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'''*STEP stars'''
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These are species which have demonstrated good performance in projects designed, installed and monitored by the Sustainable Technologies Evaluation Program.
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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|+ Sortable table, click on header you wish to select tree by
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!Scientific Name
!Common Name
!Common Name
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!Soil Moisture<br>1=Wet<br>2=Moist<br>3=Dry
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!Soil Moisture<br>1=Dry<br>2=Med<br>3=Wet
!Partial shade tolerance
!Partial shade tolerance
!Drought Tolerance<br>1=Low<br>2=Med<br>3=High
!Drought Tolerance<br>1=Low<br>2=Med<br>3=High
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!Pollution tolerance
!Pollution tolerance
!Compaction tolerance
!Compaction tolerance
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!STEP Star*
!Illustration
!Illustration
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|[https://www.ontario.ca/page/red-maple ''Acer rubrum'']
|[https://www.ontario.ca/page/red-maple ''Acer rubrum'']
|Red Maple
|Red Maple
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|<center>2-3</center>
|<center>Y</center>
|<center>Y</center>
|<center>2</center>
|<center>2</center>
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|<center>Y</center>
|<center>Y</center>
|<center>Y</center>
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|<center>☆</center>
|[[File:Canadian maple.jpg|frameless|upright=0.35]]
|[[File:Canadian maple.jpg|frameless|upright=0.35]]
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|[https://www.ontario.ca/page/silver-maple ''Acer saccharinum'']
|[https://www.ontario.ca/page/silver-maple ''Acer saccharinum'']
|Silver Maple
|Silver Maple
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|<center></center>
|<center>2</center>
|<center>2</center>
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|<center>Y</center>
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|[[File:Acer saccharinum leaves.jpg|frameless|upright=0.35]]
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|[https://www.ontario.ca/page/sugar-maple ''Acer saccharum ''ssp''. saccharum'']
|[https://www.ontario.ca/page/sugar-maple ''Acer saccharum ''ssp''. saccharum'']
|Sugar Maple
|Sugar Maple
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|<center>2-3</center>
|<center>Y</center>
|<center>Y</center>
|<center>2</center>
|<center>2</center>
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|[[File:Fall-orange-maple-tree - West Virginia - ForestWander.jpg|frameless|upright=0.35]]
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|[https://landscapeontario.com/acer-x-freemanii-freeman-maple ''Acer x freemanii'']
|[https://landscapeontario.com/acer-x-freemanii-freeman-maple ''Acer x freemanii'']
|Hybrid Maple / Freeman Maple
|Hybrid Maple / Freeman Maple
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|<center>2-3</center>
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|<center>Y</center>
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|<center>2</center>
|<center>1-2</center>
|<center>1-2</center>
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|<center></center>
|<center>Y</center>
|<center>Y</center>
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|<center>☆</center>
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|[[File:Autumn Blaze Maple in Toronto.jpg|frameless|upright=0.35]]
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|[https://treecanada.ca/resources/trees-of-canada/speckled-alder-alnus-incana-ssp-rugosa/ ''Alnus incana'']
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|Speckled Alder / White Alder
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|<center>2-3</center>
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|<center>N</center>
|<center>2</center>
|<center>2</center>
|<center>1-2</center>
|<center>1-2</center>
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|<center></center>
|<center>Y</center>
|<center>Y</center>
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|<center>Y</center>
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|<center>☆</center>
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|[[File:Alnus incana 010703.jpg|frameless|upright=0.35]]
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|[https://nativeplants.evergreen.ca/search/view-plant.php?ID=00156 ''Betula papyrifera'']
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|[https://can-plant.ca/ecommerce/other/3243-betula-papyrifera-marshall.htm ''Betula papyrifera'']
|Paper Birch
|Paper Birch
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|<center>2-3</center>
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|<center>1-2</center>
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|<center></center>
|<center>2</center>
|<center>2</center>
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|<center>☆</center>
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|[[File:Three Betula papyrifera by McDonald Lake.jpg|frameless|upright=0.35]]
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|[https://www.ontario.ca/page/blue-beech''Carpinus caroliniana'']
|[https://www.ontario.ca/page/blue-beech''Carpinus caroliniana'']
|American hornbeam / Blue Beech
