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Acer saccharinum Populus eugeneiSoft Maple Carolina Poplar

Acer platanoides Pyrus ioensisNorway Maple Western Crab

Betula papyrifera Sorbus americana

Paper Birch American Mountain Ash

F. Evergreens Most Used. The group of conifers most used inMinnesota is restricted to a few of the "ironclad" sorts. These areall native species and when used the following notes should be bornein mind. The hemlock is not naturally adapted to windswept placesanywhere, and especially not in this region. Of the white fir only theColorado form should be used, and while this plant will withstandconsiderable heat and drought it is intolerant of smoke and soot. Thearborvitae suffers frequently from ice storms and should be protectedfrom them. The Douglas spruce is one of the fastest if not the fastest

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