Glidden Final Project - Trees of Concord New Hampshire Preview

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Weeping Willow

Salix babylonicaLocation: Found in White Park in New Hampshire. The ecosystem is a groomed park. They are usually found in moist soils and bodies of water.Rationale: This has always been one of my favorite trees. It's much different looking than any other tree as it has long drooping leaves. It's extremely visually appealing to me.

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Pitch Pine

PinaceaeLocation: This tree was found in White Park. Pitch pine does well in sandy soils as well as sandy loam. Heavy clay or soil can be detrimental to their survival.Rationale: I've always loved pine trees, especially pitch pine. I like how they have bunches of needles rather than spread out ones;.

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Balsam Fir

Abies balsameaLocation: This tree was found in White Park. They do good in both well-drained and poorly drained soil. They're also shade tolerant. Rationale: I love how balsam fir is bright green. They're also what I get every year for a Christmas tree and I love the way that they smell.

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River Birch

Bestula nigraLocation: This was found in White Park. These grow near water sources in moist rich soil, poorly drained soil, and even well-drained soil. It is not shade tolerant and is often used for landscaping. Rationale: I love the way the bark on river birches looks. They almost have a pinkish tinge to them.

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Paper Birch

Betula papyriferaLocation: This was located in White Park. These grow best in moist areas and open woods. Likely found near water sources. Rationale: I like paper birches as the bark of the paper birch peels away, and looks like paper. You can even write on the bark!

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Siberian Elm

Ulmus pumilaDescription: This was found in White Park. They are found in sunny. disturbed settings with poor soils. Like old fields, pastures, riparian areas, and transport areas.Rationale: I had never seen a Siberian elm until I found this one. The leaves on them are a lot different than other trees and this one is a particularly old and large Siberian elm.

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American Basswood

Tilia americanaDescription: This was found in White Park. These are usually found in rich uplands on mid-slopes in mixed deciduous forests. This one looks like it was planted here. They usually like sandy loams and do best on the finer-textured soils. Rationale: I'm not very well-versed on my trees and I had actually never heard of this one before. This tree is also very large and I would say is a statement piece of this park.

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Rhododendron

Rhododendron maximumDescription: This was found in White Park. They can be found in many habitats but do best in climates that are not too cold or hot. Rationale: I honestly had no idea that these grew in the wild. I thought they were a plant that you purchased for landscaping. I do believe that this one is wild. Unfortunately, it was not in bloom. I love them because they attract tons of bumblebees!

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Eastern Red Cedar

Juniperus virginianaDescription: This was found in White Park. These grow in acidic, alkaline, loamy, moist, rich, sandy, silty loan, well-drained, and clay soils. Rationale: This is another tree I had never heard of before. I'm particularly interested in it because of its bark. It is slightly red and it almost looks like it has berries on it.

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Staghorn Sumac

Rhus typhinaDescription: This was found in White Park. This is an open land species but was found more hidden in the wooded areas. They prefer drier areas on low ground. Rationale: This is another plant that I had never seen in person. It was especially cool that it was in bloom when I saw it. The bright red flowers are beautiful!

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Big Leaf Maple

Acer macrophyllumDescription: This was found in White Park. These are usually gound along stream banks and do best in moist soil. Rationale: This is a very young big leaf maple which is why I found it particularly interesting. Especially the wooded area that it sits in.

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Sugar Maple

Acer saccharumDescription: This was found in White Park and was located in front of the pond. They do best in sands, loamy sands, sandy loams, loams, and silt loams that are well-drained. They will not grow on dry soils and will rarely be found in swamps.Rationale: I particularly like where this tree is sitting. You can see the pond in the background of the photos.

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Northern Pin Oak

Quercus ellipsoidalisDescription: This was found in White Park. They prefer dry uplands and dry sandy soils. Rationale: Again, this was another tree that I had never heard of. I love the cracking in the bark and you can tell that this tree is very old.

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Canada Yew

Taxus canadensisDescription: This was found in White Park. They prefer part shade to shade, moist, cool soil. Rationale: It took me some time to figure out what this was because I had never seen it before. I find the berries on it particularly interesting. The needles are almost pine-like.

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Common Beech 'Dawyck Purple'

Fagus sylvaticaDescription: This was found in White Park. These grow in well-drained, slightly acidic, moist soils. They don't do well on extremely wet land.Rationale: This is another tree I had never seen before. It was strange to me that it was maroon in the summertime. I love the dark color of the leaves.

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Red Pine

Pinus resinosaDescription: This was found by Sewalls Falls. These can be found in many sights like areas with organic debris, rock, red clays, and sandy. The soil needs to be well-drained and not swampy. Rationale: This pine particularly catches my eye because it was long needles and the flesh of the tree is red all over. This was is a very young tree.

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Black Oak

Quercus velutinaDescription: This was found by Sewalls Falls. These trees can be grown in slope positions and prefer temperate climates. They like well-drained, slightly acidic soil. They can also tolerate dry soil. Rationale: Who knew there were so many kinds of oak? This one is particularly cool because of how dark the leaves are. They almost look like they have a waxy coating.

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Sweet Birch

Betula lentaDescription: This was found by Sewalls Falls. These do best on moist, well-drained soils but can also be found in rocky areas or shallow soils.Rationale: I love the way this tree's leaves and how they are clumped together. It's another fairly young tree but the leaves on it are rather large.

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Oriental Bittersweet

Celastrus orbiculatusDescription: This was found by Sewalls Falls. These grow in grasslands, open woods, woodland edges, close-canopy forests, roadsides, and fences. They prefer loam, sand, and silt.Rationale: This is a very cool vining plant that is climbing up a fence on the path. Its bright leaves really stood out to me.