|American hornbeam / Blue Beech
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|<center>1-2</center>
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|<center>2-3</center>
|<center>Y</center>
|<center>Y</center>
|<center>2</center>
|<center>2</center>
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|[[File:Carpinus caroliniana 3.JPG|frameless|upright=0.35]]
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|[https://www.ontario.ca/page/bitternut-hickory ''Carya cordiformis'']
|[https://www.ontario.ca/page/bitternut-hickory ''Carya cordiformis'']
|Bitter-nut Hickory
|Bitter-nut Hickory
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|<center>2-3</center>
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|<center>1-2</center>
|<center>Y</center>
|<center>Y</center>
|<center>2</center>
|<center>2</center>
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|[[File:Bitternut-fruit.jpg|frameless|upright=0.35]]
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|[https://www.ontario.ca/page/shagbark-hickory ''Carya ovata'']
|[https://www.ontario.ca/page/shagbark-hickory ''Carya ovata'']
|Shag-bark Hickory
|Shag-bark Hickory
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|<center>2-3</center>
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|<center>1-2</center>
|<center>Y</center>
|<center>Y</center>
|<center>3</center>
|<center>3</center>
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|[[File:Carya ovata bark.jpg|frameless|upright=0.35]]
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|[https://www.ontario.ca/page/northern-hackberry ''Celtis occidentalis'']
|[https://www.ontario.ca/page/northern-hackberry ''Celtis occidentalis'']
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|<center>Y</center>
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|<center>☆</center>
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|[[File:Celtis occidentalis 20090606.jpg|frameless|upright=0.35]]
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|[https://www.ontario.ca/page/white-ash ''Fraxinus americana'']
|[https://www.ontario.ca/page/white-ash ''Fraxinus americana'']
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|[[File:Fraxinus americana-bark.jpg|frameless|upright=0.35]]
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|[https://www.ontario.ca/page/black-ash ''Fraxinus nigra'']
|[https://www.ontario.ca/page/black-ash ''Fraxinus nigra'']
|Black Ash
|Black Ash
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|<center>1-2</center>
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|<center>2-3</center>
|<center>Y</center>
|<center>Y</center>
|<center>1-2</center>
|<center>1-2</center>
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|<center>Y</center>
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|[[File:Fraxinus nigra leaves.jpg|frameless|upright=0.35]]
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|[https://www.ontario.ca/page/greenred-ash ''Fraxinus pennsylvanica'']
|[https://www.ontario.ca/page/greenred-ash ''Fraxinus pennsylvanica'']
|Green Ash
|Green Ash
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|<center>1-2</center>
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|<center>2-3</center>
|<center></center>
|<center></center>
|<center>2</center>
|<center>2</center>
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|<center>Y</center>
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|[[File:Fraxinus pensylvanica a1.jpg|frameless|upright=0.35]]
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|[https://landscapeontario.com/ginko-biloba-maidenhair-tree ''Ginkgo biloba'']
|[https://landscapeontario.com/ginko-biloba-maidenhair-tree ''Ginkgo biloba'']
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|<center>Y</center>
|<center>Y</center>
|<center>Y</center>
|<center>Y</center>
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|<center></center>
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|[[File:Ginkgo Tree Ginkgo biloba Autumn Leaves 3008px.jpg|frameless|upright=0.35]]
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|[https://landscapeontario.com/gleditsia-triacanthos-thornless-honeylocust ''Gleditsia tricanthos var. inermis'']
|[https://landscapeontario.com/gleditsia-triacanthos-thornless-honeylocust ''Gleditsia tricanthos var. inermis'']
|Thornless Honey Locust
|Thornless Honey Locust
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|<center>2-3</center>
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|<center>1-2</center>
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|<center>Y</center>
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|<center>3</center>
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|<center>3</center>
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|<center>Y</center>
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|<center>Y</center>
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|<center>☆</center>
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|[[File:Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis Sunburst 1zz.jpg|frameless|upright=0.35]]
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|[https://www.ontario.ca/page/kentucky-coffeetree ''Gymnocladus dioicus'']
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|Kentucky Coffeetree
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|<center>1-2</center>
|<center>Y</center>
|<center>Y</center>
|<center>3</center>
