Week 4

Question 1

Blackhaw

Answer 1

Caprifoliaceae Viburnum prunifolium
Opposite, tiny leaves, shrub, “fishbone” twigs

Question 2

Black locust

Answer 2

Fabaceae Robinia psuedoacacia
Single compound leaf, leaf spines, rope bark, sunken buds

Question 3

Chinkapin oak

Answer 3

Fagaceae Quercus muehlenbergii
Not oak leaf, yellow in bark, shallow lobes

Question 4

Northern red oak

Answer 4

Fagaceae Quercus rubra
Tall, straight, consistent matte leaves, 7-9 lobes (more than black oak)

Question 5

Black walnut

Answer 5

Juglandaceae Juglans nigra
Long compound leaves, monkey face leaf scar

Question 6

Spicebush

Answer 6

Lauraceae Lindera benzoin
Floor cleaner smell, tiny green buds, leaves turn yellow early

Question 7

Cucumber tree

Answer 7

Magnoliaceae Magnolia acuminata
Grows with poplar, big oval leaves, squishy flaky bark, silver buds

Question 8

White ash

Answer 8

Oleaceae Fraxinus americana
Opposite compound leaves, white bark, W leaf scar instead of flat

Question 9

Virginia pine

Answer 9

Pinaceae Pinus virginiana
Two needles, short and twisted, chicken egg spiky cone, orange in bark

Question 10

Callery pear (Bradford)

Answer 10

Rosaceae Pyrus calleryana
Holly leaf no spikes, soft waxy leaves, mild heart shape, white fuzzy buds, “explodes” in winter