tree recognition

Question 1

Answer 1

Chameacyparis sp.

Cupressaceae

False Cypress

Question 2

overlapping scale like needles,

yellowish green needles are flattened

native to west coast

Answer 2

Thuja plicata

Cupressaceae

Western Red Cedar

Question 3

dark blue berry

short sharp leaves

Answer 3

Juniperous horazontalis

Cupressaceae

Creeping juniper

Question 4

widest distribution of any tree or shub - large portion of north america

needles crowded on stem in whorls of three

Answer 4

Juniperus communis

Cupressaceae

Ground Juniper

Question 5

5 needles per fascicle, soft bluish green with lines

cones cylindrical rounded at tip 8 - 20 cm

Eastern canada - great lakes region

Answer 5

Pinus strobus

Pinaceae

eastern white pine

Question 6

round end needle - friendly fir - xmas tree

fascicles are not present - needles individual

scales fall of cone - entire cone does not fall

Answer 6

Abies balsamea

Pinaceae

Balsam fir

Question 7

2 - 3 needles per fascicle

longest needle of any pine we study

armoured cone scales

Answer 7

Pinus Ponderosa

Pinaceae

ponderosa pine

Question 8

ID by cone size and number of needles on fascicle

needles individual on long shoots

but 15-30 needles per fascicle on short shoots

cones 2 - 4 cm long

Answer 8

Larix sibirica

Pinaceae

Siberian larch

Question 9

long shoots needles are single

short shoots 12 - 20 needles

small cones look like mini roses -brains?

bracts shorter than scales

Answer 9

Larix Laricina

Pinaceae

tamarack, larch

Question 10

rhino horns coming off scale

younger bark orange red

2 needles per fascicle - needles twist

not native to Canada

Answer 10

Pinus sylvestris

Pinaceae

Scots pine

Question 11

distinctive cone shaped like cashew

2 needles per fascicle

“Jack never grows back” - cones always face away from the trunk

Answer 11

Pinus banksiana

Pinaceae

jack pine

Question 12

needles yellow green with white dots beneath

individual needles spirally arranged around twig

“friendly” soft needles 2 - 3 cm long

bract has 3 points - middle one looks like mouse tail

Answer 12

Pseudotsuga menziesii

Pinaceae

Douglas fir

Question 13

needles 1 - 2 cm - base tapers to petiole

seed set in red fleshy cup

no fascicles - individual needles dark green

native to pacific coast

Answer 13

Taxus brevifolia

Taxaceae

western (Pacific) yew

Question 14

Answer 14

Tsuga heterophylla

Pinaceae

western hemlock

Question 15

seeds in cones berry like, fleshy, blue

mix of scale (young) and awl leaves (older and appressed to branch

Answer 15

Juniperus scopulorum

Cupressaceae

rocky mountain juniper

Question 16

If we don’t know what this is, we’re fucked!

Answer 16

Ginkgo biloba

Ginkgoaceae

ginkgo, maidenhair tree

Question 17

WTH? this isn’t even in our sheets?

Answer 17

Juniperus virginiana

Cupressaceae

eastern red ceder

Question 18

simple leaves alternately arranged

doubly serrate margins

Answer 18

Betula papyrifera

Betulaceae

white birch, paper birch

Question 19

petioles are flat/square

oval to kidney shape leaves

catkins

Answer 19

Populous tremuloides

Salicaceae

trembling aspen

Question 20

leaves are variable but usually linear, long and thin

some have hairy leaves

can have yellow or red twigs

hard to pick species/cross breed lots

Answer 20

Salix spp.

Salicaceae

willow

Question 21

fruit - 1 seeded or nutles

leaf serrations are best way to identify - teeth are equal

Question 22

these leaves are adorable

leaves alternately arranged - very round

cr6 to 10 teeth on each side - crenate

broad winged nutlet

Answer 22

Betula pumila

Betulaceae

bog birch

Question 23

distinctive nuts

simple leaves alternately arranged

doubly serrate margins

Answer 23

Corylus cornuta

Betulaceae

beaked hazelnut

Question 24

oaks have lobed leaves - 7 - 9 lobes

each lobe tapers from base to tip

bristles at tip of leaf - reddish brown buts

acorn in a saucer shaped cup (like a beret)

only covers top portion of acorn

Answer 24

Quercus rubra

Fagaceae

Red oak

Question 25

simple leaves alternately arranged narrow ovate leaves 2 - 7 cm long globule round buds dark brown in colour winged samara almost round

Answer 25

Ulmus pumila Ulmaceae Siberian elm

Question 26

lousy pic but leaves are much narrower at base than at tip simple leaves alternately arranged heavily lobed with 7 - 9 lobes acorn is covered by cap 1/2 or further down nut

Answer 26

Quercus macrocarpa Fagaceae Bur oak

Question 27

simple leaves alternately arranged sand paper texture on upper leaf leaf base strongly oblique (uneven) big leaves compared to Siberian elm buds oppressed tight to stem

Answer 27

Ulmus americana Ulmaceae white elm/American elm

Question 28

pinnately compound leaves - 5 - 11 leaflets oppositely arranged - terminal leaflet may be larger buds look like chocolate chips winged samaras that look like canoe paddles

Answer 28

Fraxinus sp. or spp (?) Oleaceae Ash or green ash

Question 29

very deeply lobed leaves with sharp irregular teeth typical Canada flag shape 5 - 7 lobes simple oppositey arranged

Answer 29

Acer saccharinum Sapindaceae (Aceraceae) silver maple

Question 30

also Canada flag shape - I think more so than silver maple which is much more deeply lobed simple leaves - oppositely arranged samaras are u-shaped in outline

Answer 30

Acer saccharum Aceraceae (Sapindeaceae) sugar maple

Question 31

leaved opposite palmatified & palmately veined leaves narrowly triangular 2 short basal lobes - 1 long so 3 lobes

Answer 31

Acer ginnala Aceraceae (Sapindaceae) amur maple

Question 32

These leaves don't look like other maples but fun helicopter seeds are give away pinately compount (opposite) leaves can be lobed to not lobed at all

Answer 32

Acer negundo Aceraceae (Sapindaceae) Manitoba maple

Question 33

leaves simple, heart shaped (deltoid) apiculate to acuminate apices - pointy base oblique with one margin lower than the other ovoid buds - no terminate bud

Answer 33

Tilia spp. Tiliaceae (Malvaceae) basswood

Question 34

No flipping idea - not in our notes but leaves are pretty

Answer 34

Tilia Cordata Tiliaceae little-leaf linden

Question 35

looks very different than the other horsetails twice branched

Answer 35

Equisetum sylvaticum (silva means woodland) Equisetaceae woodland horsetail