CCNP quick study

Autumn Blaze Maple

Acer × freemanii 'Autumn Blaze' — Category: Shade Tree — ID clue: Hybrid maple; red-orange fall color

Acer × freemanii 'Autumn Blaze'

Autumn Blaze Maple — Category: Shade Tree — ID clue: Hybrid maple; red-orange fall color

Red Maple

Acer rubrum — Category: Shade Tree — ID clue: Opposite leaves; red fall color

Acer rubrum

Red Maple — Category: Shade Tree — ID clue: Opposite leaves; red fall color

Sugar Maple

Acer saccharum — Category: Shade Tree — ID clue: Five-lobed leaves; strong fall color

Acer saccharum

Sugar Maple — Category: Shade Tree — ID clue: Five-lobed leaves; strong fall color

Tatarian Maple

Acer tataricum — Category: Ornamental Tree — ID clue: Small maple; winged samaras

Acer tataricum

Tatarian Maple — Category: Ornamental Tree — ID clue: Small maple; winged samaras

Amur Maple

Acer ginnala — Category: Ornamental Tree — ID clue: Small tree/shrub; red fall color

Acer ginnala

Amur Maple — Category: Ornamental Tree — ID clue: Small tree/shrub; red fall color

Paperbark Maple

Acer griseum — Category: Ornamental Tree — ID clue: Cinnamon exfoliating bark

Acer griseum

Paperbark Maple — Category: Ornamental Tree — ID clue: Cinnamon exfoliating bark

Boxelder

Acer negundo — Category: Shade Tree — ID clue: Compound leaves; opposite arrangement

Acer negundo

Boxelder — Category: Shade Tree — ID clue: Compound leaves; opposite arrangement

Ohio Buckeye

Aesculus glabra — Category: Shade Tree — ID clue: Palmately compound leaves; buckeye fruit

Aesculus glabra

Ohio Buckeye — Category: Shade Tree — ID clue: Palmately compound leaves; buckeye fruit

Serviceberry

Amelanchier alnifolia — Category: Ornamental Tree — ID clue: White flowers; edible berries

Amelanchier alnifolia

Serviceberry — Category: Ornamental Tree — ID clue: White flowers; edible berries

Autumn Brilliance Serviceberry

Amelanchier × grandiflora 'Autumn Brilliance' — Category: Ornamental Tree — ID clue: White spring flowers; orange-red fall color

Amelanchier × grandiflora 'Autumn Brilliance'

Autumn Brilliance Serviceberry — Category: Ornamental Tree — ID clue: White spring flowers; orange-red fall color

River Birch

Betula nigra — Category: Shade Tree — ID clue: Peeling salmon-colored bark

Betula nigra

River Birch — Category: Shade Tree — ID clue: Peeling salmon-colored bark

Paper Birch

Betula papyrifera — Category: Ornamental Tree — ID clue: White papery bark

Betula papyrifera

Paper Birch — Category: Ornamental Tree — ID clue: White papery bark

European Hornbeam

Carpinus betulus — Category: Shade Tree — ID clue: Dense crown; smooth gray bark

Carpinus betulus

European Hornbeam — Category: Shade Tree — ID clue: Dense crown; smooth gray bark

Northern Catalpa

Catalpa speciosa — Category: Shade Tree — ID clue: Huge heart-shaped leaves; long pods

Catalpa speciosa

Northern Catalpa — Category: Shade Tree — ID clue: Huge heart-shaped leaves; long pods

Hackberry

Celtis occidentalis — Category: Shade Tree — ID clue: Warty bark; small berry-like fruit

Celtis occidentalis

Hackberry — Category: Shade Tree — ID clue: Warty bark; small berry-like fruit

Prairie Sentinel Hackberry

Celtis occidentalis 'Prairie Sentinel' — Category: Shade Tree — ID clue: Very narrow upright habit

Celtis occidentalis 'Prairie Sentinel'

Prairie Sentinel Hackberry — Category: Shade Tree — ID clue: Very narrow upright habit

Eastern Redbud

Cercis canadensis — Category: Ornamental Tree — ID clue: Pink flowers on bare wood; heart-shaped leaves

Cercis canadensis

Eastern Redbud — Category: Ornamental Tree — ID clue: Pink flowers on bare wood; heart-shaped leaves

Forest Pansy Redbud

Cercis canadensis 'Forest Pansy' — Category: Ornamental Tree — ID clue: Purple foliage; pink spring flowers

Cercis canadensis 'Forest Pansy'

Forest Pansy Redbud — Category: Ornamental Tree — ID clue: Purple foliage; pink spring flowers

American Yellowwood

Cladrastis kentukea — Category: Ornamental Tree — ID clue: Fragrant white flower chains

Cladrastis kentukea

American Yellowwood — Category: Ornamental Tree — ID clue: Fragrant white flower chains

Turkish Filbert

Corylus colurna — Category: Shade Tree — ID clue: Corky bark; pyramidal form

Corylus colurna

Turkish Filbert — Category: Shade Tree — ID clue: Corky bark; pyramidal form

Hawthorn

Crataegus spp. — Category: Ornamental Tree — ID clue: Thorns; white flowers; red fruit

Crataegus spp.

