Chokecherry
Prunus virginiana • Wild Cherry, Common Chokecherry
Tall shrub or small tree that usually grows 1-6 meters tall, however it can grow to be 10 meters tall. Chokecherry is a short-lived species found in exposed areas, open woodlands and streams. It can be found from coast to coast, and covers all of southern and central Ontario north to the tip of James Bay. All parts of the tree except the flesh of the fruit contain toxin, however the fruit is an important food source for birds.
Leaf
Simple, alternate with pinnate veins and fine serrations on the margin. Leaves deep green above. narrow at the base and widest at the top closest to the apex.
Fruit/Seed
Round and shiny fruit in elongated clusters. Usually a deep red to black colour.
Bark
Dark grey-brown and smooth or finely scaly, with lenticels (pores).
158 Trees
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Chokecherry
Prunus virginiana
Wild Cherry, Common Chokecherry
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Alaska Paper Birch
Betula neoalaskana
Alaska white birch, Alaska birch
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Alternate-Leaf Dogwood
Cornus alternifolia
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American Basswood
Tilia americana
American Linden
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American Beech
Fagus grandifolia
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American Bladdernut
Staphylea trifolia
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American Chestnut
Castanea dentata
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American Elm
Ulmus americana
White Elm, Water Elm, Grey Elm, Soft Elm
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American Hop-hornbeam
Ostrya virginiana
Ironwood
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American Mountain-Ash
Sorbus americana
American Rowan-Tree, Dogberry, Pigberry
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American Plum
Prunus americana
Wild plum or red plum
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American Sycamore
Platanus occidentalis
American Plane-Tree
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American Witch-Hazel
Hamamelis virginiana
Common Witch-Hazel
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Amur Maple
Acer ginnala
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Austrian Pine
Pinus nigra
Black pine
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Balsam Fir
Abies balsamea
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Balsam Poplar
Populus balsamifera
Balm Poplar, Balsam, Rough-Barked Poplar
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Bebb’s Willow
Salix bebbiana
Beaked willow, long-beaked willow and diamond willow
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Bitter Cherry
Prunus emarginata
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Bitternut Hickory
Carya cordiformis
Swamp Hickory
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Black Ash
Fraxinus nigra
Swamp Ash, Basket Ash, Water Ash
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Black Cherry
Prunus Serotina
Wild Black Cherry
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Black Hawthorn
Crataegus douglasii
western hawthorn
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Black Locust
Robinia pseudoacacia
Common Locust, False Acacia
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Black Maple
Acer nigrum
Hard Maple, Rock Maple
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Black Oak
Quercus velutina
Yellow-Barked Oak, Yellow Oak
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Black Spruce
Picea Mariana
Bog spruce, Swamp spruce, Water spruce
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Black Walnut
Juglans nigra
American Walnut, American Black Walnut
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Black Willow
Salix nigra
Swamp Willow
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Blue Ash
Fraxinus quadrangulata
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Blue Spruce
Picea pungens
Colorado Spruce, Silver Spruce
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Blue-Beech
Carpinus caroliniana
Muscle Beech, American Hornbeam, Smooth Barked Ironwood
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Bur Oak
Quercus macrocarpa
Mossycup Oak, Blue Oak
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Butternut
Juglans cinerea
White Walnut; Lemon Walnut
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Canada Plum
Prunus nigra
Canadian Plum, Black Plum
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Cascara Buckthorn
Rhamnus purshiana
Cascara
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Chestnut Oak
Quercus montana
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Chinquapin Oak
Quercus muehlenbergii
Yellow Chestnut Oak, Chinkapin Oak
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Cockspur Hawthorn
Crataegus crus-galli
cockspur thorn
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Common Apple
Malus pumila
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Common Buckthorn
Rhamnus cathartica
European Buckthorn
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Common Hackberry
Celtis occidentalis
Northern hackberry, American hackberry
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Common Hop Tree
Ptelea trifoliata
Skunk Bush
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Common Lilac
Syringa vulgaris
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Common Pear
Pyrus communis
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Crack Willow
Salix fragilis
Brittle Willow, Snap Willow
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Cucumber Tree
Magnolia acuminata
Cucumber Magnolia
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Dotted Hawthorn
Crataegus punctata
White haw
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Downy Hawthorn
Crataegus mollis
Red hawthorn
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Downy Serviceberry
Amelanchier arborea
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Dwarf Chinquapin Oak
Quercus prinoides
Dwarf Chestnut Oak
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Eastern Cottonwood
Populus deltoides
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Eastern Flowering Dogwood
Cornus florida
Great-flowered dogwood, arrow-wood, common dogwood
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Eastern Hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
Canada Hemlock
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Eastern Red Cedar
Juniperus virginiana
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Eastern Redbud
Cercis canadensis
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Eastern White Cedar
Thuja occidentalis
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Eastern White Pine
Pinus strobus
Soft Pine
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English Elm
Ulmus procera
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English Oak
Quercus robur
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English Walnut
Juglans regia
Persian walnut
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European Ash
Fraxinus excelsior
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European Black Alder
Alnus glutinosa
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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
Weeping Birch
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European White Poplar
Populus alba
Silver Poplar
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Fanleaf Hawthorn
Crataegus flabellata
New England hawthorn
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Fireberry Hawthorn
Crataegus chrysocarpa
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Fleshy Hawthorn
Crataegus succulenta
Succulent hawthorn
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Fragrant Sumac
Rhus aromatica
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Garden Plum
Prunus domestica
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Ginkgo
Ginkgo biloba
Maindenhair Tree
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Glossy Buckthorn
