Large Maturing Trees – Scientific Name
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Common Name
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Evergreen/
Deciduous
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Comments
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Bloom Time
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Acer barbatum
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Southern Sugar Maple
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D
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Bottomland forests, mesic slopes
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Apr. - July
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Acer negundo
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Boxelder
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D
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Lowland or seasonally flooded sites
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Mar. - Apr.
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Acer rubrum
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Red Maple
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D
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Red fall color; varied sites, best on moist; great shade
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Feb. - Mar.
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Betula nigra
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River Birch
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D
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Lowland or moist sites
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Mar. - Apr.
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Carpinus caroliniana
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Ironwood, Musclewood
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D
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Moist, rich areas; tolerates shading; smooth bark
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Mar. - Apr.
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Carya aquatica
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Water Hickory
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D
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Wet, poorly drained sites, fastest growth on well-drained
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Apr. - May
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Carya cordiformis
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Bitternut Hickory
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D
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Wet to drier sites, best on rich, well-drained soils
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Apr.
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Carya glabra
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Pignut Hickory
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D
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Dry or moist sites; very common
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Apr. - May
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Carya myristicaeformis
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Nutmeg Hickory
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D
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Rich bottomlands; very rare, locally in Chas/Berk Cos
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Apr.
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Carya ovalis
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Sweet pignut Hickory
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D
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Dry, fertile forests
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Apr. - May
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Carya pallida
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Pale or Sand Hickory
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D
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Dry or sandy sites; resembles Carya glabra
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Apr. - May
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Carya tomentosa
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Mockernut Hickory
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D
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Very common; prefers dry, rich sites
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Apr. - May
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Celtis Laevigata
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Hackberry, Sugarberry
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D
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Low, wet areas; bark has corky projections
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Apr. - May
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Fraxinus americana
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White Ash
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D
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Deep, rich well-drained sites
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Apr. - May
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Fraxinus caroliniana
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Carolina or Water Ash
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D
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Low sites; small tree, rarely exceeds 40 feet
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May
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Fraxinus pensylvanica
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Green Ash
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D
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Widely distributed; moist sites; relatively fast growing
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Apr.
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Fraxinus tomentosa
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Pumpkin Ash
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D
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Low, moist sites, in association with cypress and tupelo
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Apr. - May
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Ilex opaca
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American Holly
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E
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Varied soil types; deep, rich best; attractive
foliage/berries
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Juglans nigra
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Black Walnut
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D
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Rich, well-drained sites; struggles in pure coastal
setting
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Apr.
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Juniperus silicicola
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Southern Red Cedar
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E
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Low, wet areas; slow-growing; long-lived; screen tree
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Juniperus virginiana
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Red Cedar
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E
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Low to dry sites; dense foliage; great screen tree
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Liquidambar styraciflua
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Sweet Gum
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D
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Floodplain soils or moist upland sites; great autumn color
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Apr. - Jun
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Liriodendron tulipifera
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Tulip Poplar
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D
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Deep, well-drained soils; fairly insect/disease resistant
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Apr. - Jun
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Magnolia grandiflora
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Southern Magnolia
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E
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Rich, moist sites; large, attractive white flowers
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May - Jul.
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Magnolia virginiana
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Sweetbay Magnolia
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E
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Wet, sandy acidic soils; white flowers; lemon fragrance
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Apr. - Jul
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Morus rubra
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Red Mulberry
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D
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Rich, moist sites; rapid growth; large canopy; red fruit
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Apr. - May
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Nyssa aquatica
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Tupelo, Swamp Tupelo
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D
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Wet to well-drained sites; fast grower; dark purple fruit
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Apr. - May
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Nyssa biflora
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Swamp Gum
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D
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Wet to well-drained sites
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Apr. - Jun
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Black Gum
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D
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Moist or dry areas; early, brilliant fall color; great
shade
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Apr. - Jun
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Ostrya virginiana
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Hop Hornbeam
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D
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Moist, fertile soils to sandy sites; occasional coastal
plain
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Apr. - May
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Pinus echinata
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Shortleaf Pine
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E
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Dry, fertile upland sites; relatively fast growing
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Mar. - Apr.
