AMERICAN CHESTNUT - CASTANEA DENTATA
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Common Name: American chestnut
Scientific Name:
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Castanea
Species: C. dentata
Hardiness Zone: 4a to 8a
Height: 100 ft
Width: 100 ft
Common Characteristics:
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Common Name: American chestnut
Scientific Name:
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Castanea
Species: C. dentata
Hardiness Zone: 4a to 8a
Height: 100 ft
Width: 100 ft
Common Characteristics:
Common Name: American beech
Scientific Name:
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Fagus
Species: F. grandifolia
Hardiness Zone: 3 to 9
Height: 50 to 80 ft
Width: 40 to 80 ft
Common Characteristics:
Common Name: American basswood
Scientific Name:
Family: Tiliaceae
Genus: Tilia
Species: T. americana
Hardiness Zone: 2 to 8
Height: 60 to 100 ft
Width: 30 to 50 ft
Common Characteristics:
Common Name: Alternate-leaf dogwood, pagoda dogwood
Scientific Name:
Family: Cornaceae
Genus: Cornus
Species: C. alternifolia
Hardiness Zone: 3 to 7
Height: 15 to 25 ft
Width: 20 to 30 ft
Common Characteristics:
Common Name: yew
Scientific Name:
Family: Taxaceae
Genus: Taxus
Species: spp.
Hardiness Zone: 2 to 6
Height: 20 to 60 ft
Width: 15 to 25 ft
Common characteristics:
Common Name: white spruce
Scientific Name:
Family: Pinaceae
Genus: Picea
Species: glauca
Hardiness Zone: 2 to 6
Height: 40 to 60 ft
Width: 10 to 20 ft
Common characteristics:
Common Name: white fir
Scientific Name:
Family: Pinaceae
Genus: Abies
Species: concolor
Hardiness Zone: 3 to 7
Height: 40 to 70 ft
Width: 20 to 30 ft
Common characteristics:
Common Name: tamarack, eastern larch, American larch
Scientific Name:
Family: Pinaceae
Genus: Larix
Species: laricina
Hardiness Zone: 2 to 5
Height: 40 to 80 ft
Width: 15 to 30 ft
Common Name: Serbian spruce
Scientific Name:
Family: Pinaceae
Genus: Picea
Species: omorika
Hardiness Zone: 4 to 7
Height: 50 to 60 ft
Width: 15 to 20 ft
Description:
Common Name: Scots pine, Scotch pine
Scientific Name:
Family: Pinaceae
Genus: Pinus
Species: sylvestris
Hardiness Zone: 2 to 7
Height: 30 to 60 ft
Width: 30 to 40 ft