1
Q
Black willow
A
- Salix nigra; (Salicaceae)
- slender, brittle twigs
- can be in small shrubby form
- dark green leaves
2
Q
Norway spruce
A
- Picea abies (Pinaceae)
- orange brown twig
- twigs and branches droop
- long, wavy cones
3
Q
Eastern hophornbeam
A
- Ostrya virginiana; (Betulaceae)
- leaves are similar to birch
- shredded bark
- fruit looks like elongated hops
4
Q
Eastern hemlock
A
- Tsuga canadensis (Pinaceae)
- dark green needle on top, white on bottom
- one needle sticks up on back side
- bark has rectangular ridges
5
Q
American beech
A
- Fagus grandifolia (Fagaceae)
- smooth, white, creamy bark
- papery/crinkly leaves
- zig zag twigs
- long sharp buds
- fruit is four parted from base (demogorgan)
6
Q
White ash
A
- Fraxinus americana (Oleaceae)
- compound leaves with 5-7 leaflets
- U shape scar when leaves are pulled off
- interlacing ridges on bark
7
Q
Scotch pine
A
- Pinus sylvestris (Pinaceae)
- 2 needles per fascicle
- 2-3 inch and asymmetrical cones
- orange bark that peels at top of tree
8
Q
Northern white cedar
A
- Thuja occidentalis (Cupressaceae)
- scale like leaves
- thin shreddy bark
- cones are always erect and small
9
Q
Black cherry
A
- Prunus serotina (Rosaceae)
- potato chip bark
- glossy leaves with thin pubecents
- tiny glands on petiole
- twigs smell and taste like bitter almond
10
Q
Red maple
A
- Acer rubrum (Sapindaceae)
- 3 lobed leaves
- v shaped margins
- shade intolerant (open formed tree)
11
Q
Sugar maple
A
- Acer saccharum (Sapindaceae)
- palmately lobed
- leaves are opposite
- sinuate margin
12
Q
Red pine
A
- Pinus resinosa (Pinaceae)
- 2 needles per fascicle
- reddish tint on bark
- unarmed umbo
13
Q
Eastern white pine
A
- Pinus strobus (Pinaceae)
- 5 needles per fascicle
- soft texture
- larger cone than red pine
