Trees of Canada
This resource allows you to explore the trees that grow in Canada
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This resource allows you to explore the trees that grow in Canada
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Although most people are sure they can recognize them, a tree is defined as a woody, perennial plant that grows to a height of at least 4.5 metres.
All trees in Canada can be distinguished as being a conifer or deciduous tree. Conifers are often called evergreens or needle-leaved trees (although there always exceptions). Conifers are also known as softwoods. Deciduous trees are often called broadleaf trees because most shed their leaves in autumn. Deciduous trees are also known as hardwoods.
Both English (or “common”) and Latin (or “scientific”) names are given. The English name for a tree can vary from region to region in Canada (for example, “green ash” is also commonly called “red ash”). For this reason, the Latin name is commonly used to designate trees.
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Ailanthus (Ailanthus altissima) |
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Alaska paper birch (Betula neoalaskana) |
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Alternate-leaf dogwood (Cornus alternifolia) |
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American beech (Fagus grandifolia) |
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American chestnut (Castanea dentata) |
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American elder (Sambucus canadensis) |
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American hazel (Corylus americana) |
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American holly (Ilex opaca) |
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American mountain-ash (Sorbus americana) |
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American plum (Prunus americana) |
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Amur choke cherry (Prunus maackii) |
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Amur corktree (Phellodendron amurense) |
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Amur maple (Acer ginnala) |
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Arbutus (Arbutus menziesii) |
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Atlas cedar (Cedrus atlantica) |
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Austrian pine (Pinus nigra) |
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Bald-cypress (Taxodium distichum) |
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Balsam fir (Abies balsamea) |
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Balsam poplar (Populus balsamifera) |
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Balsam willow (Salix pyrifolia) |
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Basket willow (Salix viminalis) |
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Basswood (Tilia americana) |
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Beaked hazel (Corylus cornuta) |
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Bebb willow (Salix bebbiana) |
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Bebb's Oak (Quercus bebbiana) |
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Bigleaf maple (Acer macrophyllum) |
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Bitter cherry (Prunus emarginata) |
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Bitternut hickory (Carya cordiformis) |
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Black ash (Fraxinus nigra) |
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Black cherry (Prunus serotina) |
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Black cottonwood (Populus trichocarpa) |
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Black hawthorn (Crataegus douglasii) |
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Black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) |
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Black maple (Acer nigrum) |
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Black oak (Quercus velutina) |
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Black spruce (Picea mariana) |
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Black walnut (Juglans nigra) |
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Black willow (Salix nigra) |
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Black-berry elder (Sambucus melanocarpa) |
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Black-gum (Nyssa sylvatica) |
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Blue ash (Fraxinus quadrangulata) |
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Blue-beech (Carpinus caroliniana) |
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Blue-berry elder (Sambucus cerulea) |
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Blueleaf birch (Betula xcaerulea) |
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Bristlecone pine (Pinus aristata) |
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Bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa) |
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Burning-bush euonymus (Euonymus atropurpureus) |
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Butternut (Juglans cinerea) |
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Button-bush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) |
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Canada plum (Prunus nigra) |
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Canada yew (Taxus canadensis) |
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Carolina poplar (Populus xcanadensis) |
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Cascara buckthorn (Rhamnus purshiana) |
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Cedar-of-Lebanon (Cedrus libani) |
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Cherry birch (Betula lenta) |
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Chestnut oak (Quercus montana) |
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Chinese chestnut (Castanea mollissima) |
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Chinese juniper (Juniperus chinensis) |
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Chinquapin oak (Quercus muehlenbergii) |
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Choke cherry (Prunus virginiana var. virginiana) |
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Coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) |
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Cockspur hawthorn (Crataegus crus-galli) |
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Colorado spruce (Picea pungens) |
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Columbia hawthorn (Crataegus columbiana) |
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Common apple (Malus sylvestris) |
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Common Dogwood (Cornus sanguinea) |
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Common hoptree (Ptelea trifoliata) |
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Common juniper (Juniperus communis) |
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Common laburnum (Laburnum anagyroides) |
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Common lilac (Syringa vulgaris) |
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Common prickly-ash (Zanthoxylum americanum) |
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Common smoke-tree (Cotinus coggygria) |
