CAROLINIAN CANADA
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A wetland tree with occurrences across the zone on sandy poorly drained sites.
More information at the U.S. Sylvics of North America
Field identification guide at Virginia Tech
Pumpkin Ash (Fraxinus profunda)
Pumpkin ash is a large tree of swamps and bottom lands where it often develops a swollen or pumpkin-shaped base of the trunk.
More information from the U.S. Silvics of North America
Swamp Cottonwood (Populus heterophylla)
A new species for Canada, only recently discovered growing in Lambton County.
Swamp White Oak (Quercus bicolor)
Swamp white oak is found in lowlands, along edges of streams, and in swamps subject to flooding.
Kentucky Coffeetree (Gymnocladus dioicus)
Scattered occurrences across the zone with more frequent occurrence in Essex, Chatham-Kent and Lambton. Often planted in botanical gardens.
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