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possible trees
#!/usr/bin/env perl
use strict;
use warnings;
use 5.016;
use List::MoreUtils qw(natatime);
my $sep = ' => ';
my $stuff = do { local $/; <DATA> };
my $it = natatime( 6, split( /\n/, $stuff ) );
while ( my @vals = $it->() ) {
say join( $sep, @vals );
}
__DATA__
Black Maple
Acer nigrum
Moist loam, silt-loam
partial shade to full shade
35 m
tolerant of urban conditions
Red Maple
Acer rubrum
Moist-Wet sand, loam
full sun to partial shade
25 m
orange to bright red fall colour
Silver Maple
Acer saccharinum
Moist-Wet sand, loam, clay
full sun to partial shade
35 m
fast growing and tolerant
Sugar Maple
Acer saccharum
Dry-Moist loam, clay
partial shade to full shade
35 m
yellow to orange-red fall colour
Speckled Alder
Alnus rugosa
Moist-Wet sand, loam, clay
full sun
8 m
provides wildlife habitat
Yellow Birch
Betula alleghaniensis
Moist loam, sandy-loam
full sun to partial shade
25 m
attracts wildilfe
White Birch *
Betula papyrifera
Dry-Moist-Wet sand,loam,gravel-loam
full sun
25 m
fast growing and attractive bark
Blue Beech
Carpinus caroliniana
Moist loam, sandy-loam
full shade to partial sun
8 m
interesting bark - looks like muscle
Bitternut Hickory
Carya cordiformis
Moist sand, loam
full sun to partial shade
25 m
fast growing
Shagbark Hickory (RT)
Carya ovata
Dry-Moist loam, clay
full sun to partial shade
25 m
interesting bark, attracts squirrels
Hackberry (RT)
Celtis occidentalis
Dry-Wet loam, clay
full sun to partial shade
15 m
fast growing, tolerant
Hawthorn
Crataegus spp.
Moist loam,clay
full sun to partial shade
12 m
provides wildlife habitat
American Beech
Fagus grandifolia
Moist loam
partial shade to full shade
25 m
flowers eaten by birds
Butternut
Juglans cinerea
Moist loams
full sun
25 m seeds
provide food for wildlife
Black Walnut
Juglans nigra
Moist loam, clay
full sun
30 m
seeds provide food for wildlife
Red Cedar
Juniperus virginiana
Dry-Moist sand, loam
full sun
4 m
provides food & shelter for wildlife
Tamarack*
Larix laracina
Moist peat, wet sandy-loam
full sun
25 m
interesting shape
Tulip Tree (RT)
Liriodendron tulipifera
Moist sand, loam
full sun to partial shade
35 m
pyramidal shape, interesting leaves
Ironwood
Ostrya virginiana
Dry-Moist loam, clay
full sun to full shade
12 m
interesting bark
White Spruce (RT)
Picea glauca
Moist sand, loam, clay
full sun partial shade
25 m
provides wildlife habitat
Red Pine (RT)
Pinus resinosa
Dry-Moist sand, sandy-loam
full sun
25 m
stabilizes soil
White Pine
Pinus strobus
Dry-Moist sand, loam
full sun to partial shade
30 m
provides wildlife habitat
Sycamore (RT)
Platanoides occidentalis
Moist-Wet sand, loam, clay
full sun to partial shade
30 m
interesting, peeling bark
Balsam Poplar
Populus balsamifera
Moist-Wet sand, silt
Full sun
25 m
floodplain, fast growing
Eastern Cottonwood*
Populus deltoides
Moist-Wet sand, loam, clay
full sun to partial shade
30 m
fast growing
Large-toothed Aspen
Populus grandidentata
Dry-Moist sand, loam
full sun
20 m
fast growing
Trembling Aspen
Populus tremuloides
Moist sand,loam,clay
full sun
25 m
fast growing, tolerant
Pin Cherry
Prunus pensylvanica
Dry sand, loam
full sun
12 m
seeds provide food for wildlife
Black Cherry
Prunus serotina
Dry-Moist sand, loam
full sun to partial shade
22 m
interesting bark, provides habitat
White Oak (RT)
Quercus alba
Dry-Moist sand, sandy-loam
full sun to partial shade
35 m
provides food & shelter for wildlife
Bur Oak
Quercus macrocarpa
Dry-Wet loam, clay
full sun to partial shade
15 m
provides food & shelter for wildlife
Red Oak
Quercus rubra
Dry-Moist sand to loamy-clay
full sun to partial shade
25 m
fast growing, wildlife value
Black Oak (RT)
Quercus velutina
Dry-Moist sand
full sun to partial shade
20 m
seeds provide food for wildlife
Peach-leaved willow
Salix amygdaloides
Moist-Wet sand, silt
full sun to partial shade
20 m
floodplain species
Black willow
Salix nigra
Moist-Wet sand, silt
Full sun to partial shade
20 m
Floodplain species
White Cedar
Thuja occidentalis
Dry-Wet sand, loam, clay
full sun to partial shade
15 m
provides wildlife habitat
Basswood
Tilia americana
Dry-Wet sand, loam, clay
full sun to partial shade
35 m
tall stately tree
Eastern Hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
Moist-Wet sand, loam
partial shade to full shade
30 m
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