Eastern Hophornbeam- Ostrya virginiana
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ID Test 4 • • • • • 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 • • • • 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 • • • • 4-6 inch leaves Doubly serrated Parallel veins Lopsided or uneven at base Sweetgum- Liquidambar styraciflua • • • • • 5-7 lobes/points Leaves 4-6 inches wide Winged stems/growths Finely serrated Sweetgum balls Word Bank For ID #4 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 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 • • • • • 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 • • • • • 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 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 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 • • • • • 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 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 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 • • • • • 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 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 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.
