tree planting for birds

[Brian A]

This is a great time of the year to plant trees for birds.

>From Douglas Tallamy's book "Bringing Nature Home" is a list of native species that produce the most insect food for birds.  This is the number of Lepidopteran species hosted by each North American native tree/shrub family:

1.  Oaks  517
2. Willow (not weeping willow) 456
3. Cherry/Plum 448
4. Birch 413
5. Poplar/Cottonwood 368
6. Crabapple 311
7. Blue/Cranberry 288
8. Maple/Box Elder (not Norway) 285
9. Elm 213
10. Pines 203
....14. Spruce 156
15 Ash 150
....18 Walnut 130
19. Beech 126
20. Chestnut 125

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