130912 pu woody plant list 2 slides

Crown-‐ The upper mass or head of a tree, shrub, or vine, including branches with foliage. Canopy-‐ 1.  The foliar cover in a forest stand consis:ng of one or several layers. 2.  The overhead branches and leaves of vegeta:on. 3.  Tree crown greater than 50 feet in height at maturity. Understory-‐ 1.  All forest vegeta:on growing under an overstory. 2.  Tree crown greater than 20 feet but less than 50 feet in height at

maturity. Overrstory-‐ 1.  The por:on of the trees , in a forest of more than one story, forming

the upper or uppermost canopy layer

dioecious-‐ male and female flower on separate trees monoecious-‐ male and female flowers on same tree

Cercis canadensis (Eastern Redbud)

Cornus florida (Flowering Dogwood)

Gymnocladus dioicus (Kentucky Coffeetree)

Lirodendron tulipifera (Tuliptree/ Tulip Poplar)

Platanus occidentalis (American Sycamore)

Single fruit = Platanus occidentalis (American Sycamore)

2 or 3 fruits on one stem = Platanus x. acerifolia (London Plantree)

How to tell the difference?

White inner bark= Platanus occidentalis (American Sycamore)

Greenish inner bark= Platanus x. acerifolia (London Plantree)

How to tell the difference?

Platanus x acerifolia (London Planetree)

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Quercus biocolor (Swamp White Oak)

Quercus palustris (Pin Oak)

Sassafras albidum (Sassafras)

Ulmus americana (American Elm)

Ulmus americana (American Elm), cul:var

Parthenocissus quinquefolia (Virginia Creeper)

Ailanthus al?ssima (Tree of Heaven)

130912 pu woody plant list 2 slides

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