#!/usr/bin/env perl use strict; use warnings; use 5.016; use List::MoreUtils qw(natatime); my $sep = ' => '; my $stuff = do { local $/; }; my $it = natatime( 6, split( /\n/, $stuff ) ); while ( my @vals = $it->() ) { say join( $sep, @vals ); } __DATA__ Black Maple Acer nigrum Moist loam, silt-loam partial shade to full shade 35 m tolerant of urban conditions Red Maple Acer rubrum Moist-Wet sand, loam full sun to partial shade 25 m orange to bright red fall colour Silver Maple Acer saccharinum Moist-Wet sand, loam, clay full sun to partial shade 35 m fast growing and tolerant Sugar Maple Acer saccharum Dry-Moist loam, clay partial shade to full shade 35 m yellow to orange-red fall colour Speckled Alder Alnus rugosa Moist-Wet sand, loam, clay full sun 8 m provides wildlife habitat Yellow Birch Betula alleghaniensis Moist loam, sandy-loam full sun to partial shade 25 m attracts wildilfe White Birch * Betula papyrifera Dry-Moist-Wet sand,loam,gravel-loam full sun 25 m fast growing and attractive bark Blue Beech Carpinus caroliniana Moist loam, sandy-loam full shade to partial sun 8 m interesting bark - looks like muscle Bitternut Hickory Carya cordiformis Moist sand, loam full sun to partial shade 25 m fast growing Shagbark Hickory (RT) Carya ovata Dry-Moist loam, clay full sun to partial shade 25 m interesting bark, attracts squirrels Hackberry (RT) Celtis occidentalis Dry-Wet loam, clay full sun to partial shade 15 m fast growing, tolerant Hawthorn Crataegus spp. Moist loam,clay full sun to partial shade 12 m provides wildlife habitat American Beech Fagus grandifolia Moist loam partial shade to full shade 25 m flowers eaten by birds Butternut Juglans cinerea Moist loams full sun 25 m seeds provide food for wildlife Black Walnut Juglans nigra Moist loam, clay full sun 30 m seeds provide food for wildlife Red Cedar Juniperus virginiana Dry-Moist sand, loam full sun 4 m provides food & shelter for wildlife Tamarack* Larix laracina Moist peat, wet sandy-loam full sun 25 m interesting shape Tulip Tree (RT) Liriodendron tulipifera Moist sand, loam full sun to partial shade 35 m pyramidal shape, interesting leaves Ironwood Ostrya virginiana Dry-Moist loam, clay full sun to full shade 12 m interesting bark White Spruce (RT) Picea glauca Moist sand, loam, clay full sun partial shade 25 m provides wildlife habitat Red Pine (RT) Pinus resinosa Dry-Moist sand, sandy-loam full sun 25 m stabilizes soil White Pine Pinus strobus Dry-Moist sand, loam full sun to partial shade 30 m provides wildlife habitat Sycamore (RT) Platanoides occidentalis Moist-Wet sand, loam, clay full sun to partial shade 30 m interesting, peeling bark Balsam Poplar Populus balsamifera Moist-Wet sand, silt Full sun 25 m floodplain, fast growing Eastern Cottonwood* Populus deltoides Moist-Wet sand, loam, clay full sun to partial shade 30 m fast growing Large-toothed Aspen Populus grandidentata Dry-Moist sand, loam full sun 20 m fast growing Trembling Aspen Populus tremuloides Moist sand,loam,clay full sun 25 m fast growing, tolerant Pin Cherry Prunus pensylvanica Dry sand, loam full sun 12 m seeds provide food for wildlife Black Cherry Prunus serotina Dry-Moist sand, loam full sun to partial shade 22 m interesting bark, provides habitat White Oak (RT) Quercus alba Dry-Moist sand, sandy-loam full sun to partial shade 35 m provides food & shelter for wildlife Bur Oak Quercus macrocarpa Dry-Wet loam, clay full sun to partial shade 15 m provides food & shelter for wildlife Red Oak Quercus rubra Dry-Moist sand to loamy-clay full sun to partial shade 25 m fast growing, wildlife value Black Oak (RT) Quercus velutina Dry-Moist sand full sun to partial shade 20 m seeds provide food for wildlife Peach-leaved willow Salix amygdaloides Moist-Wet sand, silt full sun to partial shade 20 m floodplain species Black willow Salix nigra Moist-Wet sand, silt Full sun to partial shade 20 m Floodplain species White Cedar Thuja occidentalis Dry-Wet sand, loam, clay full sun to partial shade 15 m provides wildlife habitat Basswood Tilia americana Dry-Wet sand, loam, clay full sun to partial shade 35 m tall stately tree Eastern Hemlock Tsuga canadensis Moist-Wet sand, loam partial shade to full shade 30 m