Tree-mendous Choice for Erosion Prevention Data Set
TABLE OF CHARACTERISTICS OF TREES
Species
Soft/hard
wood
Ecosystem
/ Biome
Classification
Quercus
virginiana
Salix
babylonica
1
Oak
H
Temperate
2
Willow-
H
Temperate
3
Ash
H
Temperate
4
Pine
5
Fast
growing
---X
Root
system
Large
branching
Spreading,
deep
Density
(103
kg/m3)
0.6 - 0.9
0.4 - 0.6
Type of
sunlight
Sunny
Drydeciduous/
evergreen
X
Semishade to
sunny
Sunny
----
X
---
Shallow
S
Fraxinus
pennsylvanica
Temperate
Pinus spp
---
Deep
Maple-
H
Temperate
Acer
Saccharinum
X
Surface
roots
0.6 0.75
6
Cedar
S
Temperate
---
Shallow
0.38
7
Cotton
WoodWalnut
H
Temperate
X
Sunny
----
Temperate
Deep
roots
Shallow
0.41
H
Juniperus
virginana
Populus
Freemontii
Juglans nigra
Semishade to
sunny
Semishade to
sunny
Sunny
0.65 0.7
Sunny
X
8
---
0.65 0.85
0.35 0.5
X
X
X
Definitions:
Softwood (S) - In coniferous species (softwood) are mostly a result the material is much more uniform in structure than that of most hardwoods.
There are no vessels ("pores") in coniferous wood.
Hardwood (H) - The structure of hardwoods has more water conducting capability by vessels (oak, chestnut, ash) and are quite large and distinct. In
others they are (buckeye, poplar, willow) microscopic.