Dendrology Exam 3 ESF Don Leopold

Rocky mountains and southern species (Exam 3)

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

Ilex opaca - American Holly