1. By: Daniel Murphy Temperate Deciduous Forest research

2. Climate Cold winters Hot summers 30-60 inches of precipitation a year

3. Factors that help plants grow Fertile soil Lots of sunlight

4. Oaks Oaks are one of the most common trees in the temperate deciduous forest biome. Oaks are mostly found in North America and can be found in many places. They have rough bark and are a good building material. Oak is a member of the beech family

5. Beech Beech trees are a common tree in the temperate deciduous forest biome. They are a hardwood tree, native to north america.

6. Maple Maples are another dominant tree that is found in the TDF biome. Most maples grow between 10-45m high. There are about 128 species native to Asia. Maples adapt well to the factors of the TDF biome. Maples Amur Bigleaf Nikko Norway Bigtooth Painted Black Paperbark Canyon Purple blow Chalk Red Coliseum Redvein Devil Shatung

7. Elm Elms are deciduous and semi-deciduous trees. Elm trees adapt well to the TDF biome. Elm wood can be used for wagon wheel hubs, chair seats and coffins.

8. Poison Ivy Poison ivy likes to grow at the edge of forests and the temperate deciduous biome. It is there were the plant has room to grow.

9. Dutchman's Breeches This is a plant that grows on the forest floor. Many bloom in early spring. They are a common on the forest floor.

10. White Birch People use it’s leaves, sap and lumber for many things including, fires, houses and paper. It is a small to medium sized tree which grows 70-80 feet tall. The average white birch lives up to 140 years old!

11. Carpet Moss A simple rootless evergreen plant. Carpet Moss grows in eastern North America and Europe. Carpet Moss, like it’s name, carpets the ground.

12. Pecan tree The pecan tree can grow to enormous heights, sometimes it grows to 180 feet. The bark on the tree is grayish white and is rough and scaly. It grows in a upright position.

13. Lady Fern You may have lady fern in your own house. Many people use it to decorate their homes. It grows to about 24-36 inches tall. It’s a light green plant with lacy leaves

14. Sources Wikipedia St. Lawrence Lowlands Blueplanetbiomees.org Nature Works NASA Earth Observatory Blue planet biomes