Week 3

Question 1

Sweet Birch

Answer 1

Betulaceae Betula lenta
Catkins, finely serrated “basic” leaves, toothpaste minty smell

Question 2

River birch

Answer 2

Betulaceae Betula nigra
Catkins, more serrated “basic” leaves, papery bark

Question 3

Eastern Redbud

Answer 3

Fabaceae Cercis canadensis
Heart leaf, brown twig with white dots

Question 4

Honeylocust

Answer 4

Fabaceae Gleditsia triacanthos
Plate bark, compound tiny leaf, thorns sometimes

Question 5

Kentucky coffeetree

Answer 5

Fabaceae Gymnocladus dioicus
Double compound leaf, pink inside twig

Question 6

American chestnut

Answer 6

Fagaceae Castanea dentata
Sharp “furry” nuts, saw leaves

Question 7

Chinese chestnut

Answer 7

Fagaceae Castanea mollissima
Sharp “furry” nuts, less saw leaves

Question 8

Eastern chinkapin

Answer 8

Fagaceae Castanea pumila
Small plant

Question 9

Shingle oak

Answer 9

Fagaceae Quercus imbricaria
Acorns, waxy not oak leaf with fuzzy underside

Question 10

Bur oak

Answer 10

Fagaceae Quercus macrocarpa
White oak, many leaf lobes, big acorns

Question 11

Pin oak

Answer 11

Fagaceae Quercus palustris
Red oak, skinny leaves, dead branches because it dies easily here

Question 12

Willow oak

Answer 12

Fagaceae Quercus phellos
Thin not oak leaves, tiny acorns

Question 13

Southern red oak

Answer 13

Dagger leaf

Question 14

White spruce

Answer 14

Pinaceae Picea glauca
Twigs less orange, smaller, bristles