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Common winterberry (Ilex verticillata) |
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Cornelian-cherry (Cornus mas) |
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Crack willow (Salix fragilis) |
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Cranberry viburnum (Viburnum trilobum) |
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Creeping juniper (Juniperus horizontalis) |
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Cucumber-tree (Magnolia acuminata) |
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Dahurian larch (Larix gmelinii) |
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Dawn redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides) |
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Deodar cedar (Cedrus deodara) |
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Dotted hawthorn (Crataegus punctata) |
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Douglas maple (Acer glabrum var. douglasii) |
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Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii) |
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Downy hawthorn (Crataegus mollis) |
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Downy serviceberry (Amelanchier arborea) |
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Dwarf chinquapin oak (Quercus prinoides) |
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Dwarf hackberry (Celtis tenuifolia) |
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Eastern cottonwood (Populus deltoides ssp. deltoides) |
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Eastern flowering dogwood (Cornus florida) |
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Eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) |
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Eastern red elderberry (Sambucus pubens) |
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Eastern redcedar (Juniperus virginiana) |
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Eastern white pine (Pinus strobus) |
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Eastern white-cedar (Thuja occidentalis) |
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Engelmann spruce (Picea engelmannii) |
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English elm (Ulmus procera) |
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English holly (Ilex aquifolium) |
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English oak (Quercus robur) |
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English walnut (Juglans regia) |
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English yew (Taxus baccata) |
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European ash (Fraxinus excelsior) |
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European beech (Fagus sylvatica) |
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European black alder (Alnus glutinosa) |
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European buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica) |
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European cranberry viburnum (Viburnum opulus) |
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European euonymus (Euonymus europaeus) |
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European filbert (Corylus avellana) |
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European larch (Larix decidua) |
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European mountain-ash (Sorbus aucuparia) |
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European white birch (Betula pendula) |
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European white poplar (Populus alba) |
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Fanleaf hawthorn (Crataegus flabellata) |
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Feltleaf willow (Salix alaxensis) |
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Fireberry hawthorn (Crataegus chrysocarpa) |
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Fleshy hawthorn (Crataegus succulenta) |
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Garry oak (Quercus garryana) |
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Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba) |
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Glossy buckthorn (Rhamnus frangula) |
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Golden Weeping willow (Salix alba var. vitellina cv. Pendula) |
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Golden willow (Salix alba var. vitellina) |
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Goldenchain tree (Laburnum x watereri) |
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Grand fir (Abies grandis) |
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Gray birch (Betula populifolia) |
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Grecian Juniper (Juniperus excelsa) |
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Green alder (Alnus viridis ssp. crispa) |
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Green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica var. subintegerrima) |
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Hazel alder (Alnus serrulata) |
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Heartleaf willow (Salix eriocephala) |
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Himalayan Pine (Pinus Wallichiana) |
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Hinoki-cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa) |
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Honey-locust (Gleditsia triacanthos) |
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Hooker willow (Salix hookeriana) |
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Horsechestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) |
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Hybrid white willow (Salix alba x S. fragilis) |
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Ironwood (Ostrya virginiana) |
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Jack pine (Pinus banksiana) |
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Jack's hybrid poplar (Populus xjackii) |
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Japanese angelica-tree (Aralia elata) |
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Japanese Dogwood (Cornus officinalis) |
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Japanese flowering cherry (Prunus serrulata) |
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Japanese larch (Larix kaempferi) |
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Japanese maple (Acer palmatum) |
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Japanese Walnut (Juglans ailantifolia) |
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Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata) |
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Japanese zelkova (Zelkova serrata) |
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Japanese-cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) |
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Katsura-tree (Cercidiphyllum japonicum) |
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Kenai birch (Betula kenaica) |
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Kentucky coffeetree (Gymnocladus dioicus) |
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Kousa dogwood (Cornus kousa) |
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Lanceleaf cottonwood (Populus x acuminata) |
