Tree ID By Travis Tuten. American Sycamore Scientific name: Platanus occidentalis Leaf shape: more...
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American Sycamore
• Scientific name: Platanus occidentalis• Leaf shape: more or less round in outline with
many irregular lobes and teeth.• Arrangement: alternate• Key characteristics: bark creamy or greenish white• Bark: scaling off in thin, scattered, brown plates• Geographic area: grows in all Sates east of the
Great Plains except Minnesota.• Leaf size: 4 to 8 in. long and wide
Ash
• Scientific name: Fraxinus spp.• Leaf shape: Compound with 5 to 9 oval pointed
leaflets.• Arrangement: opposite on the twig• Key characteristics: leaf scars nearly encircling the bud• Bark: ashy gray• Geographic area: northern Florida in the east, and to
eastern Minnesota south to eastern Texas• Leaf size: 8 to 12 in. long
Baldcypress
• Scientific name: Taxodium distichum• Leaf shape: leaves or needles, flat and spreading,
feather-like • Arrangement: alternate• Key characteristics: cone shape knees around the
base of the trunk• Bark: cinnamon-red• Geographic area: lower Atlantic Coastal Plain • Leaf size: ½ to ¾ in. long
Basswood
• Scientific name: Tilia spp.• Leaf shape: heart-shaped, margins finely toothed • Arrangement: alternate• Key characteristics: fruit in clusters and on stalks• Bark:• Geographic area:• Leaf size: 3 to 5 in. long 2 to 4 in. wide
Black Birch
• Scientific name: Betula lenta• Leaf shape: leaf long, oval• Arrangement: alternate• Key characteristics: Papery bark• Bark: soft grey with green underlayer• Geographic area: eastern North America, from
southern Maine west to southernmost Ontario, and south in the Appalachian Mountains to northern Georgia.
• Leaf size: 5 to 10 cm long and 4 to 8 cm broad
Silver Maple
• Scientific name: Acer saccharinum• Leaf shape: deep angular notches between the five lobes• Arrangement: Opposite• Key characteristics: found along waterways and in
wetlands• Bark: On mature trunks, the bark is gray and shaggy. On
branches and young trunks, the bark is smooth and silvery gray.
• Geographic area: North America, eastern US• Leaf size: 8–16 cm long and 6–12 cm broad
Southern Magnolia
• Scientific name: Magnolia grandiflora• Leaf shape: large glossy dark green leaves • Arrangement: alternate• Key characteristics: Large white flowers• Bark: smooth, except for the warty lenticels• Geographic area: southeastern United States• Leaf size: dark green leaves up to 20 cm long and
12 cm wide, and large, white, fragrant flowers up to 30 cm in diameter
Southern Red Oak
• Scientific name: Quercus falcata• Leaf shape: sharply pointed, often curved, bristle-
tipped lobes• Arrangement: Alternate, simple• Key characteristics: Evergreen broadleaf • Bark: dark brownish gray with narrow, shallow
ridges• Geographic area: Southern United States• Leaf size: 10–30 cm long and 6–16 cm wide
Yaupon
• Scientific name: Ilex vomitoria• Leaf shape: serrulate, crenate, ovate• Arrangement: alternate• Key characteristics: also called Holly• Bark: light gray bark • Geographic area: southeastern United States• Leaf size: 1-4.5 cm long and 1–2 cm broad
Yellow-Poplar
• Scientific name: Liriodendron tulipifera• Leaf shape: Alternate• Arrangement: scales that grow into a shoot• Key characteristics: known as tulip tree• Bark: brown and furrowed• Geographic area: eastern North America• Leaf size: 8–22 cm long and 6–25 cm wide