Tree Identification Tool

1. Tree Identification

2. American Elm Ulmus americana L. • Leaf margin is shorter on one side • Sharply toothed margin • Dark gray bark divided into flat-topped, thick ridges

3. American Elm Ulmus americana L.

4. American Elm Ulmus americana L.

5. American Elm Ulmus americana L.

6. American HollyIlex opaca Ait. • Glossy, dark green leaves • sharp spines of the leaves • red fleshy berries • light gray bark roughened by wart like growths

7. American Holly Ilex opaca Ait.

8. American Holly Ilex opaca Ait.

9. American Holly Ilex opaca Ait.

10. White AshFraxinus americana • Compound leaves, opposite leaf arrangement • 5-9 oblong leaflets • Seeds are made to fly and spin in the wind

11. White Ash Fraxinus americana

12. White Ash Fraxinus americana

13. Green AshFraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh • Compound leaves • Opposite leaf arrangement

14. Green Ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh

15. Green Ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh

16. Opposite petioles

17. Bald CypressTaxodium distichum L. • Feather like leaves • light green leaves • Ball shaped fruit about 1 inch in diameter

18. Bald Cypress Taxodium distichum L.

19. Bald Cypress Taxodium distichum L.

20. Bald Cypress Taxodium distichum L.

21. BeechFagus grandifolia • Wavy leaves (like the beach) with teeth that curve inward. • Smooth bark

22. Beech Fagus grandifolia

23. Beech Fagus grandifolia

24. Beech Fagus grandifolia

25. Black CherryPrunus serotina Ehrh. • Leaves are oval or oblong • finely toothed • when bark is scratched it gives off a foul odor

26. Black Cherry Prunus serotina Ehrh.

27. Black Cherry Prunus serotina Ehrh.

28. Black Cherry Prunus serotina Ehrh.

29. Black LocustRobinia pseudoacacia • Sometimes call Yellow Locust • Compound leaves • White, fragrant flowers • has thorns

30. Black LocustRobinia pseudoacacia

31. Black LocustRobinia pseudoacacia

32. Black LocustRobinia pseudoacacia

33. Black GumNyssa sylvatica Marsh. • 90 degree tree • leaves alternate, roughly oval, with short, blunt points • leaves have a smooth margin

34. Black Gum Nyssa sylvatica Marsh.

35. Black Gum Nyssa sylvatica Marsh.

36. Black Gum Nyssa sylvatica Marsh.

37. Black OakQuercus velutina • Generally have 7 lobes, sometimes 5 • have points on the leaves • outside bark on old trees is a dark to black color

38. Black Oak Quercus velutina

39. Black Oak

40. Black WalnutJuglans nigra L. • Compound leaves • 15-23 leaflets that are 3-3 1/2 in. • Fruit looks round on the tree • bark is dark brown to black with ridges

41. Black Walnut Juglans nigra L.

42. Black Walnut Juglans nigra L.

43. Eastern CottonwoodPopulus deltoides Bartr. Ex Marsh • Heart shaped leaves • 3-6 in long and 4-5 in wide • bark on young trees is smooth and green • bark on older trees is dark gray and ridged

44. Eastern Cottonwood Populus deltoides Bartr. Ex Marsh

45. Eastern Cottonwood Populus deltoides Bartr. Ex Marsh

46. Eastern HemlockTsuga canadensis • Has 1/3 in to 2/3 in needles • has small cones • very shade tolerant • Bark is dark gray

47. Eastern HemlockTsuga canadensis

48. Eastern HemlockTsuga canadensis

49. Eastern HemlockTsuga canadensis

50. Flowering DogwoodCornus florida L. • Leaves are opposite and 3-5 in long • veins tend to curve like a bow and parallel the margin • bark is dark brown and divides into scaly blocks