Week 1

Question 1

Red maple

Answer 1

Aceraceae Acer rubrum
Opposite, maple leaf, serrated, red bud

Question 2

Sugar maple

Answer 2

Aceraceae Acer saccharum
Opposite, maple leaf, smooth, sharp brown bud

Question 3

Flowering dogwood

Answer 3

Cornaceae Cornus florida
Opposite, dimorphic buds, red buds

Question 4

White oak

Answer 4

Fagaceae Quercus alba
White oak, round lobes, warty acorn cap

Question 5

Black oak

Answer 5

Fagaceae Quercus velutina
Red oak, sun/shade leaf size variation, thatch acorn cap

Question 6

Yellow-poplar

Answer 6

Magnoliaceae Liriodendron tulipfera
Distinctive “tulip” leaf, duck bill bud

Question 7

Green ash

Answer 7

Oleaceae Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Opposite, compound, diamond bark, flat leaf scar not W

Question 8

White fir

Answer 8

Pinaceae Abies concolor
One big needle, shiny white, suction cup needle

Question 9

Norway spruce

Answer 9

Pinaceae Picea abies
One needle, droopy branches, stubble

Question 10

Eastern white pine

Answer 10

Pinaceae Pinus strobus
Five needles, banana cone

Question 11

American sycamore

Answer 11

Platanaceae Platanus occidentalis
Alternate, maple leaf, camo bark

Question 12

Black cherry

Answer 12

Rosaceae Prunus serotina
Finely serrated thin leaf, cherry smell after chewing, cornflake bark