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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 list 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 Pinus banksiana 



Siberian Maple Jack Pine 



Alnus glutinosa Pinus montana mughus 



Black Alder Dwarf Mountain Pine 



Betula alba Pinus nigra austriaca 



European White Birch Austrian Pine 



Betula populifolia Pinus rigida 



American White Birch Pitch Pine 



Caragana arborescens Pinus sylvestris 



Siberian Pea Shrub Scotch Pine 



Crataegus coccinea Populus balsamifera 



Scarlet-fruited Thorn Balsam Poplar 



Crataegus oxycantha Populus eugenei 



May Thorn Carolina Poplar 



Elaeagnus angustifolia Ptelea trifoliata 



Russian Olive Hop Tree 



Fraxinus americana Pyrus baccata 



White Ash Siberian Flowering Crab 



Juniperus communis Quercus macrocarpa 



Common Juniper Mossy Cup Oak 



Juniperus virginiana Robinia pseudacacia 



Red Cedar Black Locust 



Picea alba Salix vitellina 



White Spruce Yellow Willow 



Picea excelsa Sorbus americana 



Norway Spruce American Mountain Ash 



Ulmus americana 



American Elm 



