You have determined your goals and have learned how to release crop trees. This tool is intended to help you look for the tree species that are the best match.

Select icons to match your goals. If something is not a priority, do not select any icons.

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  Aesthetic Rating

  Every tree is ranked on a scale of 0 to 5 based on aesthetic appeal.

  Five full trees indicates that the tree is generally considered attractive for its form, fall color, or interesting bark, and is widely planted.

  One stunted tree indicates that the tree is twisted, retains dead branches, has poor fall color, and is generally not planted for its beauty.

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  Timber Value

  Ranking are based on the stumpage value of a tree as compared to other trees.

  Trees with five solid dollar signs sell for the highest value.

  Trees with one solid dollar sign generally sell for the lowest value.

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  Wildlife Value

  Trees have been evaluated for relative value to wildlife.

  Five solid birds mean that several animals use the tree, or there is some animal that must have this tree to survive.

  Trees with four grayed-out birds means that very few animals use the tree and it is not very important to any of them.

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  Growth Rate

  The number of runners indicate how fast a tree grows compared to other trees.

  Trees with five solid runners are the fastest growers.

  Trees with four greyed-out runners are the slowest growers.

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  Tree size

  This is an indication of how large a mature tree will be by rating it from 0 - 5 circles. This rating is relative to other trees and it combines combines height of the tree with size of the trunk.

  Trees with five solid circles are the largest trees.

  Trees with one solid circle are the smallest trees.