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Ilex opaca American Holly


Native To: New York City Wetland Indicator: FACU+ Soil: pH. 4.0-7.5


Form/Color Evergreen, green shiny, pointed leaves; Stormwater Tolerant of stormwater.
40'; small white flowers May - June, red Tolerance:
fruit October- November into winter.


Urban Intolerant of concrete debris. Performs


Tolerance: well in the right of way.


Habitat: Coastal; sterile, sandy soils, back-dune


forests.
Ecosystem Fruit eaten by birds, wintercover for
Services: birds.


Hydrology: Moderately tolerant of drought; prefers
well-drained moist soil.


Ornamental Small white flowers in May-June.
Value: Evergreen leaves with red fruit persistant Compatibility:


throughout the winter.


Salt Tolerant of salt.


Tolerance: Other: Used for in back dune holly forests
and scrub. Attacked by leafminer and
Shade Tolerant of shade. tortricid moth leaf rollers.
Tolerance:


Juglans nigra Black Walnut


Native To: New York City Wetland Indicator: FACU Soil: pH.4.6-8.2


Form/Color Irregular form; 75'-100'; 75'-100' wide Stormwater Insufficient information to determine
spread; golden yellow in fall; yellow green Tolerance: tolerance.


catkins May-June; yellow green nut turns
black from August to late September. Urban Moderately tolerant of soil compaction.
Tolerance:


Habitat: Alluvial floodplain, stream banks, upland


in open or abandoned fields.
Ecosystem Low wildlife value. Edible for humans
Services: and small mammals.


Hydrology: Moderately tolerant of flooding; grows on
deep well-drained soil.


Ornamental Golden yellow color in fall. Large green-
Value: yellow fruit. Compatibility: Allelopathic.


Salt Moderately tolerant of salt.


Tolerance: Other:


Shade Intolerant of shade.
Tolerance:

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