Species Identification Flashcards
Name the scaling code for Alder
AL
Name the scaling code for arbutus
AR
Name the scaling code for Aspen
AS
Name the scaling code for Aspen
As
Name the scaling code for balsam
Ba
Name the scaling code for birch
Bi
Name the scaling code for cedar
CE
Name the scaling code for cottonwood
CO
Name the scaling code for cypress
Cy
Name the scaling code for Douglas fir
FI
Name the scaling code for hemlock
HE
Name the scaling code for larch
LA
Name the scaling code for Lodgepole
LO
Name the scaling code for maple
Ma
Name the scaling code for ponderosa pine (yellow pine)
Ye
Name the scaling code for Spruce
Sp
Name the scaling code for white pine
Wh
Name the scaling code for whitebark pine
Wb
Name the scaling code for willow
Wi
Name the scaling code for yew
UU
Describe Alder
Knots are prone to oxidization butts and knots turn red/orange
Young trees green, with age fades to a whitish-grey
Describe balsam
Wood is creamy white in colour.
Grows in whorls
Outer bark is silver grey with pitch blisters all over. Greyish white flecks on mature trees, bark can have longitudinal cracks and flat ridges in older trees
Describe birch
Wood is hard and close grained, stems are cylindrical with a lot of crook and sweep.
Outer bark is thin and peels, inner bark is thin and reddish orange which darkens with age
Describe red cedar
Butts usually have significant flare, reddish brown stringy bark
Pungent odour
Softer wood
Describe Cottonwood
Irregular knots very large in older trees
Bark is green/grey in young trees and then runs grey with age as it forms flat v shaped ridges.
Inner bark white
Describe yellow cedar/Cypress
Smells like potatoes
Irregular knots
Bark is grey and comes off in thin strips
Often has stain
Describe Douglas fir
Hard with a distinctive heart wood. Heartwood is a reddish brown and the sapwood is yellow white
Knots grow in whorls
Bark is thick brown and corky in mature trees, bark smooth grey with pitch blisters in young trees
Describe hemlock
Wood is hard strong and close grained
Wood is yelllow/pale white
Irregular knots
Kick with caulks to show purple inner bark
Describe larch
Strong hard wood, heartwood is dark brown compared to sap wood
Irregular knots
Bark similar to YE, scales come off in narrow strips
Lodgepole pine
Yellowish white heartwood, white sapwood. Close grained Cut ends are pitchy grows in whorls Bark has thin fine scales
Describe spruce
A soft close grained light coloured wood, stems are very cylindrical and prone to Butt flare
Grows in whorls
Sitka- scales are round loose and rusty brown
Black - bark is grey scaly and similar to LO
Englemann - scales are large loose and circular, light brown bark with silver overtones
Describe white pine
Light and soft, sapwood oozes pitch when cut.
Knots often grows in whorls, and are a deep purple.
Thin smooth dark grey bark on younger trees
Narrow scaly brown plates developing on the butts of mature trees
Describe ponderosa pine/ yellow pine
Dark pith in the centre of the heart, wide sap ring.
Knots grow in whorls
Thick bark, deep fissures with elongated flat plates
Pitchy
