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Prunus virginiana Common Chokecherry


Native To: New York City Wetland Indicator: NI Soil: pH 6.8-7.2


Form/Color Oboviod; 35;-50'; 20'-35' wide spread; Stormwater Potentially tolerant of stormwater.
golden yellow to orange in fall; white Tolerance:
fragrant flower in early May; red fleshy fruit


edible in August to October. Urban Intolerant of soil compaction,
Tolerance: performs well in the right of way and in


well-drained fill soils.
Habitat: Open-wooded slopes, wood edges, open
woods, open fields, fencerows.
Ecosystem Very high wildlife value for songbirds,


Services: small mammals, and large mammals.


Hydrology: Moderately well to well drainage; prefers


moist to dry moisture conditions.


Ornamental Long raceme of red fruit in summer.
Value: Compatibility:


Salt Tolerant of salt.


Tolerance: Other: Used for vegetation of open areas,
slope stabalization, wildlife corridors.
Shade Moderately tolerant of shade.


Tolerance:


Quercus alba White Oak


Native To: New York City Wetland Indicator: FACU- Soil: pH 6.1-7.5


Form/Color Globular; 75'-100'; 75'-100' wide spread; Stormwater Potentially tolerant of stormwater.


bright red to silvery gray in spring, Tolerance:
medium green to blue green in summer,
burgundy in fall; yellow green catkins late Urban Very intolerant of soil compaction,
May; acorns September- early October. Tolerance: sensitive to ozone, performs well in


the right of way.
Habitat: Moist, warm south and west facing


slopes, upland flats, rocky hillsides.
Ecosystem Very high wildlife value for songbirds,
Services: upland ground birds, small


mammals, hoofed browsers.


Hydrology: Intolerant of flooding.


Ornamental Burgundy fall color.
Value: Compatibility:


Salt Tolerant of salt.
Tolerance: Other: Long lifespan.


Shade Moderately tolerant of shade.


Tolerance:

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