Frangula alnus
Alder Buckthorn
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Gray Dogwood
Cornus racemosa
Northern Swamp Dogwood, Panicle Dogwood
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Green Alder
Alnus viridis
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Green Ash
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Red ash
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Heartleaf Willow
Salix eriocephala
Diamond willow, Narrow heartleaf willow, Missouri willow
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Highbush Cranberry
Viburnum trilobum, Viburnum opulus var. americanum
American Cranberrybush, Cranberrybush Viburnum
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Honey Locust
Gleditsia triacanthos
Thorny Locust, Sweet Locust
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Horse chestnut
Aesculus hippocastanum
Conker Tree
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Jack Pine
Pinus banksiana
Banksian Pine, Grey Pine, Scrub Pine
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Kentucky Coffee Tree
Gymnocladus dioicus
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Large Cranberry
Vaccinium macrocarpon
American Cranberry; Bearberry
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Large-Toothed Aspen
Populus grandidentata
Big toothed aspen
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Littleleaf Linden
Tilia cordata
Small-Leaved Linden
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Littletree Willow
Salix arbusculoides
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Lombardy Poplar
Populus nigra
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Manitoba Maple
Acer negundo
Western Box-Elder, Ashleaf Maple
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Mountain Maple
Acer spicatum
Dwarf maple, moose maple and white maple
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Mountain Paper Birch
Betula cordifolia
Mountain white birch, Eastern paper birch
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Nannyberry
Viburnum lentago
Sweet Viburnum, Sheepberry
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Northern Catalpa
Catalpa speciosa
Western Catalpa, Cigar Tree
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Northern Pin Oak
Quercus ellipsoidalis
Hills Oak, Jack Oak
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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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Oneseed Hawthorn
Crataegus monogyna
Common hawthorn, single-seeded hawthorn
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Osage Orange
Maclura pomifera
Hedge Apple Tree
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Pacific Willow
Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra
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Pawpaw
Asimina triloba
Common Pawpaw, False Banana
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Peach
Prunus persica
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Peachleaf Willow
Salix amygdaloides
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Pignut Hickory
Carya glabra
smooth-bark hickory
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Pin Cherry
Prunus pensylvanica
Fire Cherry, Bird Cherry, Red Cherry
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Pin Oak
Quercus palustris
Swamp Oak, Spanish Oak, Water Oak
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Pitch Pine
Pinus rigida
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Poison Sumac
Toxicodendron vernix
Swamp-Sumac, Poison-Dogwood, Poison-Oak
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Pumpkin Ash
Fraxinus profunda
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Purple-Osier Willow
Salix purpurea
Purple willow
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Pussy Willow
Salix discolor
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Red Maple
Acer rubrum
Scarlet Maple, Soft Maple, Curled Maple
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Red Mulberry
Morus rubra
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Red Oak
Quercus rubra
Northern Red Oak, Grey Oak
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Red Osier Dogwood
Cornus stolonifera
Red osier
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Red Pine
Pinus resinosa
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Red Spruce
Picea rubens
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Rock Elm
Ulmus thomasii
Corck elm
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Sand Cherry
Prunus pumila
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Saskatoon Serviceberry
Amelanchier bartramiana
Western Serviceberry, Mountain Juneberry, Shadbush
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Sassafras
Sassafras albidum
White Sassafras, Cinnamon-Wood, Mitten-Tree
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Satiny Willow
Salix pellita
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Scarlet Hawthorn
Crataegus coccinea
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Scots Pine
Pinus sylvestris
Scotch Pine
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Shagbark Hickory
Carya ovata
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Shellbark Hickory
Carya laciniosa
Kingnut Hickory
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Shining Willow
Salix lucida ssp. lucida
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Showy Mountain-Ash
Sorbus decora
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Shumard Oak
Quercus shumardii
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Siberian Crabapple
Malus baccata
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Siberian Elm
Ulmus pumila
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Silky Dogwood
Cornus obliqua
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Silver Maple
Acer saccharinum
Soft Maple, White Maple
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Slippery Elm
Ulmus rubra
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Small Cranberry
Vaccinium oxycoccos
Bog Cranberry, Swamp Cranberry
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Smooth Serviceberry
Amelanchier laevis
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Sour Cherry
Prunus cerasus
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Speckled Alder
Alnus incana
Tag alder, Gray alder, Hoary alder
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Staghorn Sumac
Rhus typhina
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Striped Maple
Acer pensylvanicum
Moosewood, Moose Maple, Whistlewood
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Sugar Maple
Acer saccharum
Hard Maple, Curly Maple
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Swamp White Oak
Quercus bicolor
Swamp Oak, Blue Oak
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Sweet Birch
Betula lenta
Cherry birch
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Sweet Cherry
Prunus avium
Wild Cherry
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Tamarack
Larix laricina
American Larch; Eastern Larch
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Tree-of-Heaven
Ailanthus altissima
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Trembling Aspen
Populus tremuloides
Quaking aspen
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Tulip Tree
Liriodendron tulipifera
Tulip-Magnolia, Tulip-Poplar
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Weeping Willow
Salix babylonica
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White Ash
Fraxinus americana
American ash
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White Birch
Betula papyrifera
Paper birch
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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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White Willow
Salix alba
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Wild Crabapple
Malus coronaria
American Crabapple, Sweet Crabapple
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Wych Elm
Ulmus glabra
Scotch elm, Scots elm
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Yellow Birch
Betula alleghaniensis