week 3-4 descriptive ID

seri

Compound and ovate/lanced, staminant- no seeds, soft/spongey bark, bushels of screen berries on stipule, monocot, sub opposite arrangement, dark brown sumerged buds, kidney shaped leaf scar, smells good (twig)

Phellodendron amurense

enitre/compound leaves, small prickles on rakus, stipule is spined, orange buds, smell is pretty strong/pundget, retains some spines.

Zanthoxylum americanum

compound leaves (3-7) leafelets are mostly lobed +serrate, high levels of variation, hidden pubescent bud, shallow bark ridges- not usually straight tree, *blue silver → brown twig/bark, classic maple seed in a V shape, diacious.

Acer negundo

Leaves resemble sycamore, simple and broad, dark green → yellow colors mostly, petiole produces white latex, samara is mustache shaped, rounded bud.

Acer platanoides

very red fall colors with variation, 3 lobes simple serrate with possible minor lobes, V shaped gap, opposite arranged, small rounded bud, mostly smooth bark until split with plates, vernal.

Acer rubrum

3 major lobes 2 minor with small to no teeth, U shaped gaps, terminal + two lateral buds, *pointed buds which are dark brown, gray → smooth striped→ plated ridges, full spectrum of fall colors, shade tolerant.

Acer saccharinum

deep angular lobes/sinuses, serrate 3 minor 3 major lobes, silver bottom of leaf, quick group, many buds on each leaf scar, plated bark peels vertically

Acer saccharum

palmate, 5-7 leaflets, large drupes with big seed, opposite arrangement, large terminal bud with dry, plated/exfoliated layering of bark, can have multiple seeds in one capsule.

Aesculus glabra

heart shaped ovate leaves, serrate/zigzag alternate twigs, redish two scaled buds, light gray bark with yellow fall colors, nutlets coming from leafy brackets

Tilia americana

the other one with a bracket yo, skipped this one

Tilia cordata

compound lanced serrate leaves, dark purple where petiole meets node, raised lenticels, small black berries are used medicinally, small creamy flower.

Sambucus spp.

Opposite simple leaves ovate with fine serrations, shrub form with small black berries, long ass terminal bud with gray/dark brown buds, flat seed in fruit which tastes like banana, shade tolerant.

Viburnum lentago

Opposite arranged, rams horn buds, shrub form with canes that are straight up, simple ovate serrate leaves

Viburnum dentatum

Opposite arranged lobed (3) leaves, serrate, groove on petiole with small dots, green/brown stem, bush/shrub form, white flowers with round red berries

Viburnum opulus

Arcuate vination, green bark near bottom and maroon/brown twigs, alternate arrangement, shrub/tree form, dark blue berries, layers of branches

Cornus alternifolia

Simple arcuate leaves, opposite arrangement, long pointed buds, twigs are red when sunny, shrubs spread by roots, enjoys wet areas, small white fruit, 4 petaled flowers in bunches.

Cornus sericea

alternate arrangement, simple leaves, buds are naked, buds have a small stock, yellow flowers that come in pairs of 3, fruit capsules look like acorns, smooth bark with brown lenticels.

Hamamelis virginiana

Large thorn/prickles, alternate arrangement, lobed (3) simple leaves serrate, imbercate buds, shrub form, small berries.

Ribes spp.

Palmate, vines grow underground stems aboveground, dendrate margin, wraps around trees/shrubs, fiberous vine

Parthenocissus vitacea

wooden vine form, alternate arrangement, opposite nodes are tendrils, simple lobes leaves serrate, has dark purple edible berries, full range of color on vines and crawls all over

Vitis riparia