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Largetooth aspen (Populus grandidentata) |
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Laurel willow (Salix pentandra) |
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Lawson-cypress (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana) |
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Limber pine (Pinus flexilis) |
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Little-leaf linden (Tilia cordata) |
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Littletree willow (Salix arbusculoides) |
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Lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta var. latifolia) |
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Lombardy poplar (Populus nigra cv. Italica) |
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London plane-tree (Platanus x acerifolia) |
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Mackenzie willow (Salix prolixa) |
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Manitoba maple (Acer negundo) |
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Meadow willow (Salix petiolaris) |
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Monkey-puzzle (Araucaria araucana) |
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Monterey Pine (Pinus radiata) |
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Mountain alder (Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia) |
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Mountain hemlock (Tsuga mertensiana) |
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Mountain maple (Acer spicatum) |
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Mountain paper birch (Betula cordifolia) |
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Mountain serviceberry (Amelanchier bartramiana) |
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Mountain-holly (Nemopanthus mucronatus) |
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Mugho pine (Pinus mugo) |
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Narrowleaf cottonwood (Populus angustifolia) |
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Noble fir (Abies procera) |
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Nordmann fir (Abies nordmanniana) |
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Northern catalpa (Catalpa speciosa) |
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Northern hackberry (Celtis occidentalis) |
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Northern pin oak (Quercus ellipsoidalis) |
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Northern red ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica var. austini) |
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Norway maple (Acer platanoides) |
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Norway spruce (Picea abies) |
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Ohio buckeye (Aesculus glabra) |
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One-seeded hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna) |
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Oregon ash (Fraxinus latifolia) |
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Oriental-cedar (Thuja orientalis) |
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Osage-orange (Maclura pomifera) |
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Pacific bayberry (Myrica californica) |
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Pacific crab apple (Malus fusca) |
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Pacific rhododendron (Rhododendron macrophyllum) |
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Pacific serviceberry (Amelanchier florida) |
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Pacific willow (Salix lucida ssp. Lasiandra) |
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Pawpaw (Asimina triloba) |
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Peachleaf willow (Salix amygdaloides) |
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Pear hawthorn (Crataegus calpodendron) |
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Pin cherry (Prunus pensylvanica) |
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Pin oak (Quercus palustris) |
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Pitch pine (Pinus rigida) |
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Plains cottonwood (Populus deltoides ssp. monilifera) |
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Poison-ivy (Toxicodendron radicans) |
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Poison-oak (Toxicodendron diversiloba) |
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Poison-sumac (Toxicodendron vernix) |
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Ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) |
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Pumpkin ash (Fraxinus profunda) |
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Purple-osier willow (Salix purpurea) |
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Pussy willow (Salix discolor) |
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Red alder (Alnus rubra) |
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Red ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica) |
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Red fir (Abies magnifica) |
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Red hickory (Carya glabra var. odorata) |
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Red horsechestnut (Aesculus x carnea) |
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Red maple (Acer rubrum) |
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Red mulberry (Morus rubra) |
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Red oak (Quercus rubra) |
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Red pine (Pinus resinosa) |
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Red spruce (Picea rubens) |
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Red Coast Elder (Sambucus callicarpa) |
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Redbud (Cercis canadensis) |
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Rock elm (Ulmus thomasii) |
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Rocky Mountain Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca) |
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Rocky Mountain juniper (Juniperus scopulorum) |
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Rosebay rhododendron (Rhododendron maximum) |
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Roundleaf serviceberry (Amelanchier sanguinea) |
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Royalty Crab Apple (Malus 'Royalty') |
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Russian-olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia) |
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Sandbar willow (Salix exigua) |
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Saskatoon (Amelanchier alnifolia) |
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Sassafras (Sassafras albidum) |
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Satiny willow (Salix pellita) |
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Saucer magnolia (Magnolia x soulangiana) |
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Savin juniper (Juniperus sabina) |
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Sawara-cypress (Chamaecyparis pisifera) |
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Scarlet hawthorn (Crataegus coccinea) |
