Transcript Eastern Hophornbeam- Ostrya virginiana

ID Test 4
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Boxelder- Acer negundo
Eastern Redbud- Cercis canadensis
American Beech- Fagus grandifolia
American Elm- Ulmus americana
Sweetgum- Liquidambar styraciflua
Boxelder- Acer negundo
• Compound leaves are
opposite on the twig
• Leaves 5-8 inches long
• 3-5 pointed leaflets
• Twigs shiny and green s
• Coarsely toothed
Eastern Redbud- Cercis canadensis
• Cordate leaves
• Leaves 3-5 inches
long
• Fruit is a flat pod 2.53.5 inches long
• Purpleish red flower
in early spring
• Zig-zag growth habits
American Beech- Fagus grandifolia
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Leaves 2.5-5 inches long
11-14 vein pairs that oppose one another
Serrations at each vein
Fusiform buds-large
American Elm- Ulmus americana
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4-6 inch leaves
Doubly serrated
Parallel veins
Lopsided or
uneven at base
Sweetgum- Liquidambar styraciflua
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5-7 lobes/points
Leaves 4-6 inches wide
Winged stems/growths
Finely serrated
Sweetgum balls
Word Bank For ID #4
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Slash Pine- Pinus elliotii
Pitch Pine- Pinus rigida
Eastern Hemlock- Tsuga canadensis
Eastern Redcedar- Juniperus virginiana
Leyland Cypress- Cupressocyparis x leylandii
Pond Pine- Pinus serotina
Spruce Pine- Pinus glabra
Southern Magnolia- Magnoia grandiflora
Baldcypress-Taxodium distichum
American Holly- Ilex opaca
Boxelder- Acer negundo
Eastern Redbud- Cercis canadensis
American Beech- Fagus grandifolia
American Elm- Ulmus americana
Sweetgum- Liquidambar styraciflua
ID Test 5
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Black Cherry- Prunus serotina
Blackgum- Nyssa sylvatica
Mulberry- Morus spp.
Sugarberry- Celtis laevigata
Yellow-Poplar- Liriodendron tulipifera
Black Cherry- Prunus serotina
• Leaves 2-6 inches long,
1-1.5 inches wide
• Leaves dark green and
shiny above
• Serrated margin.
• The flowers are small
with five white petals,
and are fragrant
Black Cherry- Prunus serotina
• Dark grey to black bark
• Has the appearance of
very thick, burnt
potato chips.
• Fruit changes from
green to black when
ripe
Blackgum- Nyssa sylvatica
• Leaves 2-5 inches long
• Leaves ovate and shiny
above.
• Leaves grow in clusters
near the end of the twig.
• Twigs and branches grow
@ right angles to the
trunk
• Leaves have a whorl
pattern
Mulberry- Morus spp.
• Leaves 3-5 inches long
and 2.5-4 inches wide
• 1 to many lobes
• Toothed margins
• Leaf rough to the touch
• Fruit resembling a
blackberry
• Twigs when broken
shows thin, silky hairs on
the broken surface
Sugarberry- Celtis laevigata
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Leaves 2.5-5 inches long
Doubly serrated
Lance shaped leaf
Warty Bark
Small nutlet .25 inches
Sugarberry- Celtis laevigata
• Fleshy fruit with only
one seed
Yellow-Poplar- Liriodendron tulipifera
• Leaves are 5-6 inches
long and wide.
• They have 3-4 lobes
• Flower is yellow and
tulip like
• Shaped like a cat’s
face
Word Bank For ID #5
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Pond Pine- Pinus serotina
Spruce Pine- Pinus glabra
Southern Magnolia- Magnoia grandiflora
Baldcypress-Taxodium distichum
American Holly- Ilex Opaca
Boxelder- Acer negundo
Eastern Redbud- Cercis canadensis
American Beech- Fagus grandifolia
American Elm- Ulmus americana
Sweetgum- Liquidambar styraciflua
Black Cherry- Prunus serotina
BlackgumNyssa sylvatica
Mulberry- Morus spp.
