Sapindaceae, Lythraceae, Malvaceae, & Ebenaceae

Question 1

50-70 ft. larger samara than red maple. leaf: opposite, simple, 3-5in. 5 lobes. yellow petioles. silver below. Bark: mature bark is furrowed & peels in strips.

Answer 1

Acer saccharinum

Silver Maple

Question 2

deciduous. 40-50ft. pair of samara. opposite simple, 5 lobes. 5in. long petiole. yellow. shiny oval buds. bigger and rounder than sugar maple. petiole milky sap.

Answer 2

Acer plantanoides

Norway Maple

Question 3

light brown peeling, papery bark. China. 20-30ft. paired pubescent samara. opposite. compound. trifoliate arrangement 6in. silvery -green-blue on underside. cluster bud with lots of hairs.

Answer 3

Acer griseum

Paperbark maple

Question 4

under 30ft. good under telephone lines. europe. yellow-green flowers with no petals. paired horizontal samara. leaf: opposite, simple. 5 shallow lobes. 3-4in. milky sap in petiole.

Answer 4

Acer campestre

Hedge maple

Question 5

japan. 30-50ft. small red flowers. paired green with pink tips samara. leaf: opposite, palmate 5-9 deep lobes. 5in. double serrate. red.

Answer 5

Acer palmatum

Japanese Maple

Question 6

diciduous. china. 20ft. small white flowers. samara with pink petiole and tips. leaf: opposite, 3 lobes (variable) 3 in. double serrate. orange-red.

Answer 6

Acer tataricum var. ginnala

Amur Maple

Question 7

under 30ft. china. small samara. leaf: opposite, simple. obtuse base, 3 triangular lobes. 3in. sometimes serrate margin. yellow-red.

Answer 7

Acer buergerianum

Trident Maple

Question 8

40-60ft. leathery brown fruit. Leaf: large palmate, compound. 5-9 leaflets. Double serrate margins. Bud: large, sticky, scaley

Answer 8

Aesculus xcarnea

Red Horsechestnut

Question 9

flower cluster produced half way down leafy bract. nut like fruit. symetrical branching. 60 ft. leaf: orbicular, cordate base. short yellow petiole, serrate, tip.

Answer 9

Tilia cordata

Little Leaf Linden

Question 10

35-60ft. wax yellow flowers with four petals and sepals. leaf: alternate, simple leaves. 5in. dark green in summer, yellow. bark is plated, squarish blocks.

Answer 10

Diospyros virginiana

Persimmon

Question 11

30-40ft. yellow blooms. fruit: papery capsule, 3 valves.Leaf: alternate, pinnately compound, opposite. up to 18in. yellow.

Answer 11

Koelreuteria paniculata

Golden Rain Tree

Question 12

china. upright shrub. 12ft. fruit: 5 valve dehiscent capsule. leaf: simple alternate. coursely toothed margin. ovate-3 lobes. 4in.

Answer 12

Hibiscus syriacus

Rose-of-Sharon

Question 13

N. America. 20-40 ft. Leaf: opposite, palmate, compound. 6 in. 5-7 leaflets. yellow in fall. Buds are scaley. leaf scorch, downy mildew

Answer 13

Aesculus glabra

Ohio Buckeye

Question 14

spreading shrub. south east. suckers from root system. 10-20 ft. flowers: feathery stamens. Leaf: opposite, palmate, compound. 8in. 5-7 leaflets. yellow.

Answer 14

Aesculus parviflora

Bottlebrush Buckeye

Question 15

60-80ft. drooping branches. fruit: pubescent nutlets. leaf: 8in, heart shaped. toothed. yellow

Answer 15

Tilia americana

American Linden

Question 16

shurb/small tree. upright. attractive exfoliating bark. china. 20f. flowers have 6 crinkled petals on slender stalk. fruit: 6 valved dehiscent capsule. leaf: opposite or subopposite. simple. very short petiole. elliptic-oblong. 3in. entire margin.

Answer 16

Lagerstroemia indica

Crapemyrtle

Question 17

North east. 70-100 ft. pair of samara. 4 in. 5 lobes. bark deeply furrowed & flaky

Answer 17

• Acer saccharum*
• Sugar Maple*

Question 18

40-80ft. flower:cluster,perfect. fruit: red-brown samara. Leaf: opposite. 5in. 3 lobes. red petiole. toothed margin.

Answer 18

Acer rubrum

Red Maple