|<center>3</center>
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|<center>Y</center>
|<center>Y</center>
|<center>Y</center>
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|<center>☆</center>
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|[[File:Gymnocladus dioica Kłęk kanadyjski 2020-07-31 05.jpg|frameless|upright=0.35]]
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|[https://www.ontario.ca/page/black-walnut ''Juglans nigra'']
|[https://www.ontario.ca/page/black-walnut ''Juglans nigra'']
|Black Walnut
|Black Walnut
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|<center>2-3</center>
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|<center>1-2</center>
|<center>Y</center>
|<center>Y</center>
|<center>3</center>
|<center>3</center>
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|[[File:Tournai AR1aJPG.jpg|frameless|upright=0.35]]
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|[https://www.ontario.ca/page/eastern-redcedar ''Juniperus virginiana'']
|[https://www.ontario.ca/page/eastern-redcedar ''Juniperus virginiana'']
|Eastern Red Cedar
|Eastern Red Cedar
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|<center>2-3</center>
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|<center>1-2</center>
|<center>Y</center>
|<center>Y</center>
|<center>3</center>
|<center>3</center>
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|<center>Y</center>
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|<center></center>
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|<center>☆</center>
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|[[File:Juniperus virginiana Maine.jpg|frameless|upright=0.35]]
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|[https://www.ontario.ca/page/tamarack''Larix laricina '']
|[https://www.ontario.ca/page/tamarack''Larix laricina '']
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|[[File:10 31 2008 Stand of Tamarack.jpg|frameless|upright=0.35]]
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|[https://www.ontario.ca/page/tulip-tree''Liriodendron tulipifera'']
|[https://www.ontario.ca/page/tulip-tree''Liriodendron tulipifera'']
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|[[File:Liriodendron tulipifera1mscaprikell.jpg|frameless|upright=0.35]]
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|[https://www.ontario.ca/page/white-spruce''Picea glauca'']
|[https://www.ontario.ca/page/white-spruce''Picea glauca'']
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|<center>Y</center>
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|[[File:Picea glauca cone 0695.jpg|frameless|upright=0.35]]
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|[https://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/tree/picpun/all.html''Picea pungens'']
|[https://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/tree/picpun/all.html''Picea pungens'']
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|[[File:Picea pungens `Glauca globosa`a1.jpg|frameless|upright=0.35]]
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|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinus_mugo ''Pinus mugo'']
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinus_mugo ''Pinus mugo'']
|Mugo Pine
|Mugo Pine
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|<center>2-3</center>
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|<center>1-2</center>
|<center>Y</center>
|<center>Y</center>
|<center>2</center>
|<center>2</center>
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|[[File:Pinus mugo cone 02.jpg|frameless|upright=0.35]]
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|[https://www.ontario.ca/page/eastern-white-pine''Pinus strobus'']
|[https://www.ontario.ca/page/eastern-white-pine''Pinus strobus'']
|Eastern White Pine
|Eastern White Pine
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|<center>2-3</center>
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|<center>1-2</center>
|<center></center>
|<center></center>
|<center>2</center>
|<center>2</center>
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|[[File:Pinus strobus foliage Adirondacks.jpg|frameless|upright=0.35]]
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|[https://www.ontario.ca/page/sycamore''Platanus occidentalis'']
|[https://www.ontario.ca/page/sycamore''Platanus occidentalis'']
|Sycamore
|Sycamore
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|<center>1-2</center>
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|<center>2-3</center>
|<center></center>
|<center></center>
|<center>2</center>
|<center>2</center>
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|<center></center>
|<center>Y</center>
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|[[File:American-Sycamore-Bark.jpg|frameless|upright=0.35]]
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|[https://www.ontario.ca/page/balsam-poplar''Populus balsamifera ''ssp.'' balsamifera'']
|[https://www.ontario.ca/page/balsam-poplar''Populus balsamifera ''ssp.'' balsamifera'']
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|[[File:Populus balsamifera (5002913574).jpg|frameless|upright=0.35]]
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|[https://nativeplants.evergreen.ca/search/view-plant.php?ID=05912''Populus deltoides'']
|[https://nativeplants.evergreen.ca/search/view-plant.php?ID=05912''Populus deltoides'']
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|<center>Y</center>
