Quiz 1 Flashcards
Common name and genus?
Oak / Quercus
Common name and genus?
Walnut / Juglans
Common name and genus?
Redbud / Cercis
Common name and genus?
Dogwood / Cornus
Common name and genus?
Ash / Fraxinus
Common name and genus?
Buckeye / Aesculus
Common name and genus?
Hickory / Carya
Common name and genus?
Maple / Acer
What are two fun facts about Redbud?
flowers that are small and pinkish purple which look like pea blossoms. They bloom in early spring before their leaves come out and produce flowers abundantly over its branches and sometimes trunk.
The myth says the tree flowers were originally white and turned pink in embarrassment after Judas hung himself on the tree.
What are two fun facts about Buckeyes?
If you mixed buckeye seeds into a wilderness pool they could poison the fish to allow for easy grabbing.
Ohio buckeye twigs smell skunky and the fruit is spiny whereas yellow buckeye twigs don’t stink and the fruit is smooth.
What are two fun facts about maples?
sap is produced during a thaw in late weather, usually February, and it takes roughly 40 gallons of sap to produce one gallon of syrup. It would take 10.57 gallons of sap to make 1 liter of syrup.
Box elder maple leaves are pinnately compound.
What are two fun facts about ash?
Emerald ash borer is killing all types of ash trees. To help combat the emerald ash borer, transferring firewood across counties or states is banned. There is also ongoing research to determine if there are any natural predators/enemies of emerald ash borer to help control them.
Black ash wood has been used to make baskets
What are two fun facts about walnuts?
The wood was well suited for making gunstocks and airplane propellers making it necessary during WWI to do surveys to locate black walnuts.
Allelopathy is a special ecological effect produced by black walnut roots, they exude a chemical into the soil that has a detrimental effect on other plants.
What are two fun facts about hickories?
Hickory wood can withstand sudden shocks making it useful for axe handles. it was once used for automobile wheel spokes as well.
A type of hickory nut you’ll find in the grocery store is pecan.
What are two fun facts about oaks?
Galls growing on leaves and twigs, can be used to produce a type of ink.
White Oaks: Their leaves are blunty lobed, their acorns matures just 1 year after flowering and acorns are generally sweet.
Red Oaks: Leaves have bristle tipped lobes. Acorns mature after 2 years, and acorns are quite bitter.
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