Dendrology

Question 1

5 needles
blue grey color
flexible
whorls
block trunk pattern
cones- flexible, elongated, sticky

Answer 1

eastern white pine

Question 2

bundles of 2
blue-green color
twisted needles
white powdery covering (glaucous)
red-orange bark
think Christmas tree

Answer 2

scotch pine

Question 3

small spherical hips (think BB)
red hips
fringed wings at base of stem
smaller white flowers when in bloom
thorns
shrub

Answer 3

multiflora rose

Question 4

crowded shrub
red/burgundy
spatulate leaves (spoon shaped)
rigid stems - redish brown
small thin sharp thorns

Answer 4

Japanese barberry

Question 4

silver underside of leaves
shrubby
red berries (white speckled)
leaves look crinkled
scaley twigs
simple alternate
intense odor when in bloom

Answer 4

autumn-olive

Question 4

rose family
thorny
buds are sharp and glabrous (not fuzzy)
pink flowers when in bloom
smaller gnarly branches
fruit- crabapples

Answer 4

crabapple

Question 5

alternate simple
long thin thorns
red berries
not pleasant smelling
edge tree

Answer 5

hawthorn

Question 6

alternate simple (very clear)
horizontal stripes in bark
doubly toothed leaves
catkins
female flowers look like small cones
vertical cracks in mature bark
smells spicy
curly strips of bark

Answer 6

black birch

Question 7

alternate simple (very clear)
glossy bark
tan bark
horizontal stripes in bark
doubly toothed leaves
catkins - yellow
female flowers look like small cones
vertical cracks in mature bark
smells spicy
amber colored strips of bark, curly

Answer 7

yellow birch

Question 8

simple opposite
bark is striped - green, white, or maroon stipes
glabrous new growth (smooth)
finely toothed leaves
buds have 2 scales
smaller, understory tree

Answer 8

striped maple

Question 9

ovate (oval) oblong (long) leaves
simple alternate
buds are long and silvery
buds white and fuzzy (pubescent)
nodes in twigs have rings
fruit- pods, pink-brown with lumps (3in)
warm brown colored bark
thin striped bark

Answer 9

cucumber magnolia

Question 10

young bark - horizonal striped, smooth
mature bark- broken up, burnt corn flakes glued on look
leaves have teeth, broad at middle
underside of leaf has fuzzy orange lines going up midvein
fruit- black cherries - small round black/purple/red
pimple like bumps on stem

Answer 10

black cherry

Question 11

simple alternate
single dentate toothed
pinnately veined
long pointy buds (looks like thorns)
smooth grey bark
ovate, oblong (long and ovular)
leaves tend to stay on after wilted
veins very prominent - visibly grooved

Answer 11

American beech

Question 12

simple alternate
shrub / small tree (never big)
singly serrate (small tooth)
smooth light grey bark with vertical stripes
buds are long and thin and sharp
underside of leaves are pubescent
small spherical red berries

Answer 12

serviceberry

Question 13

simple alternate
dentate (coarsely toothed)
stubby buds
lanceolate leaves (think longer arrowhead)
buds are kinked off to the side of leaf scar
chestnuts - dark brown
hang onto leaves
dont get too big

Answer 13

American chestnut

Question 14

lobed - angled upwards
shallow sinuses in between lobes
canopy looks thicker
smooth vertical stripes in wood

Answer 14

northern red oak

Question 15

-hangs onto dead branches
-often flows downward towards ground with so many extra branches
-fewer lobes
-lobes stick out to sides
-deeper sinuses between lobes
-more light shines through

Answer 15

scarlet oak

Question 16

large leaves
large teeth
flat petiole (stem)
hairy buds
has layered bark - smooth underneath and rough outside
horizontal stripes in under bark
vertical stripes in rough outer bark

Answer 16

bigtooth aspen

Question 16

bristle tips
blocky dark bark
rough fuzz on underside of leaves that can be rubbed off
fuzz is slightly yellow and stiff
buds are clustered towards end
angular buds (not circular)

Answer 16

black oak

Question 17

most consistent lobes on leaves
not bristle tipped
mostly lighter in color
either lobed or toothed
inside of acorn not hairy
light grey flakey bark
mature bark gets flakier almost like shingles

Answer 17

white oak

Question 17

toothed leaves - no bristles
clustered end buds
deeply grooved bark
in between grooves, it is light brown/cinnamon colored
big acorns

Answer 17

chestnut oak

Question 17

grows flat on ground - trailing
cordate (heart) shaped leaves
rough texture leaves

Answer 17

trailing arbutus

Question 18

small, ground covering plant
veins are lighter than leaves
trails along ground
small red berries that have two eyes
berries come out where two stems meet

Answer 18

partridgeberry

Question 18

simple alternate
shrub
small white bumps on stems / twigs
sharp pointy buds
has a lot of hip high branches from one base
fruit- blueberry
berries have 5 points on tips
flakey bark
leaves lighter on underside

Answer 18

Blue Ridge blueberry

Question 18

smells like wintergreen when crushed
grows along the ground
small stubby ovate leaves - glossy/smooth
grows up and out of ground
green in winter
red berries

Answer 18

wintergreen

Question 18

trunk feels like a rippled muscle
simple alternate
finely doubly toothed leaves
catkins present
leaf tips are acute
wood is very hard

Answer 18

muscle wood

Question 18

simple alternate
bark has thin vertical strips
bark is flakey
buds look like beer hops
catkins present

Answer 18

ironwood