowa State University
http://project.bio.iastate.edu/trees/campustrees/BetulaNigra/BetNig_text.html
University of Connecticut
http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/b/betnig/betnig1.html
MN Department of
Transportation Plant-Selector
http://plantselector.dot.state.mn.us/PDF/Betula_nigra.PDF
Forest Images (photos of tree, leaf,
trunk, ...)
http://www.forestryimages.org/browse/subthumb.cfm?sub=3256&start=1
Trees of Wisconsin
http://www.uwgb.edu/biodiversity/herbarium/trees/betnig01.htm
Right Tree Handbook
http://www.mnpower.com/treebook/fact17.html
Ohio DNR
http://ohiodnr.com/forestry/trees/birch_rvr/tabid/5339/Default.aspx
USDA Forest Service "Silvics on North America"
http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/tree/betnig/all.html
Elm,
American (Ulmus Americana)
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A large, native tree highly
susceptible to Dutch Elm Disease.
MN Department of
Transportation Plant-Selector
http://plantselector.dot.state.mn.us/PDF/Ulmus_americana.PDF
Poplar, Hybrid (Poplus deltoides x nigra)
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A large, rapid growing, narrow
crowned, short lived tree with a height of approximately 70 feet. Used in
windbreaks to establish quick protection, and for pulpwood plantations.
MN Department of Transportation Plant-Selector
http://plantselector.dot.state.mn.us/PDF/Populus_x_canadensis_Robusta.PDF
Green Industry Yellow Pages
http://www.giyp.com/vpt.asp?co=410087&pID=36582&cID=196&r=GIYP
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