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AMERICAN CHESTNUT - CASTANEA DENTATA

American chestnut twig
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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:

AMERICAN BEECH - FAGUS GRANDIFOLIA

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:

AMERICAN BASSWOOD - TILIA AMERICANA

American basswood fruit
American basswood foliage
American basswood form

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: 

ALTERNATE-LEAF DOGWOOD - CORNUS ALTERNIFOLIA

alternate-leaf dogwood fruit
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alternate leaf dogwood foliage_2
alternate leaf dogwood fruit_2

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: ​

YEW - TAXUS SPP.

yew form
yew twig
yew foliage 2
yew cone

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:

WHITE SPRUCE - PICEA GLAUCA

white spruce form
white spruce bark
white spruce foliage
white spruce cone

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:

WHITE FIR - ABIES CONCOLOR

white fir form
white fir bark
white fir foliage 1
white fir foliage
white fir foliage 2
white fir twig

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:

TAMARACK - LARIX LARICINA

tamarack form
tamarack bark
tamarack foliage 2
tamarack foliage 3
tamarack cone

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
 

SERBIAN SPRUCE - PICEA OMORIKA

Serbian spruce form
Serbian spruce bark
Serbian spruce foliage
Serbian spruce foliage
Serbian spruce cone

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: ​​​

SCOTS PINE - PINUS SYLVESTRIS

Scots pine form
Scots pine bark
Scots pine bud
Scots pine foliage
Scots pine cone

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