Quiz 1: Know your tree species Flashcards
Be able to identify different species of trees through their varying characteristics (19 cards)
Leaf Shape: simple; 3-5 lobes w/ serrrated edges and shallow sinuses
Bark: dark w/ rough scaly ridges & plates
Deciduous
Family Sapindaceae
Acer rubrum (Red maple)
Leaf shape: simple; 5 lobes w/ smooth, rounded sinuses
Bark: grey, furrowed w/ long wertical plates
Deciduous
Family Sapindaceae
Acer saccharum (Sugar Maple)
Leaf shape: Simple; oval w/ pointed tip & finely serated edges
Bark: Shiny, yellow-bronze, peeling in horizontal strips
Deciduous
Family Betulaceae
Betula alleghaniesis (Yellow Birch)
Leaf shape: Compound; 7-11 leaflets w/ serrated edges
Bark: light grey w/ shallow furrows and interlacing ridges
Deciduous
Family Juglandacaea
Carya cordiformis (Bitternut Hickory)
Leaf shape: simple; oveal w/ pointed tip & wavy toothed edges
Bark: Smooth, light grey
Deciduous
Family Fagacaea
Fagus grandifolia (Beech)
Leaf shape: Compound; 7-9 leaflets w/ slightly toothed edges
Bark: grey w/ diamond shaped ridge patterns
Deciduous
Family Oleaceae
Fraxinus americana (White Ash)
Leaf shape: Compound; up to 23 leaflettes; Small or lack of a terminal leaf
Bark: Dark, defined bark with daimond shaped tracks
Deciduous
Family Jaglandaceae
Juglans nigra (Black Walnut)
Leaf shape: simple; distinctive tulip/mitten-shaped w/ 4 lobes
Bark: light gray w/ furrowed bark
Deciduous
Family Magnoliaceae
Liriodendron tulipifera (Tulip Tree)
Leaf shape: Needles in bundles of 5; long, soft, flexible
Bark: deeply furrowed and dark grey
Evergreen; needles
Famliy Pinaceae
Pinus strobus (White Pine)
Leaf shape: Simple; narrow, oval-shaped w/ fine teeth & pointed tip
Bark: dark grey to black; rough and scaly like burn potato chip
Deciduous
Family Rosaceae
Prunus serotina (Black Cherry)
Leaf shape: simple; 7-9 rounded lobes
Bark: Light grey, scaly or plated
Deciduous
Family Fagaceae
Quercus alba (White oak)
Leaf Shape: Simple; 7-11 pointed lobes w/ bristle tips
Bark: Dark grey w/ flat-topped ridges & shallow furrows/ski track appearance
Deciduous
Family Fagaceae
Quercus rubra (N. Red Oak)
Leaf shape: Simple; 7-9 lobes w/ bristle tips & deeper sinuses
Bark: Dark, rough, & blocky w/ orange inner bark
Deciduous
Family Fagaceae
Quercus velutina (Black Oak)
Leaf shape: Simple; heart-shaped w/ toothed edges
Bark: Grey-brown w/ long, narrow, vertical edges
Deciduous
Family Malvaceae
Tilia americana (Basswood)
Leaf Type: short, flat needles w/ 2 white lines underneath; two sides of the twig (flat)
Bark: Reddish-brown & deeply furrowed
Evergreen w/ needles
Family Pinaceae
Tsuga canadensis (E. Hemlock)
Leaf shape: single, four-sided needles that are stiff & sharp; point all around the twig
Bark: grey-brown, scaly ir flaky
Evergreen w/ needles
Family Pinaceae
Picea abies (Norway Spruce)
Leaf shape: Simple; long & narrow w/ large, sharp teeth
Bark: Grey w/ furrows and ridges
Deciduous
Family Fagaceae
Castanea dentata (American Chesnut)
Leaf shape: simple; round/oval w/ large, coarse teeth
Bark: Light colored/grey & furrowed
Deciduous
Family Salicaceae
Populus grandidentata (Bigtooth Aspen)
Leaf shape: Simple; 3 shapes on 1 tree –> unlobed, two-lobed, & three-lobed
Bark: Reddish-brown, deeply furrowed, and aromatic when scatched
Deciduous
Family Lauraceae
Sassafras albidum (Sassafras)
