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**Forest Trees & Plants**
PLANT TYPE	SOIL pH
Ash, white	6.0-7.5
Aspen, American	3.8-5.5
Beech	5.0-6.7
Birch, European (white)	4.5-6.0
Cedar, white	4.5-5.0
Club moss	4.5-5.0
Fir, balsam	5.0-6.0
Fir, Douglas	6.0-7.0
Heather	4.5-6.0
Hemlock	5.0-6.0
Larch, European	5.0-6.5
Maple, sugar	6.0-7.5
Moss, sphagnum	3.5-5.0
Oak, black	6.0-7.0
Oak, pin	5.0-6.5
Oak, white	5.0-6.5
Pine, jack	4.5-5.0
Pine, loblolly	5.0-6.0
Pine, red	5.0-6.0
Pine, white	4.5-6.0
Spruce, black	4.0-5.0
Spruce, Colorado	6.0-7.0
Spruce, white	5.0-6.0
Sycamore	6.0-7.5
Tamarack	5.0-6.5
Walnut, black	6.0-8.0
Yew, Japanese	6.0-7.0

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