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21 Cards in this Set
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Abies concolor
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Rocky Mountain Species Montane Zone (Austral (warm/dry)) Fire sensitive Tolerant > Very Tolerant Climax Most drought tolerant fir in East |
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Abies lasiocarpa
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Rocky Mountain Species Subalpine and alpine zone On soils to wet or dry for P. engelmannii Tolerant, slow growth Climax Doesn't grow in East Plagued by insects and fungi |
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Chamaecyparis thyoides
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South Eastern Species least likely habitat for woodpecker infrequently layers restricted to swampy, acidic, saturated peatlands scattered on east coast |
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Cupressus arizonica
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Rocky Mountain species Foothill zone intermediate to subclimax Tolerant, slow growth moist (low slopes near rivers) |
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Ilex opaca
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South east Species very tolerant, slow growth, subcanopy bottomlands and dry uplands and low slope positions resists salt spray wood hard and shock resistant |
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Liquidambar syraciflua
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South east species Many soils, best on alluvial clay and loam soil near river, old fields too (poorly drained upland) intolerant pioneer root, seed, and stump sprouts |
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Picea engelmannii
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Rocky Mountain species Subalpine zone on highest and coldest mountain environments with A. lasiocarpa tolerant, long lived climax Prostrate layers at timberline important watershed protection and beautiful hybridizes with P. glauca, and P. pungens names for german-american botonist |
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Picea pungens
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Rocky Mountain Zone Montane/Austral Zone Austral equivalent of P. engelmannii but no hyrbids intermediate subclimax in valleys and lower slopes with moist soils of streamsides state tree of Utah and Colorado Most limited natural range of spruces |
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Pinus contonta
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Rocky Mountain Zone Montane and subalpine zones moister sites and higher elevation then P. ponderosa intolerant pioneer pyric climax otherwise subclimax seed sprouter seedling stands get overcrowded persistent and serotinous cones regenerates best after fire 4 varieties |
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Pinus echinata
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South eastern zone On coastal plain to southern Appalachians intolerant to intermediate basal sprouts if cut or young little leaf disease on poorly drained sites most cold hardy pine of shortleaf, slash, and loblolly pine most resistant to fusiform rust critical habitat for woodpecker of southern pines most commonly distributed in Appalachian into NY |
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Pinus edulis
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Rocky Mountain Zone Foothill zone semiarid to arid deserts most heat and drought tolerant Pine listed intolerant xeric climax associates with pinyon juniper large healthy edible nut important fuel |
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Pinus elliottii
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South east zone only on coastal plain in deep south (flordia) 1 of 2 southern pines used in naval stores (Pinus palustris too) very susceptible to fusiform rust sensitive to competition due to widespread root system fire intolerant grass stage characteristic of var. dense |
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Pinus flexilis
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Rocky Mountain Zone Subalpine and Alpine intolerant, long lived (1070+ yrs) pioneer replaced downslope by subalpine fir and P. engelmannii watershed protection and food source for small critters |
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Pinus palustris
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South east zone well drained, dry, acidic, low OM soils and coastal plain long grass stage (5-10 yrs) brown spot needle blight in grass stage most insect and disease resistant SE pine used in naval stores (P. elliottii too) most drought tolerant of SE Pines |
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Pinus ponderosa
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Rocky Mountain Zone Upper foothill and lower montane zone most widely distributed Pine in North America most economically valuable Pine in West intolerant, fast growth, long life fire important to grow large stands pioneer stands for in lower timberline produces more timber then any pine in U.S. only dry sites at low elevation |
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Pinus taeda
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South east zone subalpine and montane zone best growth on high clay, poorly drained sites that are very wet intolerant subclimax replaced by hardwoods primary commercial pine in SE more shade tolerant than P. elliottii, and P. palustris fusiform rust serious issue called "old-field Pine" in SE okay habitat for red-cockaded woodpecker |
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Populus tremuloides
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Rocky Mountain Zone Subalpine and boreal zone most widely distributed tree in NA short lived (60-150), fast growth, very intolerant pioneer on well drained soils short lived seeds root sprouts numerous insect and disease problems important wildlife species |
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Psuedotsuga menziesii
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Rocky Mountain Zone Subalpine and Montane Zoone moderately tolerant most important lumber species in U.S. 50% of standing timber in Western U.S. forests associates with P. ponerosa, and A. concolor old growth subject of debate |
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Quercus nigra
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South east zone pioneer on bottomland and alluvial soils and swampy margins and deep moist uplands most commercial important water oak intolerant subclimax seedlings can establish in shade |
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Quercus phellos
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South east zone pioneer on alluvial and bottomland soils subclimax intolerant widely planed in south as ornamental timber sold as "red oak" |
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Taxodium distichum
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Southeast Species low elevations on wet clay soils tolerance not established but considered intermediate long lives, large, rapid growth stump sprouts, produces knees valuable timber and ornamental longest lived and most flood tolerant of all eastern trees |