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Scarlet oak (Quercus coccinea) |
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Scotch elm (Ulmus glabra) |
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Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) |
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Scouler willow (Salix scouleriana) |
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Sea-buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides) |
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Serbian spruce (Picea omorika) |
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Shagbark hickory (Carya ovata) |
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Shellbark hickory (Carya laciniosa) |
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Shining sumac (Rhus copallina) |
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Shining willow (Salix lucida ssp. lucida) |
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Shore pine (Pinus contorta var. contorta) |
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Showy mountain-ash (Sorbus decora) |
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Shumard oak (Quercus shumardii) |
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Siberian alder (Alnus viridis ssp. fruticosa) |
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Siberian crab apple (Malus baccata) |
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Siberian elm (Ulmus pumila) |
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Siberian larch (Larix sibirica) |
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Siberian pea-tree (Caragana arborescens) |
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Sierra redwood (Sequoiadendron giganteum) |
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Silver buffalo-berry (Shepherdia argentea) |
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Silver maple (Acer saccharinum) |
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Silverberry (Elaeagnus commutata) |
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Simon poplar (Populus simonii) |
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Sitka alder (Alnus viridis ssp. sinuata) |
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Sitka mountain-ash (Sorbus sitchensis) |
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Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis) |
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Sitka willow (Salix sitchensis) |
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Slippery elm (Ulmus rubra) |
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Smooth serviceberry (Amelanchier laevis) |
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Smooth sumac (Rhus glabra) |
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Sour cherry (Prunus cerasus) |
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Southern catalpa (Catalpa bignonioides) |
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Spanish fir (Abies pinsapo) |
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Speckled alder (Alnus incana ssp. rugosa) |
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Squashberry viburnum (Viburnum edule) |
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Staghorn sumac (Rhus typhina) |
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Striped maple (Acer pensylvanicum) |
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Subalpine fir (Abies lasiocarpa) |
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Subalpine larch (Larix lyallii) |
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Sugar maple (Acer saccharum) |
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Swamp white oak (Quercus bicolor) |
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Sweet cherry (Prunus avium) |
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Sweet viburnum (Viburnum lentago) |
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Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua) |
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Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis) |
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Sycamore maple (Acer pseudoplatanus) |
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Tamarack (Larix laricina) |
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Trembling aspen (Populus tremuloides) |
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Tulip-tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) |
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Turkish hazel (Corylus colurna) |
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Umbrella-pine (Sciadopitys verticillata) |
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Vine maple (Acer circinatum) |
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Violet willow (Salix daphnoides) |
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Washington hawthorn (Crataegus phaenopyrum) |
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Water birch (Betula occidentalis) |
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Wayfaring viburnum (Viburnum lantana) |
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Western choke cherry (Prunus virginiana var. demissa) |
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Western flowering dogwood (Cornus nuttallii) |
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Western hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla) |
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Western larch (Larix occidentalis) |
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Western redcedar (Thuja plicata) |
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Western white pine (Pinus monticola) |
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Western yew (Taxus brevifolia) |
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White ash (Fraxinus americana) |
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White birch (Betula papyrifera) |
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White elm (Ulmus americana) |
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White fir (Abies concolor) |
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White linden (Tilia tomentosa) |
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White mulberry (Morus alba) |
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White oak (Quercus alba) |
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White spruce (Picea glauca) |
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Whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis) |
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Wild crab apple (Malus coronaria) |
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Winged euonymus (Euonymus alatus) |
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Winter-creeper euonymus (Euonymus fortunei) |
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Winterberry Euonymus (Euonymus bungeanus) |
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Witch-hazel (Hamamelis virginiana) |
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Yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis) |
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Yellow-cedar (Chamaecyparis nootkatensis) |
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Yellow-Twig Dogwood (Cornus sericea) |
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Yellow-wood (Cladrastis lutea) |
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