Sugarberry- Celtis laevigata
Yellow-Poplar- Liriodendron tulipifera
ID Test 6
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Sassafras- Sassafras albidum
Mockernut Hickory- Carya tomentosa
Sweetbay- Magnolia virginiana
Persimmon- Diospyros virginiana
Eastern Hophornbeam- Ostrya virginiana
Sassafras- Sassafras albidum
• Leaves 4-6 inches long,
2-4 inches wide
– Also Fragrant
• They come in three
different shapes, all of
which can be on the
same branch
– three-lobed leaves
– unlobed elliptical leaves
– and two-lobed leaves
Mockernut Hickory- Carya tomentosa
• Leaves 8-12 inches
long with 7-9 leaflets
– Terminal leaflet larger
than other leaflets
• Petiole is hairy
Sweetbay- Magnolia virginiana
• Leaves 4-6 inches long,
1.5-3 inches wide
– Shiny and smooth above
– Silver/white underside
• Cup shaped flowers
• Likes wet feet
Persimmon- Diospyros virginiana
• Grows to 70 ft
• Thick, hard , dark gray bark
– “Alligator Bark”
• Tree is dioecious
– Separate male and female
trees
• Aborts terminal bud
• Round orange to purple
fruits
• Dark green on upper side
• Yellow fall color
Eastern Hophornbeam- Ostrya virginiana
• Ovate leaves that are doubly
saw-toothed
• Pale green in color and hairy
on top and bottom
• Fruits are hanging, cone-like
clusters (hop-like)
– Stem-like catkins and usually in
3’s
Word Bank for ID Test #6
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Boxelder- Acer negundo
Eastern Redbud- Cercis canadensis
American Beech- Fagus grandifolia
American Elm- Ulmus americana
Sweetgum- Liquidambar styraciflua
Black Cherry- Prunus serotina
Blackgum- Nyssa sylvatica
Mulberry- Morus spp.
Sugarberry- Celtis laevigata
Yellow-Poplar- Liriodendron tulipifera
Sassafras- Sassafras albidum
Mockernut Hickory- Carya tomentosa
Sweetbay- Magnolia virginiana
Persimmon- Diospyros virginiana
Eastern Hophornbeam- Ostrya virginiana
ID Test #7
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Buckeye- Aesculus spp.
Catalpa- Catalpa bignoniodes
Mimosa- Albizia julibrissin
Sourwood- Oxydendrun arboreum
Sumac- Rhus spp.
Buckeye- Aesculus spp
• Leaves opposite
• Palmately compound
• Leaves 3-6 inches long with 5-7
leaflet
• Fruit is a flower and then a
brown capsule
Catalpa- Catalpa bignoniodes
• Heart-shaped leaves
• Leaves 4-12 inches long
• Fruit is a slender cylindrical
pod 10-12 inches long
• White blooms in spring
Mimosa- Albizia julibrissin
• Leaves are bi-pinnately
compound with 15-30
small pairs of leaflets
• Several Trunks
• Flat crown
• Fruit is a flat oblong
pod
Sourwood- Oxydendrun arboreum
• Leaves 5-7 inches long and
1.5-2.5 inches wide
• Oblong and pointed at end
• Smooth leaf texture
• White hanging blooms
• Leaves and bark have a
sour taste
Sumac- Rhus spp.
• Large shrub or tree with
pinnately compound leaves
• Leaflets are lance shaped
• Saw-tooth margin
• Fruit is upright crowded head
with small red seeds
Word Bank for ID Test #7
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Black Cherry- Prunus serotina
Blackgum- Nyssa sylvatica
Mulberry- Morus spp.
Sugarberry- Celtis laevigata
Yellow-Poplar- Liriodendron tulipifera
Sassafras- Sassafras albidum
Mockernut Hickory- Carya tomentosa
Sweetbay- Magnolia virginiana
Persimmon- Diospyros virginiana
Eastern Hophornbeam- Ostrya virginiana
Buckeye- Aesculus spp
Catalpa- Catalpa bignoniodes
Mimosa- Albizia julibrissin
Sourwood- Oxydendrun arboreum
Sumac- Rhus spp.