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Pinus elliottii
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Slash Pine
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E
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Wet flatland sites, can be found on wet sandy soils
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Mar. - Apr.
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Pinus glabra
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Spruce Pine
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E
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Rich, bottomland sites; not widely distributed within
range
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Mar. - Apr.
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Pinus palustris
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Longleaf Pine
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E
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Slow grower; sandy sites; tolerates drought well
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Mar. - Apr.
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Pinus serotina
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Pond Pine
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E
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Wet flatwoods to sandy, peat-rich swamps
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Apr.
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Pinus taeda
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Loblolly Pine
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E
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Very common; variety of sites, avoid very wet sites
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Mar. - Apr.
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Platanus occidentalis
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Sycamore
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D
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Wet sites, tolerates poorly soils; fast growth
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Apr. - May
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Populus deltoides
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Cottonwood
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D
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Stream sides, floodplains
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Mar. - Apr.
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Populus heterophylla
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Swamp cottonwood
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D
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Swamp forests, floodplains
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Mar. - Apr.
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Prunus serotina
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Black Cherry
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D
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Widely distributed; rapid growth; best on moist sites
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Apr. - May
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Quercus alba
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White Oak
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D
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Variety of sites, best on well-drained areas; wildlife
food
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Apr.
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Quercus austrina
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Bluff Oak
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D
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Rich slopes, over calcareous sediments; rare
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Apr.
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Quercus coccinea
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Scarlet Oak
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D
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Dry, upland sites; rapid grower, short-lived; rare coastal
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Apr. - May
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Quercus falcata
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Southern Red Oak
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D
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Dry areas
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Apr.
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Quercus hemisphaerica
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Upland Laurel Oak
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E
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Maritime forests, dry sandy soils
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Mar. - Apr.
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Quercus incana
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Bluejack Oak
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D
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Sand ridges; small shrubby tree
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Apr.
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Quercus laevis
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Turkey Oak
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D
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Sand ridges; very xeric soils
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Apr.
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Quercus laurifolia
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Laurel Oak
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E
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Low or sandy areas, best in well-drained
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Mar. - Apr.
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Quercus lyrata
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Overcup Oak
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D
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Lowland or floodplain sites ; slow grower
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Mar. - Apr.
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Quercus margaretta
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Sand post Oak
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D
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Sand ridges with loam or clay
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Apr.
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Quercus marilandica
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Blackjack Oak
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D
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Clay-rich upland woods, droughty soils
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Apr.
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Quercus michauxii
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Swamp Chestnut Oak
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D
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Bottomlands
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Apr.
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Quercus nigra
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Water Oak
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D
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Ubiquitous, well-suited to coastal environment
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Apr.
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Quercus pagoda
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Cherrybark Oak
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D
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Bottomlands
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Apr.
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Quercus phellos
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Willow Oak
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D
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Low, well-drained sites; rapid growth; resembles a willow
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Mar. - Apr.
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Quercus shumardii
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Shumard’s Oak
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D
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Bottomlands; moist, fertile soils ; scattered
distribution
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Apr.
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Quercus similes
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Bottomland Post Oak
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D
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Rich calcareous stream bottoms; rare
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Quercus stellata
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Post Oak
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D
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Dry uplands or clay soils, best on loamy soils
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Apr.
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Quercus velutina
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Black Oak
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D
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Dry woods; xeric, sandy soils
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Apr.
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Quercus virginiana
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Live Oak
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E
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Variety of sites; well-suited to coast
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Apr.
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Sabal palmetto
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Cabbage Palmetto
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E
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Dry or wet areas
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Taxodium ascendens
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Pond Cypress
|
D
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Cypress savannas, acid swamps
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Taxodium distichum
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Bald Cypress
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D
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Freshwater wet areas
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Mar. - Apr.
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Ulmus alata
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Winged Elm
|
D
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Rich woods
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Feb. - Mar.
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Ulmus americana
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American Elm
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D
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Bottomlands
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Mar. - Apr.
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In the event that a
species is listed twice in this appendix, it shall be subject to the stricter
protections prescribed. Such species may serve alternatively – but not as both
at once – in planting requirements.