2. White Elm Tree # 1 http://www.plantguide.org/_images/whiteelmorame ricanelmtree.jpg Ulmus americana {Latin} orme d’amerique {French} Sometimes also called Fluttering Elm Spreading Elm Russian Elm American Elm

3. How would you describe me? Deciduous/hardwood Leaves 7-20cm long with double- serrate margins and an oblique base Grows until frost hits Grows to about 100 years old, 27 m tall Gets a disease called “Dutch Elm Disease” Vase shaped crown Over hanging branches

4. Where do I grow? Moist deep soils Mixed forests Can live in temperatures as low as -42 degrees Celsius

5. What do I look like? http://upload.wikimedia.org/wi kipedia/commons/d/d 0/Llandegfan_Elm_tr ee.jpg http://www.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://www.domtar.com/arbre/english/Image/arbre/album/p _orme.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.domtar.com/ar bre/english/album_photo/p_orme.htm&usg=__ I am a beautiful, ornamental tree !!!! A N D

6. What are my planting benefits? Fast growing tree Needs good drainage and lots of space Easy to grow from seed http://www.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/5439 672/2/istockphoto_5439672-american-elm-tree-in- winter.jpg http://img.tfd.com/wn/D8/6B32F-white-elm.gif http://www.uwgb.edu/biodiversity/herbarium/trees/ulmame_aspect02.jp g White elm tree seed

7. What kind of wildlife will you see around me? Woodpeckers Grosbeak Purple finch Gold finch http://mayo.personcounty.net/Bird%20Folder/Woodpecker%20pictures/pileated_wood pecker.jpg http://www.roysephotos.com/zzPineGrosbeak2D.jpg http://www.birdingmaine.com/images/gold_finch_closeup2.jpg

8. What are my uses and lore? Used for: Building Chopping blocks Wheel hubs Chair bottoms http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.furniturehomedesign.com/whttp://www.amazon.com/dp/B00012F46M/?tag=mbookshop

9. Some cool facts about me… I used to grow to more than 3 times wider before my kind started to get Dutch elm disease When building a house, a lot of people use me as a kind of wood for furniture A main reason why my kind die is because of Dutch Elm Disease

10. SOURCES  American elm. (2010, November 05). Retrieved from http://www.uwgb.edu/biodiversity/herbarium/trees/ulmame_aspect02.jpg http://www.uwgb.edu/biodiversity/herbarium/trees/ulmame_aspect02.jpg  Ritchie, G.A. (1959). Trees of knowledge- a handbook of maritime trees. Fredericton,NB: Natural Resources Canada.  American elm. (2010, November 08). Retrieved from http://www.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/5439672/2/isto ckphoto_5439672-american-elm-tree-in-winter.jpg

11. TREMBLING ASPEN TREE #2 By. Reilly McWade Also called: Peuplier faux-tremble {french} Populus tremuloides michx {latin} Quaking Aspen Golden aspen Mountain aspen White poplar www.macphailwood s.org/tree/taspen.ht ml

12. Description: Smaller rounded leaf Long flat stem which makes the tree “tremble” in a breeze www.oplin.org/.../aspen_quaking.html

13. Habitat: Wide variety of soils Grows in the Maritimes daze-end.blogspot.com/2008/08/this-time-it-is... saunorisgardencen ter.com/gardencen ter.asp

14. Aesthetics: Leaves turn bright yellow Pleasant sound when leaves move Normal sized tree with short crown www.raydw.com/deciduous.htm

15. Planting benefits Fast growing tree in full sunlight Rarely cultivated

16. Wildlife Provides food, shelter, and building materials for many animals. Favorite to the: Beaver Who uses it for building. european ‑ beaver ‑ 0959.jpg

17. Uses and lore Most distributed tree in North America North_America_satellite.jpg

18. SOURCES!!!!  Ritchie, G.A. (1959). Trees of knowledge- a handbook of maritime trees. Fredericton,NB: Natural Resources Canada Trembling aspen. (2010, Novewmber 15). Retrieved from https:/../agriculture///woodlot/wdd00s10.ht ml Trembling elm. (2010, November 12). Retrieved from www.macphailwoods.org/tree/taspen.html

19. Largetooth Aspen Also called: Peuplier a grandes dents {french} Populus grandidentata Big tooth aspen www.domtar.com/.../album_photo/p_peden.htm imfc.cfl.scf.rncan.gc.ca/arbre-tree/feuillus-...

20. Description Best described by the “teeth” on the leaves. In the winter the tree has hairy silver buds which turn into leaves in the spring. www.oplin.org/.../aspen_bigtooth.html

21. Habitat Fast growing tree Requires full sun www.softpedia.com/progScreenshots/Sun-3D-Scre...

22. Aesthetics Moderate sized tree with narrow crown Buds are very aromatic www.fcps.edu/.../ecology/bigtooth_aspen.htm

23. Planting Benefits Able to plant in a variety of places Best grows on sand and wet soils www.macphailwoods.org/tree/ltaspen.html

24. Wildlife Beaver Other birds mammals

25. LLarge buds make medicine

26. SOURCES largetooth aspen. (2010, November 19). Retrieved from www.domtar.com/../album_photo/p_peden.htm largetooth aspen. (2010, November 19). Retrieved from www.fcps.edu/../ecology/bigtooth_aspen.htm Ritchie, G.A. (1959). Trees of knowledge- a handbook of maritime trees. Fredericton,NB: Natural Resources Canada