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Abies concolor

Rocky Mountain Species


Montane Zone (Austral (warm/dry))


Fire sensitive


Tolerant > Very Tolerant


Climax


Most drought tolerant fir in East

Abies lasiocarpa

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

Chamaecyparis thyoides

South Eastern Species


least likely habitat for woodpecker


infrequently layers


restricted to swampy, acidic, saturated peatlands


scattered on east coast

Cupressus arizonica

Rocky Mountain species


Foothill zone


intermediate to subclimax


Tolerant, slow growth


moist (low slopes near rivers)

Ilex opaca

South east Species


very tolerant, slow growth, subcanopy


bottomlands and dry uplands and low slope positions


resists salt spray


wood hard and shock resistant

Liquidambar syraciflua

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



Picea engelmannii

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

Picea pungens

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

Pinus contonta

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



Pinus echinata

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



Pinus edulis



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





Pinus elliottii

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

Pinus flexilis

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



Pinus palustris

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

Pinus ponderosa

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



Pinus taeda

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



Populus tremuloides

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

Psuedotsuga menziesii

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

Quercus nigra

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

Quercus phellos

South east zone


pioneer on alluvial and bottomland soils


subclimax


intolerant


widely planed in south as ornamental


timber sold as "red oak"

Taxodium distichum

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