Tree Practicum Flashcards
MADHORSE
used when leaves are opposite
Maple
Ash
Dogwood
Horse chestnut
Sugar Maple
opposite
simple
five lobes
Red maple
opposite
simple
three lobes
Japanese maple
opposite
lobed
simple, but can appear compund
Sweetgum
90 degrees
adjacent
simple
has fruit
lobed
Silver Maple
silvery on back
opposite
simple
deep lobes
American Elm
asymetrical
alternate
simple
teeth
Eastern White Pine
deciduous
needles
Pin Oak
alternate
simple
deep lobed
very skinny
Red Oak
alternate
simple
pointy lobed, big lobes
White Oak
simple
alternate
lobed
white = wavy
Sycamore
BIG
opposite
simple
Blue Spruce
evergreen needles
is blue
sharp
can be rolled in fingers
Horse Chestnut
opposite
compound
leafs are arranged around central point
central chestnut
Honey Locust
alternate
compound
small leaves
in quad
White Birch
alternate
simple
teeth
Copper Beech
purple leaves
oval shape
slightly wavy edges
Arborvitae
soft not prickly
Redbud
alternate
simple
shaped like heart
Dogwood
opposite
simple
edges can turn
single needles
fir or spruce
needles in groups of two, three, or five
pine
fir
single needs
soft, flat, cannot be rolled
