#oakhickory

“Loud crowing caw-cawk! followed by a resonant beating of the wings. When alarmed flies off with a loud cackle. 

Typically feeds on ground, sometimes in trees. On ground, scratches with feet or digs with bill to uncover food.”

Introduced to the United States from Asia as a game bird.

Sources:

Region: L48(N), CAN(N)

Mature Size: 12 ft

Habitat/Growing Conditions: diverse soil textures, shade tolerant, fire tolerant, high salinity tolerance, acidic soil

Hardiness Zone: 3 - 7

Leaf Color: reddish-green spring leaves, blue-green in summer, red/yellow/purple/orange in fall

Flower Color: white or pink flowers, berries that are blue

Wildlife Benefit: loved by all; twigs and foliage eaten by deer; berries eaten by bears, gray catbird, american robin, and countless others

Sources:

https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=vaco

https://plants.usda.gov/java/charProfile?symbol=VACO

http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=n470

Region: L48(N), CAN(NI)

Mature Size: 100 ft

Habitat/Growing Conditions: coarse soils, circumneutral pH, shade tolerant

Hardiness Zone: 3 - 9

Leaf Color: dark green; pale green to pale yellow fall color

Flower Color: pale yellow

Wildlife Benefit: extremely attractive to bees 

Sources:

https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=TIAM

https://plants.usda.gov/java/charProfile?symbol=TIAM

http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=a917

http://www.mortonarb.org/trees-plants/tree-plant-descriptions/american-basswood

Region: L48(N), CAN(N)

Mature Size: 100 ft

Habitat/Growing Conditions: fine soils, acidic, shade intolerant, medium anaerobic tolerance, high water use

Hardiness Zone: 4 - 8

Leaf Color: glossy, dark green leaves; deep red in the fall

Flower Color: yellowish-green, catkins

Wildlife Benefit: particularly important food source for ducks, eaten by turkeys, squirrels, deer, and songbirds

Sources:

https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=qupa2

https://plants.usda.gov/java/charProfile?symbol=QUPA2

http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=a904

http://www.mortonarb.org/trees-plants/tree-plant-descriptions/pin-oak

Region: L48(N), CAN(N), SPM(N)

Mature Size: 150+ ft

Habitat/Growing Conditions: medium soils, intermediate shade tolerance, acidic soils

Hardiness Zone: 3 - 8

Leaf Color: soft, blueish-green needles, jumbles of five

Flower Color: cones, usually on the larger side

Wildlife Benefit: nesting for grackles and chickadees; seeds a favorite of black bears and squirrels 

Sources:

https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=PIST

https://plants.usda.gov/java/charProfile?symbol=PIST

http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=e710

http://www.mortonarb.org/trees-plants/tree-plant-descriptions/eastern-white-pine

Region: L48(N)

Mature Size: 100 ft

Habitat/Growing Conditions: diverse soil texture, acidic soils, shade intolerant, high moisture use

Hardiness Zone: 5 - 9

Leaf Color: glossy, deep green; fall color brilliant mixtures of red, orange, yellow, and purple

Flower Color: non-showy, yellow-green flowers; give way to gum balls 

Wildlife Benefit: gum balls used as nesting material for birds; seeds eaten by bobwhite quail, turkeys, squirrels 

Sources:

https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=list2

https://plants.usda.gov/java/charProfile?symbol=LIST2

http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=c116

http://www.mortonarb.org/trees-plants/tree-plant-descriptions/sweet-gum