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Various Types of Soil Conditions: Mountain

Kalmia angustifolia Sheep Laurel Kalmia latifolia Mountain Laurel Ledum groenlandicum Labrador Tea Pachistima canbyi Canby's Mountain Lover Pieris floribunda Mountain Fetterbush Rhododendron (in variety) Rhododendron Taxus canadensis Ground Yew Viburnum nudum Large Withe-rod Xanthorrhiza apiifolia Yellowroot B. LIGHT, SANDY SOILS. This group contains many hardy types of trees and shrubs which seem to flourish under poor soil conditions. In general they have a deep root system which enables them to obtain moisture and food material during periods of dry weather. a. Trees:

Cornus florida Flowering Dogwood Juniperus virginiana Red Cedar Pinus banksiana Jack Pine Pinus rigida Pitch Pine Pinus strobus White Pine b. Shrubs:

Azalea nudiflora Pinkster Flower Caragana arborescens Siberian Pea Shrub Comptonia asplenifolia Sweet Fern Cornus mas Cornelian Cherry Cytisus scoparius Scotch Broom Hamamelis virginiana Witch Hazel Hippophae rhamnoides Sea Buckthorn Hydrangea paniculata grandiflora Varge-flowering Hydrangea Pinus sylvestris Scotch Pine Prunus padus commutata Hybrid European Bird Cherry Pyrus baccata (in variety) Siberian Flowering Crab Quercus rubra Red Oak Robinia pseudacacia Black Locust Juniperus communis Common Juniper Mahonia aquifolium Oregon Grape Myrica cerifera Bayberry Prunus maritima Beach Plum Rhamnus cathartica Common Buckthorn Rhus canadensis Fragrant Sumac Rosa rugosa Japanese Rose Salix tristis Dwarf Grey Willow Sophora viciifolia Sophora Spiraea vanhouttei Van Houtte's Bridal Wreath Symphoricarpos vulgaris Indian Currant c. Vines: