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ID Test 4

ID Test 4. Boxelder- Acer negundo Eastern Redbud- Cercis canadensis American Beech- Fagus grandifolia American Elm- Ulmus americana Sweetgum- Liquidambar styraciflua. Boxelder- Acer negundo. Compound leaves are opposite on the twig Leaves 5-8 inches long 3-5 pointed leaflets

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ID Test 4

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  1. ID Test 4 • Boxelder- Acer negundo • Eastern Redbud- Cercis canadensis • American Beech- Fagus grandifolia • American Elm- Ulmus americana • Sweetgum- Liquidambar styraciflua

  2. Boxelder- Acer negundo • Compound leaves are opposite on the twig • Leaves 5-8 inches long • 3-5 pointed leaflets • Twigs shiny and green s • Coarsely toothed

  3. Eastern Redbud- Cerciscanadensis • Cordate leaves • Leaves 3-5 inches long • Fruit is a flat pod 2.5-3.5 inches long • Purpleish red flower in early spring • Zig-zag growth habits

  4. American Beech- Fagusgrandifolia • Leaves 2.5-5 inches long • 11-14 vein pairs that oppose one another • Serrations at each vein • Fusiform buds-large

  5. American Elm- Ulmus americana • 4-6 inch leaves • Doubly serrated • Parallel veins • Lopsided or uneven at base

  6. Sweetgum- Liquidambar styraciflua • 5-7 lobes/points • Leaves 4-6 inches wide • Winged stems/growths • Finely serrated • Sweetgum balls

  7. Word Bank For ID #4 • Slash Pine- Pinuselliotii • Pitch Pine- Pinusrigida • Eastern Hemlock- Tsugacanadensis • Eastern Redcedar- Juniperusvirginiana • Leyland Cypress- Cupressocyparis x leylandii • Pond Pine- Pinusserotina • Spruce Pine- Pinusglabra • Southern Magnolia- Magnoiagrandiflora • Baldcypress-Taxodiumdistichum • American Holly- Ilex opaca • Boxelder- Acer negundo • Eastern Redbud- Cerciscanadensis • American Beech- Fagusgrandifolia • American Elm- Ulmusamericana • Sweetgum- Liquidambar styraciflua

  8. ID Test 5 • Black Cherry- Prunusserotina • Blackgum- Nyssa sylvatica • Mulberry- Morus spp. • Sugarberry- Celtislaevigata • Yellow-Poplar- Liriodendron tulipifera

  9. Black Cherry- Prunus serotina • Leaves 2-6 inches long, 1-1.5 inches wide • Leaves dark green and shiny above • Serrated margin. • The flowers are small with five white petals, and are fragrant

  10. Black Cherry- Prunus serotina • Dark grey to black bark • Has the appearance of very thick, burnt potato chips. • Fruit changes from green to black when ripe

  11. Blackgum- Nyssa sylvatica • Leaves 2-5 inches long • Leaves ovate and shiny above. • Leaves grow in clusters near the end of the twig. • Twigs and branches grow @ right angles to the trunk • Leaves have a whorl pattern

  12. Mulberry- Morus spp. • Leaves 3-5 inches long and 2.5-4 inches wide • 1 to many lobes • Toothed margins • Leaf rough to the touch • Fruit resembling a blackberry • Twigs when broken shows thin, silky hairs on the broken surface

  13. Sugarberry- Celtislaevigata • Leaves 2.5-5 inches long • Doubly serrated • Lance shaped leaf • Warty Bark • Small nutlet .25 inches

  14. Sugarberry- Celtis laevigata • Fleshy fruit with only one seed

  15. Yellow-Poplar- Liriodendron tulipifera • Leaves are 5-6 inches long and wide. • They have 3-4 lobes • Flower is yellow and tulip like • Shaped like a cat’s face

  16. Word Bank For ID #5 Pond Pine- Pinusserotina Spruce Pine- Pinusglabra Southern Magnolia- Magnoiagrandiflora Baldcypress-Taxodiumdistichum American Holly- Ilex Opaca Boxelder- Acer negundo Eastern Redbud- Cerciscanadensis American Beech- Fagusgrandifolia American Elm- Ulmusamericana Sweetgum- Liquidambar styraciflua Black Cherry- Prunusserotina BlackgumNyssasylvatica Mulberry- Morus spp. Sugarberry- Celtislaevigata Yellow-Poplar- Liriodendron tulipifera

  17. ID Test 6 • Sassafras- Sassafras albidum • Mockernut Hickory- Caryatomentosa • Sweetbay- Magnolia virginiana • Persimmon- Diospyrosvirginiana • Eastern Hophornbeam- Ostryavirginiana

  18. Sassafras- Sassafras albidum • Leaves 4-6 inches long, 2-4 inches wide • Also Fragrant • They come in three different shapes, all of which can be on the same branch • three-lobed leaves • unlobed elliptical leaves • and two-lobed leaves

  19. Mockernut Hickory- Caryatomentosa • Leaves 8-12 inches long with 7-9 leaflets • Terminal leaflet larger than other leaflets • Petiole is hairy

  20. Sweetbay- Magnolia virginiana • Leaves 4-6 inches long, 1.5-3 inches wide • Shiny and smooth above • Silver/white underside • Cup shaped flowers • Likes wet feet

  21. Persimmon- Diospyrosvirginiana • Grows to 70 ft • Thick, hard , dark gray bark • “Alligator Bark” • Tree is dioecious • Separate male and female trees • Aborts terminal bud • Round orange to purple fruits • Dark green on upper side • Yellow fall color

  22. Eastern Hophornbeam- Ostryavirginiana • Ovate leaves that are doubly saw-toothed • Pale green in color and hairy on top and bottom • Fruits are hanging, cone-like clusters (hop-like) • Stem-like catkins and usually in 3’s

  23. Word Bank for ID Test #6 • Boxelder- Acer negundo • Eastern Redbud- Cerciscanadensis • American Beech- Fagusgrandifolia • American Elm- Ulmusamericana • Sweetgum- Liquidambar styraciflua • Black Cherry- Prunusserotina • Blackgum- Nyssa sylvatica • Mulberry- Morus spp. • Sugarberry- Celtislaevigata • Yellow-Poplar- Liriodendron tulipifera • Sassafras- Sassafras albidum • Mockernut Hickory- Caryatomentosa • Sweetbay- Magnolia virginiana • Persimmon- Diospyrosvirginiana • Eastern Hophornbeam- Ostryavirginiana

  24. ID Test #7 • Buckeye- Aesculus spp. • Catalpa- Catalpa bignoniodes • Mimosa- Albiziajulibrissin • Sourwood- Oxydendrunarboreum • Sumac- Rhus spp.

  25. Buckeye- Aesculusspp • Leaves opposite • Palmately compound • Leaves 3-6 inches long with 5-7 leaflet • Fruit is a flower and then a brown capsule

  26. Catalpa- Catalpa bignoniodes • Heart-shaped leaves • Leaves 4-12 inches long • Fruit is a slender cylindrical pod 10-12 inches long • White blooms in spring

  27. Mimosa- Albiziajulibrissin • Leaves are bi-pinnately compound with 15-30 small pairs of leaflets • Several Trunks • Flat crown • Fruit is a flat oblong pod

  28. Sourwood- Oxydendrunarboreum • Leaves 5-7 inches long and 1.5-2.5 inches wide • Oblong and pointed at end • Smooth leaf texture • White hanging blooms • Leaves and bark have a sour taste

  29. Sumac- Rhus spp. • Large shrub or tree with pinnately compound leaves • Leaflets are lance shaped • Saw-tooth margin • Fruit is upright crowded head with small red seeds

  30. Word Bank for ID Test #7 • Black Cherry- Prunusserotina • Blackgum- Nyssa sylvatica • Mulberry- Morus spp. • Sugarberry- Celtislaevigata • Yellow-Poplar- Liriodendron tulipifera • Sassafras- Sassafras albidum • Mockernut Hickory- Caryatomentosa • Sweetbay- Magnolia virginiana • Persimmon- Diospyrosvirginiana • Eastern Hophornbeam- Ostryavirginiana • Buckeye- Aesculusspp • Catalpa- Catalpa bignoniodes • Mimosa- Albiziajulibrissin • Sourwood- Oxydendrunarboreum • Sumac- Rhus spp.

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