Mi'kmaq Ecological Knowledge Distribution of Culturally Significant ...

MITI Trembling Aspen (Poplar) Populus tremuloides
Trembling Aspen Favourable Conditions:
Soils Drainage:
From shallow and rocky to deep, heavy clays, including:
infertile dry sands, rich loams, waterlogged mineral soils
and peats. Growth generally best on rich, moist loams or
on well-drained silt or clay loams
Sub-Surface Drainage: Silt and clay parent material. Poor to well drained
Sun Exposure:
Extremely intolerant of shade; nearly full sunlight is
necessary for good growth and survival
Habitat Type:
One of several species that colonizes immediately after
landslides and often re-forests mining waste dumps and
abandoned borrow pits. Abandoned pastures and talus
slopes
Slopes:
Yes
UINR
Paul Wray, Iowa State University, Bugwood.org
MASKWI White Birch Betula papyrifera
White Birch Favourable Conditions:
Soils Drainage:
Grows best on deep, well-drained to moderately welldrained
sandy or silty soils common on glacial deposits
Sub-Surface Drainage: A wide range of soil textures from gravels to silts and in
organic bog and peat soils, well drained to moderately
well-drained
UINR
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