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Scientific Name Common Name(s) Ground cover? Evergreen? Plant Form(s) Tolerates
Acer negundo var. negundo Eastern boxelder No No Medium Trees Wet conditions
Acer rubrum Red maple No No Large Trees Air pollution, Allelopathic plants **, Dry soils/drought, Soil compaction, Urban environments, Wet conditions, Fire, Heat
Acer saccharinum Silver maple No No Large Trees Soil compaction, Dry soils/drought, Air pollution, Heat, Poor soil (sand/clay), Wet conditions
Acer saccharum Sugar maple No No Large Trees
Amelanchier arborea Downy serviceberry No No Medium Trees Wet conditions, Dry soils/drought, Salt, Fire
Amelanchier canadensis Canadian serviceberry No No Medium Trees Wet conditions, Fire
Amelanchier laevis Smooth serviceberry No No Medium Trees Air pollution, Salt, Soil compaction, Urban environments
Asimina triloba Pawpaw, Common pawpaw No No Medium Trees Allelopathic plants **, Fire
Betula nigra River birch, Red birch No No Large Trees Air pollution, Allelopathic plants **, Dry soils/drought, Salt, Soil compaction, Wet conditions, Fire, Heat
Carya cordiformis Bitternut hickory No No Large Trees
Carya glabra Pignut hickory No No Large Trees
Carya ovata Shagbark hickory No No Large Trees Allelopathic plants **
Carya tomentosa Mockernut hickory No No Large Trees Dry soils/drought
Celtis occidentalis Common hackberry, Northern hackberry No No Large Trees Air pollution, Poor soil (sand/clay), Wet conditions, Salt, Soil compaction, Acidic soils, Alkaline soils
Cercis canadensis Eastern redbud No No Medium Trees Acidic soils, Allelopathic plants **, Alkaline soils, Soil compaction
Cornus florida Flowering dogwood No No Medium Trees Soil compaction, Fire, Wind
Fagus grandifolia American beech No No Large Trees Allelopathic plants **, Salt
Fraxinus americana White ash, American ash No No Large Trees Dry soils/drought
Juglans nigra Black walnut No No Large Trees Dry soils/drought
Kalmia latifolia Mountain laurel, Ivy No Yes Shrubs & Small Trees Acidic soils, Soil compaction, Dry soils/drought
Liquidambar styraciflua Sweetgum No No Large Trees Dry soils/drought, Salt, Soil compaction, Wet conditions
Nyssa sylvatica Black gum, Sour gum No No Large Trees, Medium Trees Salt, Soil compaction, Wet conditions, Dry soils/drought, Allelopathic plants **, Air pollution
Ostrya virginiana Hop-horn-beam, Eastern hop-hornbeam, Ironwood No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils/drought, Soil compaction
Oxydendrum arboreum Sourwood, Sorrel tree No No Large Trees Salt, Acidic soils
Pinus strobus Eastern white pine No No Large Trees
Platanus occidentalis Sycamore, American sycamore No Yes Large Trees Dry soils/drought, Salt, Soil compaction, Allelopathic plants **, Air pollution, Urban environments, Wet conditions
Prunus serotina Wild black cherry, Black cherry, Black chokecherry, Rum cherry No No Large Trees
Quercus alba White oak No No Large Trees Dry soils/drought, Salt, Acidic soils, Allelopathic plants **
Quercus bicolor Swamp white oak No No Large Trees Dry soils/drought, Salt, Soil compaction, Wet conditions, Acidic soils, Allelopathic plants **, Poor soil (sand/clay)
Quercus coccinea Scarlet oak No No Large Trees Allelopathic plants **, Dry soils/drought
Quercus falcata Southern red oak, Spanish oak No No Large Trees Dry soils/drought, Wet conditions, Acidic soils
Quercus michauxii Swamp chestnut oak, Basket oak No No Large Trees Soil compaction, Urban environments, Wet conditions, Acidic soils
Quercus montana Chestnut oak, Rock chestnut oak No No Large Trees Dry soils/drought, Poor soil (sand/clay)
Quercus muehlenbergii Chinquapin oak, Chinkapin oak, Yellow oak No No Large Trees, Medium Trees Dry soils/drought
Quercus nigra Water oak No No Large Trees, Medium Trees
Quercus palustris Pin oak No No Medium Trees Acidic soils, Salt, Wet conditions, Air pollution
Quercus phellos Willow oak No No Large Trees Salt, Soil compaction, Air pollution, Wet conditions
Quercus rubra Northern red oak No No Large Trees Dry soils/drought, Soil compaction, Allelopathic plants **, Air pollution
Quercus shumardii Shumard oak No No Large Trees
Quercus stellata Post oak No No Medium Trees Dry soils/drought, Acidic soils, Poor soil (sand/clay)
Quercus velutina Black oak No No Large Trees Dry soils/drought, Salt, Allelopathic plants **
Staphylea trifolia Bladdernut No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils/drought, Wet conditions, Allelopathic plants **
Taxodium distichum Baldcypress No No Large Trees, Medium Trees Wet conditions
Tilia americana American basswood, American linden, Bee tree No No Large Trees Dry soils/drought, Air pollution
Ulmus americana American elm No No Large Trees
Ulmus rubra Slippery elm, Red elm No No Large Trees
Liriodendron tulipifera Tulip-tree, Tulip-poplar, Yellow poplar No No Large Trees Poor soil (sand/clay), Allelopathic plants **, Dry soils/drought, Wet conditions
Quercus lyrata Overcup oak No No Large Trees, Medium Trees
Ulmus alata Winged elm No No Medium Trees, Shrubs & Small Trees
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