Seeds are eaten by birds and rodents. This tree also provides shelter and nesting sites.
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Balsam fir is native to most of eastern and central Canada, It has a fragrant resin. Balsam Fir trees can live for 150-200 yrs. Balsam Fir is not only an important part of our forest ecosystem but it also to our cultural heritage.
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Acer rubrum
Red Maple
Aceraceae
25 m
early spring
red
full sun, part shade
moist
Yes
numerous birds forage for insects and seeds
slightly acidic
leaves turn a brilliant red in the fall; does well in poorly drained, shallow or sandy soils, monoecious
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Acer saccharum
Sugar Maple
Aceraceae
25 m
early to mid spring
green
full sun to shade
drained
Yes
attracts many insects which, in turn, attract birds that feed on them
tolerant
tapped for its sweet sap in late winter, early spring, monoecious or dioecious
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Acer sacharinum
Silver Maple
Aceraceae
25 m
early to mid spring
greenish-yellow
full sun, part shade
moist/wet
NO
numerous birds forage for insects and seeds
swampy
grows in floodplains and swamps
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Amelanchier laevis
Serviceberry
Rosaceae
10 m
early to mid spring
white
full sun to shade
drained
Yes
flowers are insect pollinated, fruits are eaten by birds
tolerant
grows well in the shade of other trees
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Asimina triloba
Paw Paw
Annonaceae
10 m
mid to late spring
purple
part shade
moist
NO
flowers are pollinated by flies; edible fruit is easten by raccoons
fertile
grows best in part shade
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Betula alleghaniensis
Yellow Birch
Betulaceae
25 m
late spring
catkins
full sun, part shade
moist
Yes
larval host plant for numerous insects, buds, twigs, catkins, & seeds are food for birds & mammals
fertile
Monoecious, wind pollinated
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Betula papyrifera
White Birch
Betulaceae
25 m
mid to late spring
catkins
full sun
drained
Yes
larval host plant for numerous insects, buds, twigs, catkins, seeds are food for birds & mammals
tolerant
Monoecious, wind pollinated
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Carya cordiformis
Bitternut Hickory
Juglandaceae
25 m
mid to late spring
catkins
full sun, part shade
drained
Yes
nuts are eaten by mammals & larger birds
fertile
Monoecious, wind pollinated
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Carya ovata
Shagbark Hickory
Juglandaceae
25 m
mid to late spring
catkins
full sun, part shade
drained
Yes
larval food for Hairstreak, nuts are eaten by mammals & larger birds