Populus grandidentata Michx. - largetooth aspen
Populus tremuloides Michx. - trembling aspen
Betula papyrifera Marsh. - white birch
Betula populifolia Marsh. - grey birch
Prunus pensylvanica L.f. - pin cherry

Major eastern shade intolerant/intermediate coniferous species

Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch. - tamarack (tamarack larch or eastern larch)
Pinus banksiana Lamb. - jack pine
Pinus resinosa Ait. - red pine
Pinus strobus L. - eastern white pine

Eastern shade-tolerant (one intermediate) broad-leaved species

Betula alleghaniensis Britton - yellow birch
Ostrya virginiana (Mill.) K. Koch - (or hop hornbeam)
Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. - beech
Acer pensylvanicum L. - striped maple
Acer saccharum Marsh. - sugar maple

Eastern shade-tolerant conifers

Abies balsamea (L.) Mill. - balsam fir
Picea glauca (Moench) Voss - white spruce
Picea mariana (Mill.) B.S.P. - black spruce
Picea rubens Sarg. - red spruce
Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. - eastern hemlock
Thuja occidentalis L. - eastern white cedar

Eastern intermediate broadleaved species of silvicultural significance in the Atlantic provinces

Quercus rubra L. - red oak
Acer rubrum L. - red maple
Fraxinus americana L. - white ash

Images provided by:
Dr. G.R. Powell
Faculty of forestry and environmental management

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