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and wash badly during periods of rain such types as locust, sumacs, 

 willows, and the matrimony vine will form a deep root system quickly. 

 The process of naturalizing trees and shrubs on the slopes of river 

 banks and lake shores is a slow one. It should never be attempted as a 

 single operation. The material should be young, a great percentage of 

 loss must be expected, and only the "survival of the fittest" rule can 

 apply. 



LIST OF PLANTS FOR EXPOSED LAKE FRONT AND RIVER 



CONDITIONS 



The plants in Groups A, B, and C of this Hst include the hardy types 

 of trees and shrubs. All of these types have been known to thrive 

 under the severe exposures of lake shore and river frontage throughout 

 the northeastern United States. Most of these plants are adapted for 

 use on the slopes so often found along rivers and lakes. 



A. Trees: 



Acer ginnala 



Siberian Maple 

 Alnus glutinosa 



Black Alder 

 Betula alba 



European White Birch 

 Betula populifolia 



American White Birch 

 Caragana arborescens 



Siberian Pea Shrub 

 Crataegus coccinea 



Scarlet-fruited Thorn 

 Crataegus oxycantha 



May Thorn 



Elaeagnus angustifolia 

 Russian Olive 



Fraxinus americana 



White Ash 

 Juniperus communis 



Common Juniper 

 Juniperus virginiana 



Red Cedar 

 Picea alba 



White Spruce 

 Picea excelsa 



Norway Sprucf 



Pinus banksiana 



Jack Pine 

 Pinus montana mughus 



Dwarf Mountain Pine 

 Pinus nigra austriaca 



Austrian Pine 

 Pinus rigida 



Pitch Pine 

 Pinus sylvesiris 



Scotch Pine 

 Populus balsamifera 



Balsam Poplar 

 Populus eugenei 



Carolina Poplar 

 Ptelea trifoliata 



Hop Tree 

 Pyrus baccata 



Siberian Flowering Crab 

 Quercus macrocarpa 



Mossy Cup Oak 

 Robinia pseudacacia 



Black Locust 

 Salix vitellina 



Yellow Willow 

 Sorbus americana 



American Mountain Ash 



Ulmus americana 

 American Elm 



