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Forestry ID 2nd 9 weeks ID Test #8 • • • • • Chestnut Oak Live Oak Post Oak Southern Red Oak White Oak Quercus prinus Quercus virginiana Quercus stellata Quercus falcata Quercus alba Chestnut Oak- Quercus prinus • shallowly lobed with 1015 rounded lobes on each margin Live Oak- Quercus virginiana • Rolled leaf margin • Very stiff leaf • Evergreen Post Oak- Quercus stellata • Cruciform lobes – Shaped like a cross • They are leathery, and tomentose (densely short-hairy) beneath Southern Red Oak- Quercus falcata • The leaves generally have rounded (U-shaped) bases, irregularly-shaped lobes, and long, thin, curving (falcate) tips. • Very drought tolerant White Oak- Quercus alba • They are variably lobed – 5-7 lobes per side – Cuneate, or wedge shaped base – Red fall color – sometimes the lobes are shallow, other times they are deeply lobed Word Bank for ID Test #8 1. Black Cherry- Prunus serotina 2. Black Tupelo- Nyssa sylvatica 3. Red Mulberry- Morus rubra 4. Sugarberry- Celtis laevigata 5. Yellow Poplar- Liriodendron tulipifera 6. Sassafras- Sassafras albidum 7. Mockernut Hickory- Carya tomentosa 8. Sweetbay- Magnolia virginiana 9. Persimmon- Diospyrus virginiana 10. Eastern Hophornbeam- Ostrya virginiana 11. Chestnut Oak-Quercus prinus 12. Live Oak- Quercus virginiana 13. Post Oak- Quercus stellata 14. Southern Red Oak-Quercus falcata 15. White Oak- Quercus alba ID Test 9 • • • • • Water Oak- Quercus nigra Laurel Oak- Quercus laurifolia Blackjack Oak- Quercus marilandica Sawtooth Oak - Quercus acutissima Willow Oak-Quercus phellos Water Oak- Quercus nigra • Water Oak is adapted to wet, swampy areas • shaped like a spatula being broad and rounded at the top and narrow and wedged at the base Laurel Oak- Quercus laurifolia • The leaves are broad lanceolate • broad and unlobed Blackjack Oak- Quercus marilandica • The leaves are broad, and typically flare from a tapered base to a broad three-lobed bell shape with only shallow indentations. • They are dark green and glossy remain attached to the twigs through the winter after turning brown in the fall Sawtooth Oak- Quercus acutissima • Heavily serrated • Clustered buds (on tip) Willow Oak-Quercus phellos • Lanceolate leaf • Thinner leaf • All acute leaf Word Bank for ID Test #9 1. Sassafras- Sassafras albidum 2. Mockernut Hickory- Carya tomentosa 3. Sweetbay- Magnolia virginiana 4. Persimmon- Diospyrus virginiana 5. Eastern Hophornbeam- Ostrya virginiana 6. Chestnut Oak-Quercus prinus 7. Live Oak- Quercus virginiana 8. Post Oak- Quercus stellata 9. Southern Red Oak-Quercus falcata 10. White Oak- Quercus alba 11. Water Oak- Quercus nigra 12. Laurel Oak- Quercus laurifolia 13. Blackjack Oak- Quercus marilandica 14. Sawtooth Oak- Quercus acutissima 15. Willow Oak- Quercus phellos ID Test 10 • • • • • Red Maple- Acer rubrum Silver Maple- Acer saccharinum Sugar Maple- Acer saccharum Flowering Dogwood-Cornus florida Yaupon-Ilex vomitoria Red Maple- Acer rubrum • Known for its brilliant deep scarlet foliage in autumn. • 3-5 lobes • Rounded Buds Silver Maple- Acer saccharinum • 3-5 lobes • Deep sinus between the five lobes. • Striking effect as the silver undersides of the leaves are exposed in the wind. • Brilliant yellow and even orange and red colorations in fall Sugar Maple- Acer saccharum • • • • 5 lobes No milky sap Pointy bud Basal lobes are relatively small, while the upper lobes are larger and deeply notched The fall color ranges from bright yellow through orange to fluorescent red-orange Flowering Dogwood-Cornus florida • Entire leaf margin • The leaves are opposite, simple, oval with acute tips • Rich red-brown in fall • Turbinate bud Yaupon-Ilex vomitoria • Tiny alternate leaves • Also have a coarsely serrated margin • Substitute for a boxwood Word Bank for ID Test #10 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Chestnut Oak Live Oak Post Oak Southern Red Oak White Oak Water Oak Laurel Oak Blackjack Oak Sawtooth Oak Willow Oak Red Maple Silver Maple Sugar Maple Flowering Dogwood Yaupon Quercus prinus Quercus virginiana Quercus stellata Quercus falcata Quercus alba Quercus nigra Quercus laurifolia Quercus marilandica Quercus acutissima Quercus phellos Acer rubrum Acer saccharinum Acer saccharum Cornus florida Ilex vomitoria ID Test 11 • • • • • American Sycamore- Platanus occidentalis Honeylocust- Gleditsia triacanthos Black Locust- Robinia pseudoacacia River Birch- Betula nigra Paulownia- Paulownia tomentosa American Sycamore- Platanus occidentalis • Leaves are four to nine inches long • Three to five-lobed by broad shallow sinuses rounded in the bottom; Honeylocust- Gleditsia triacanthos • The leaves are pinnately compound • The leaflets are 1.5–2.5 cm and bright green. • They turn yellow in the fall. Black Locust- Robinia pseudoacacia • Blue-green leaves • Flowers in April • Paired flat thorns (compared to honeylocust) River Birch- Betula nigra • The leaves are alternate, ovate, 1.5-3 in long • Serrated margin and five to twelve pairs of veins Paulownia- Paulownia tomentosa • large heart-shaped to five-lobed leaves 1540 cm across • Arranged in opposite pairs on the stem. • On young growth, the leaves may be in whorls of three Word Bank for ID Test #11 1. Water Oak 2. Laurel Oak 3. Blackjack Oak 4. Sawtooth Oak 5. Willow Oak 6. Red Maple 7. Silver Maple 8. Sugar Maple 9. Flowering Dogwood 10. Yaupon 11. American Sycamore 12. Honeylocust 13. River Birch 14. Paulownia 15. Black Locust Quercus nigra Quercus laurifolia Quercus marilandica Quercus acutissima Quercus phellos Acer rubrum Acer saccharinum Acer saccharum Cornus florida Ilex vomitoria Platanus occidentalis Gleditsia triacanthos Betula nigra Paulownia tomentosa Robinia pseudoacacia Scarlet Oak- Quercus coccinea • The leaves are glossy green • Seven lobes, and deep sinuses between the lobes. • Each lobe has 3-7 bristle-tipped teeth. • The leaf is hairless Overcup Oak- Quercus lyrata • 6 to 10 inches long • roughly oblong in shape with a highly variable margin that has 5 to 9 lobes • The underside is white and pubescent.