|<center>Y</center>
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|[[File:Populus deltoides monilifera foliageseeds.jpg|frameless|upright=0.35]]
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|[https://www.ontario.ca/page/largetooth-aspen''Populus grandidentata'']
|[https://www.ontario.ca/page/largetooth-aspen''Populus grandidentata'']
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|[[File:Populus grandidentata.JPG|frameless|upright=0.35]]
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|[https://www.ontario.ca/page/trembling-aspen''Populus tremuloides'']
|[https://www.ontario.ca/page/trembling-aspen''Populus tremuloides'']
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|[[File:FallPando02.jpg|frameless|upright=0.35]]
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|[https://www.ontario.ca/page/black-cherry''Prunus serotina'']
|[https://www.ontario.ca/page/black-cherry''Prunus serotina'']
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|[[File:Amerikaanse vogelkers bessen Prunus serotina.jpg|frameless|upright=0.35]]
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|[https://www.ontario.ca/page/white-oak''Quercus alba'']
|[https://www.ontario.ca/page/white-oak''Quercus alba'']
|White Oak
|White Oak
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|<center>1-2</center>
|<center>Y</center>
|<center>Y</center>
|<center>3</center>
|<center>3</center>
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|[[File:Duke Forest fall Oak high.jpg|frameless|upright=0.35]]
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|[https://www.ontario.ca/page/swamp-white-oak''Quercus bicolor'']
|[https://www.ontario.ca/page/swamp-white-oak''Quercus bicolor'']
|Swamp White Oak
|Swamp White Oak
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|<center>2-3</center>
|<center></center>
|<center></center>
|<center>3</center>
|<center>3</center>
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|[[File:Quercus bicolor 002.jpg|frameless|upright=0.35]]
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|[https://www.ontario.ca/page/bur-oak''Quercus macrocarpa'']
|[https://www.ontario.ca/page/bur-oak''Quercus macrocarpa'']
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|[[File:Quercus macrocarpa USDA.jpg|frameless|upright=0.35]]
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|[https://landscapeontario.com/quercus-muehlenbergii-chinquapin-oak''Quercus muehlenbergii'']
|[https://landscapeontario.com/quercus-muehlenbergii-chinquapin-oak''Quercus muehlenbergii'']
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|[[File:Quercus muehlenbergii-leaves-immature-acorns.jpg|frameless|upright=0.35]]
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|[https://www.ontario.ca/page/pin-oak''Quercus palustris'']
|[https://www.ontario.ca/page/pin-oak''Quercus palustris'']
|Pin Oak
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|[https://www.ontario.ca/page/red-oak''Quercus rubra'']
|[https://www.ontario.ca/page/red-oak''Quercus rubra'']
|Red Oak
|Red Oak
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|[[File:Quercus-rubra-fruits-11-10-2007-080.jpg|frameless|upright=0.35]]
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|[https://www.ontario.ca/page/peachleaf-willow''Salix amygdaloides'']
|[https://www.ontario.ca/page/peachleaf-willow''Salix amygdaloides'']
|Peachleaf Willow
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|<center>3</center>
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|<center></center>
|<center>1-2</center>
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|[[File:Salix amygdaloides(01).jpg|frameless|upright=0.35]]
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|[https://nativeplants.evergreen.ca/search/view-plant.php?ID=01614''Salix lucida'']
|[https://nativeplants.evergreen.ca/search/view-plant.php?ID=01614''Salix lucida'']
|Shining Willow
|Shining Willow
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|<center>1</center>
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|[[File:Salix lucida lasiandra(02).jpg|frameless|upright=0.35]]
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|[https://www.ontario.ca/page/black-willow''Salix nigra'']
|[https://www.ontario.ca/page/black-willow''Salix nigra'']
|Black Willow
|Black Willow
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|<center></center>
|<center>1</center>
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|[[File:Salix nigra catkins 8001.JPG|frameless|upright=0.35]]
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|[https://www.ontario.ca/page/eastern-white-cedar''Thuja occidentalis'']
|[https://www.ontario.ca/page/eastern-white-cedar''Thuja occidentalis'']
|Eastern White Cedar
|Eastern White Cedar
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|<center>1-2</center>
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|<center>2-3</center>
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|<center>3</center>
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|[https://www.ontario.ca/page/basswood''Tilia americana'']
|[https://www.ontario.ca/page/basswood''Tilia americana'']
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|[https://www.ontario.ca/page/american-elm''Ulmus americana'']
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|American Elm
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|[[File:Img ulmus americana 2209.jpg|frameless|upright=0.35]]
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