Trees Flashcards
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Eastern White Pine
- W-h-i-t-e is 5 letters and needles of white pine are groups of 5
- Clustered soft blue-green needles. Grows 50’- 80’ with a 20-40’ spread
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Eastern White Pine
Pinus
Strobus
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Burr Oak
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Burr Oak
Quercus
Macrocarpa
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American Witch Hazel
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American Witch Hazel
Hamamelis
- Small tree or tall shrub is often multi-trunked and usually grows10-15 ft. tall but can reach 35 ft. in height.
- The large, crooked, spreading branches form an irregular, open crown.
- The floral display of witch hazel is unique. Its fragrant, yellow flowers with strap-like, crumpled petals appear in the fall
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Bald Cypress
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Bald Cypress
Taxod ium
Dis tic hum
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Northern Red Oak
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Northern Red Oak
Quercus
Rubra
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White Spruce
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White Spruce
Picea
Gla uca
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Sweetgum
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Sweetgum
Liquid ambar
Styraci flua
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American Basswood
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American Basswood
Tilia
Americana
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Shagbark Hickory
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Shagbark Hickory
Car ya
Ovata
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White Oak
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White Oak
Quer cus
Alba