Species identified as high, global, regional and/or national priority
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Eastern USA and Canada (2001)
| SPECIES | End use of species | Operations / Activities | REMARKS | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exploration & collection | Evaluation | Conservation | Germplasm use | ||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||
| Abies balsamea | * | | | * | | 3 | | 3 | | | 3 |   | Breeding progr. |
| A. fraseri | * |   |   | * | 2 | 3 |   | 3 | 2 |   | 3 |   | Breeding progr. |
| Acer saccharum | * | * | * | * |   | 2 |   | 3 | 2 | 2 |   | 3 | |
| Betula alleghaniensis | * |   |   |   | 3 |   |   |   | 2 |   | 3 | 3 | |
| Carya cordiformis | * |   |   |   | 3 | 2 | | 3 | | 2 | | | |
| C. illinoensis | | | | * | 3 | 3 | | 3 | | | | | Of recent interest to China |
| C. ovata | * | | | | | 2 | | 3 | | 2 | | | |
| Castanea dentata | * | * | * | * | 2 | 1 | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | International att. needed to ensure continued efforts in developing resistance to Endothia parasitica |
| Celtis tenuifolia | * | | * | | 2 | 3 | | | 2 | 3 | | | |
| Fraxinus americana | * | | | | | | | | 3 | | | | |
| F. nigra | | | | * | | | | 3 | | | | ||
| F. quadrangulata | * | | * | | 2 | 2 | | | 2 | 2 | | | |
| Gymnocladus dioieus | * | | * | | | 2 | | | 2 | 2 | | | |
| Juglans cinerea | * | | | | | 2 | | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | Ex situ cons. required in Canada. Affected by Sirococcus clavigignenti juglandacearum |
| J. nigra | * | | | * | | | | | | | 2 | 2 | |
| Larix laricina | * | | | * | | 3 | | 3 | | | 3 | 2 | Breeding prog. Canada |
| Liquidambar styraciflua | * | | | | | 2 | | 2 | | | 2 | 2 | |
| Liriodendron tulipifera | * | | | | | | | | 3 | | 3 | 2 | Collection and testing in Eastern U.S. |
| Magnolia acuminata | * | | * | | | 2 | | | 2 | 2 | | | |
| Morus rubra | | | | * |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | In situ conservation required in Canada |
| Picea glauca | * |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | 3 |   |   |   | Breeding progr. |
| P. mariana | * |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | Breeding progr. |
| P. rubens | * |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | 3 | 2 | |
| Platenus occidentalis | * |   |   |   |   | 2 |   | 2 |   |   | 2 | 2 | |
| Pinus banksiana | * |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | Breeding progr. |
| P. clausa | * |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | 3 | 3 | |
| P. rigida | * |   |   | * |   | 3 |   | 3 |   |   |   |   | |
| P. echinata | * |   |   |   |   | 2 |   | 2 |   |   | 2 |   | Breeding progr. in Eastern U.S. |
| P. elliottii | * |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | Breeding progr. in Eastern U.S. |
| P. palustris | * |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | 3 |   |   |   | Breeding progr. in Eastern U.S. |
| P. resinosa | * |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | 3 | | | Breeding progr. | |
| P. serotina | * | | | | | 2 | | 2 | 3 | | 3 | 3 | |
| P. strobus | * | | | | | | | | 3 | | | | Breeding progr. |
| P. taeda | * | | | | | | | | | | | | Breeding progr. |
| P. virginiana | * | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 2 | |
| Populus balsamifera | * | | | | | 2 | | 2 | | | 3 | 2 | High potential for biomass on medium fertility soils |
| P. deltoides | * |   |   |   |   |   | 2 |   |   |   |   |   | Breeding progr. |
| P. tremuloides | * |   |   |   |   | 3 | 2 | 3 |   |   |   |   | Breeding progr. in U.S. |
| Prunus serotina | * |   |   |   |   | 3 |   | 3 | 3 |   | 3 |   | Canadian populations at extremes of range |
| Ptelea trifoliata | * |   | * |   | 2 | 2 |   |   | 1 | 2 |   |   | |
| Quercus alba | * |   | * |   |   | 2 |   | 2 |   | 3 |   | 3 | Canadian populations at extremes of range |
| Q. borealis | * |   | * |   |   | 3 |   | 3 |   | 3 |   | 3 | |
| Q. macrocarpa | * |   | * |   | 1 | 3 |   | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| Robinia pseudoacacia | * | | * | | | 3 | | 3 | | | | | |
| Swietenia mahagani | * | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | (E) |
| Taxodium ascendens | * |   |   |   | 2 | 3 |   | 3 | 3 |   | 3 |   | |
| T. distichum | * |   |   |   | 2 | 3 |   | 3 | 3 |   | 3 |   | |
| Torreya taxifolia |   |   |   | * |   |   |   |   | 2 |   |   |   | (E) |
| Ulmus americana | * |   |   | * | 3 | 3 |   | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |   | Resistance breeding progr. |
*** Species withdrawn from the 1999 list
*** Species added to the 1999 list
