acorn test pt 2

Question 1

evergreen with needles that are flat

Answer 1

eastern hemlock

Question 2

evergreen with needles in bundle of five

Answer 2

white pine

Question 3

tree used to make baseball bats

Answer 3

white ash

Question 4

tree not used much for lumber but is important “wildlife” tree in WNY forests, producing small nuts in the fall

Answer 4

american beech

Question 5

most valuable timber tree found widespread throughout WNY forest

Answer 5

sugar maple/balck cherry

Question 6

deciduous tree that gives off chemicals that inhibit growth of nearby trees and can kill nearby trees

Answer 6

black walnut

Question 7

tree that is used to acquire tannins used for tanning leather

Answer 7

eastern hemlock

Question 8

tree that is often known as the box elder, is a combination between a type of tree that has simple leaves and compound leaves

Answer 8

ash leaf maple

Question 9

only tree indentified that is not native to WNY and is usually found only in the carolinas an south

Answer 9

chalk maple

Question 10

two species of trees found together covering most of the high peaks region of the adironedacks

Answer 10

white birch/black spruce

Question 11

tree used by pioneers in east aurora to build homes, barns, and other buildings in the 1800’s

Answer 11

eastern hemlock

Question 12

only native birch to WNY forests

Answer 12

river birch

Question 13

conifer with all the small branches and twigs have a red color with 2 needles

Answer 13

red pine

Question 14

most common conifer found through out east aurora as a yard tree

Answer 14

norway spruce

Question 15

conifer that tends not to lose its pinecones for very long periods of time, the cones open and release seed while still on tree, all cones are found near the top of the tree

Answer 15

black spruce

Question 16

one the first species of tree to enter an area after a forest fire or other distubance, or after a farm field is abandoned

Answer 16

staghorn sumac, ironwood, eastern cottonwood

Question 17

used by native americans to make tea and dyes for clothing

Answer 17

staghorn sumac

Question 18

deciduous tree with a very dark, flaky bark, with a red color to the wood

Answer 18

black cherry

Question 19

2 trees that the bark can be easily pealed off in thin sheets

Answer 19

sycamore, paper birch, river birch

Question 20

tree with very smooth bark that can easily be engraved in writing

Answer 20

beech

Question 21

tree with a tell-tale red stem on its leaf

Answer 21

red maple

Question 22

tree that usually has brown seed pods that are almost a foot long and look like small socks hanging from a tree

Answer 22

honey locust

Question 23

known for a source of sryup

Answer 23

sugar maple

Question 24

only native conifer in forest of aurora

Answer 24

eastern hemlock

Question 25

tree that disperses seed by way of fluffy cotton-like masses

Answer 25

eastern cotton wood

Question 26

conifer with very soft needles that looks like a spruce but the needles are soft and bend, we do not have this tree here at the HS

Answer 26

balsam fir

Question 27

onyl maple with a compound leaf

Answer 27

ash leaf maple

Question 28

conifer that is often very sparse with limbs and often not very appealing

Answer 28

scots pine

Question 29

deciduos tree often found grwoing along rivers, creeks, and wetlands

Answer 29

eastern cottonwood

Question 30

fruit is called acrons

Answer 30

northern red oak

Question 31

once very prevalent in Aurora and surrounding countryside, park Orchard park named after this tree. Blight hit in 1950s that wiped out this species in WNY

Answer 31

american chesnut

Question 32

once very prevalent in buffalo and suburbs as a street, grew to very large size, the Dutch Disease wiped most of these trees out. these trees do grown but die when they get the disease often when that are 20-30 feet tall

Answer 32

elm

Question 33

of the trees identified the thickest and toughest leaf that is resistant to insect damage

Answer 33

eastern cottonwood

Question 34

often used as a christmas tree

Answer 34

norway spruce/ balsam fir

Question 35

is used as a substitute for Mahogany, arain-forest tree

Answer 35

black cherry

Question 36

what are 2 trees that produce fruit that are spiked to keep animals from consuming them?

Answer 36

horse chesnut/ american chesnut

Question 37

what family of tree release “helicopters” to assist in seed dispersal

Answer 37

maple 2blades ash 1 blade

Question 38

only tree on list that will not grow to be larger than 4-5 inch diameter before it is succeeded by other larger trees

Answer 38

ironwood, staghorn, sumac

Question 39

used to build outdoor furniture, roof shingles and siding as it is resistant to rot.

Answer 39

eastern red ceder

Question 40

name 4 soft woods

Answer 40

spruce, fir, pine, hemlock, tamarack

Question 41

name 4 hard woods

Answer 41

maple, oak, hickory, cherry, walnut, ironwood

Question 42

tree found in emery park and along parkdale ave, grows quickly but constantantly looses limbs with wind and ice conditions

Answer 42

silver maple

Question 43

tree that new growth is “hairy”

Answer 43

staghorn sumac

Question 44

conifer with very long pine cones

Answer 44

norway spruce

Question 45

tree that can grow very rapidly and often fills vacant farm fields, also uses a lot of water to grow

Answer 45

eastern cottonwood

Question 46

folk lore stated that a boy named “johnny” to spread this tree across the country.

Answer 46

apple tree