Trees in the urban landscape

1. Trees in the urban landscape ISA Certified Arborist Calum Hardie Ranger Tree

2. Who is Ranger Tree? Ranger Tree is a locally based tree service that has been doing quality, professional and safe work in this area for over 20 years. Our Team: Rick Whalley Calum Hardie Gary Burns Jason Goulden We are fully insured, certified, and qualified.

3. Pruning of trees and shrubs in residential settings

4. Tree preservation

5. Tree risk assessments

6. Brush chipping and stump removal

7. 24/7 Emergency response

8. Wildlife interactions

9. Native trees of the Acadian Forest Angiosperms (deciduous)

10. Sugar MapleAcer saccharum Common names: Hard maple and rock maple Life expectancy: 150-250 Mature height: 78’-88’ Wildlife values: Young shoots provide food for white tailed deer, porcupines feed on bark, sapsuckers utilize as sap trees, and squirrels feed on seeds, buds, leaves and twigs.

11. Sugar Maple

12. Red MapleAcer rubrum Common names: Soft maple, white maple, swamp maple Life expectancy: 80-130 years Mature height: 26’-72’ Wildlife values: Sapsuckers utilize as sap trees, important source of winter browse for moose and deer, one of the earliest flowering trees in the spring aiding in nectar and pollen collection for bees.

13. Red Maple

14. Striped MapleAcer pensylvancium Common names: Moose maple Life expectancy: 100 years Mature height: 33’ Wildlife values: Important browse for deer, moose, snowshoe hare, squirrels, chipmunks and ruffed grouse Understory species that diversifies the vertical profile of the forest. (nesting, feeding and perching)

15. Striped Maple

16. Silver MapleAcer saccharinum Common names: White maple, soft maple, swamp maple, river maple, creek maple, papascowood, silverleaf maple, water maple Life expectancy: 80-130 years Mature height: 80-90’ Wildlife values: Songbirds feed on seeds and white tailed deer browse on twigs and leaves. In mature trees large branches are hollowed out by fungus and rot, creating dens for wildlife such as raccoons, squirrels, wood ducks and many other birds

17. Silver Maple

18. Silver Maple

19. Yellow BirchBetulaalleghaniensis Common names: Curly birch, hand birch, black birch Life expectancy: 150-200 years Mature height: 60’-80’ Wildlife values: Preferred food of deer and hare. Grouse eat their buds and are one of the favorite food sources of yellow-bellied sap sucker and grouse. Birch seed is an important food source for many winter birds.

20. Yellow Birch

21. White BirchBetulapapyrifera Common names: Paper birch, canoe birch, silver birch Life expectancy: 80-130 years Mature height: 50’-70’ Wildlife values: Important browse for deer and moose.

22. White Birch

23. Grey BirchBetulapopulifolia Common names: Wire birch, White birch Life expectancy: 20- 50 years Mature height: 20’-35’ Nature values: Cover and food for small birds, rodents and grouse. Deer and moose browse the branches.

24. Grey Birch

25. White AshFraxinusamericana Common names: Ash, American Ash Life expectancy: 100-200 years Mature height- 60’-70’ Nature values: Shoots browsed by beaver and deer. Porcupine enjoy the bark and the seeds are eaten by many birds such as purple finch, grosbeak and wood ducks. Threatened by the emerald ash borer.

26. White Ash

27. American Mountain AshSorbusamericana Common names: Mountain-ash, dogberry, rowan tree, rowan berry, service tree, rowan Life expectancy: Short Mature height: 10’-30’ Wildlife values: Important food source for many small birds and mammals including thrushes and waxwings. Fruit remains through the winter.

28. American Mountain Ash

29. Black AshFraxinusnigra Common names: swamp ash, basket ash, brown ash, hoop ash, water ash, wisqoq Life expectancy: Up to 200 years Mature height: 60’-70’ Wildlife values: Seeds are important food to game birds, songbirds and small animals. Twigs and leaves provide browse for deer and moose. Threatened by the emerald ash borer.

30. Black Ash

31. Red AshFraxinuspennsylvanica Common names: Downy ash, swamp ash, water ash, green ash Life expectancy: 100 years Mature height: up to 80’ Wildlife values: Seeds provide food source to birds and squirrels. Twigs and buds provide browse for deer. Threatened by the emerald ash borer.

32. Red Ash

33. Trembling AspenPopulustremuloides Common names: aspen, poplar, popple, quaking aspen Life expectancy: 60-100 years Mature height: 40’-60’ Wildlife values: Important source of forage for moose, deer, ruffed grouse, beaver, rabbits and mice. The most widely distributed tree in North America spanning from Cape Breton to Alaska and south to Mexico.

34. Trembling Aspen

35. Large-toothed AspenPopulusgrandidentata Common names: aspen, poplar, popple, bigtooth aspen Life expectancy: 60-100 years Mature height: 40’-60’ Wildlife values: Important browse for moose, deer, ruffed grouse, beavers, rabbits and mice.

36. Large-toothed Aspen

37. Balsam PoplarPopulusbalsamifera Common names: Poplar, popple, Balm of Gilead, black poplar, bam Life expectancy: 80-150 years Mature height: 65’-80’ Wildlife values: Many mammals and birds feed on the bark, twigs, buds and seeds. It is the preferred food of the beaver.

38. Balsam Poplar

39. American BeechFagusgrandifolia Common names: Beech Life expectancy: 100-200 years Mature height: 40’-70’ Wildlife values: Beech nuts are an important food source for mice, squirrels, bears, raccoons and ruffed grouse. Was once a dominant tree of the acadian forest before being deforested and plagued with beech bark disease. Beech trees do not begin producing fruit until 40-60 years of age.

40. American Beech

41. Red OakQuercusrubra Common names: Northern Red Oak, Oak Life expectancy: 200-250 years Mature height: 50’-70’ Wildlife values: Acorns enjoyed by squirrels, deer, insects, small mammals and rodents, many birds as well such as blue jays, wood peckers. Snowshoe hares love to browse on red oak.

42. Red Oak

43. Bur OakQuercusmacrocarpa Common names: mossycup oak, blue oak Life expectancy: 200-300 years Mature height: 50’ Wildlife values: Acorns are the largest of any of the North American oaks. Important wildlife food. Black bears are known to tear off branches just to get to the fruit. Other wildlife browse on leaves, twigs and bark. This species was once common in the Saint John river valley of New Brunswick but now faces extirpation. Only found naturally in 8 places left in New Brunswick.

44. Bur Oak

45. White ElmUlmusamericana Common names: Elm, American Elm Life expectancy: 150-200 years Mature height: 75’-90’ Wildlife values: Wood peckers use tree cavities as nesting sites. Mice and many birds eat the seeds and buds. White elm is considered a soil improving species because its litter decomposes quickly and contains many desirable nutrients.

46. White Elm

47. IronwoodOstryavirginiana Common names: Hornbeam, Hophornbeam, hardhack, leverwood Life expectancy: 50-100 years Mature height: 33’-40’ Wildlife values: Buds and catkins are an important winter food for ruffed grouse and red squirrels. The seeds are eaten by many birds.

48. Ironwood

49. Pin CherryPrunuspensylvanica Common names: Fire cherry, bird cherry, northern pin cherry, wild red cherry, pigeon cherry. Life expectancy: 20-40 years Mature height: Up to 100’ tall Wildlife values: Fruit is favoured by small birds, and buds provide food for ruffed grouse. Great understory tree providing shade for slower growing seedling.

50. Pin Cherry