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Shade tolerant, long-lived climax of montane zone
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Abies concolor - white fir
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Has the largest, though fragmented, range of any commerical western fir (Abies. spp)
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Abies concolor - white fir
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Best of all true firs in eastern landscapes (drought tolerance and beauty)
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Abies concolor - white fir
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Least suited ornamental of E. US (of Abies, P. pungens/flexilis/ponderosa, T. menzes, P. engel)
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Abies lasiocarpa - mountain alpine fir
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Var. arizonica (or species bifolia) has unusal corky bark
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Abies lasiocarpa - mountain alpine fir
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Shade tolerant climax of wet and dry sites of subalpine zone
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Abies lasiocarpa - mountain alpine fir
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Associate of P. engelmanii
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Abies lasiocarpa - mountain alpine fir
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Commonly found in dense, pure stands on acidic peatlands near the coast from Maine to the Gulf
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Chameocyparis thyoides - Atlantic white cedar
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Of all southern U.S., evergreen conifers in list above, least likely habitat for red-cockaded woodpecker
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Chameocyparis thyoides - Atlantic white cedar
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Can reproduce by layering on acidic peatlands
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Chameocyparis thyoides - Atlantic white cedar
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Restricted to relatively moist sites within the foothill zone
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Cupressus arizonica - Arizona cypruss
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Least suited in CNY (of A. con, C. thy, C. ari, P. pun, P. pon, P. men)
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Cupressus arizonica - Arizona cypruss
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Tolerant, slow-growing
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Cupressus arizonica - Arizona cypruss
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Planted along Atlantic coast (salt resistant)
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Ilex opaca - American Holly
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Evergreen leaves, pyramidal form, red fruits make exceptional ornamental where cold hardy
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Ilex opaca - American Holly
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