Hawthorn — Category: Ornamental Tree — ID clue: Thorns; white flowers; red fruit

Russian Olive

Elaeagnus angustifolia — Category: Ornamental Tree — ID clue: Silvery foliage; thorny

Elaeagnus angustifolia

Russian Olive — Category: Ornamental Tree — ID clue: Silvery foliage; thorny

Thornless Honeylocust

Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis — Category: Shade Tree — ID clue: Fine-textured compound leaves

Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis

Thornless Honeylocust — Category: Shade Tree — ID clue: Fine-textured compound leaves

Kentucky Coffeetree

Gymnocladus dioicus — Category: Shade Tree — ID clue: Huge bipinnate leaves; coarse winter form

Gymnocladus dioicus

Kentucky Coffeetree — Category: Shade Tree — ID clue: Huge bipinnate leaves; coarse winter form

Golden Rain Tree

Koelreuteria paniculata — Category: Ornamental Tree — ID clue: Yellow flowers; papery capsules

Koelreuteria paniculata

Golden Rain Tree — Category: Ornamental Tree — ID clue: Yellow flowers; papery capsules

Tuliptree

Liriodendron tulipifera — Category: Shade Tree — ID clue: Tulip-shaped leaves and flowers

Liriodendron tulipifera

Tuliptree — Category: Shade Tree — ID clue: Tulip-shaped leaves and flowers

Crabapple

Malus spp. — Category: Ornamental Tree — ID clue: Spring flowers; small apple fruits

Malus spp.

Crabapple — Category: Ornamental Tree — ID clue: Spring flowers; small apple fruits

Amur Maackia

Maackia amurensis — Category: Ornamental Tree — ID clue: Pea-family flowers; silvery new foliage

Maackia amurensis

Amur Maackia — Category: Ornamental Tree — ID clue: Pea-family flowers; silvery new foliage

Magnolia

Magnolia spp. — Category: Ornamental Tree — ID clue: Large showy flowers

Magnolia spp.

Magnolia — Category: Ornamental Tree — ID clue: Large showy flowers

Quaking Aspen

Populus tremuloides — Category: Shade Tree — ID clue: White bark; trembling leaves

Populus tremuloides

Quaking Aspen — Category: Shade Tree — ID clue: White bark; trembling leaves

Narrowleaf Cottonwood

Populus angustifolia — Category: Shade Tree — ID clue: Narrow leaves; riparian native

Populus angustifolia

Narrowleaf Cottonwood — Category: Shade Tree — ID clue: Narrow leaves; riparian native

Plains Cottonwood

Populus deltoides — Category: Shade Tree — ID clue: Triangular leaves; cottony seeds

Populus deltoides

Plains Cottonwood — Category: Shade Tree — ID clue: Triangular leaves; cottony seeds

Canada Red Chokecherry

Prunus virginiana 'Canada Red' — Category: Ornamental Tree — ID clue: Foliage matures purple-red

Prunus virginiana 'Canada Red'

Canada Red Chokecherry — Category: Ornamental Tree — ID clue: Foliage matures purple-red

Chokecherry

Prunus virginiana — Category: Ornamental Tree — ID clue: White racemes; dark fruit

Prunus virginiana

Chokecherry — Category: Ornamental Tree — ID clue: White racemes; dark fruit

Callery Pear

Pyrus calleryana — Category: Ornamental Tree — ID clue: White spring flowers; glossy leaves

Pyrus calleryana

Callery Pear — Category: Ornamental Tree — ID clue: White spring flowers; glossy leaves

Bur Oak

Quercus macrocarpa — Category: Shade Tree — ID clue: Large acorn with fringed cup

Quercus macrocarpa

Bur Oak — Category: Shade Tree — ID clue: Large acorn with fringed cup

Swamp White Oak

Quercus bicolor — Category: Shade Tree — ID clue: Pale leaf undersides

Quercus bicolor

Swamp White Oak — Category: Shade Tree — ID clue: Pale leaf undersides

Gambel Oak

Quercus gambelii — Category: Ornamental Tree — ID clue: Colorado native scrub oak

Quercus gambelii

Gambel Oak — Category: Ornamental Tree — ID clue: Colorado native scrub oak

English Oak

Quercus robur — Category: Shade Tree — ID clue: Rounded lobes; stalked acorns

Quercus robur

English Oak — Category: Shade Tree — ID clue: Rounded lobes; stalked acorns

Shumard Oak

Quercus shumardii — Category: Shade Tree — ID clue: Deep lobes; red fall color

Quercus shumardii

Shumard Oak — Category: Shade Tree — ID clue: Deep lobes; red fall color

Weeping Willow

Salix babylonica — Category: Shade Tree — ID clue: Long pendulous branches

Salix babylonica

Weeping Willow — Category: Shade Tree — ID clue: Long pendulous branches

Japanese Tree Lilac

Syringa reticulata — Category: Ornamental Tree — ID clue: Creamy white summer panicles

Syringa reticulata

Japanese Tree Lilac — Category: Ornamental Tree — ID clue: Creamy white summer panicles

Ivory Silk Tree Lilac

Syringa reticulata 'Ivory Silk' — Category: Ornamental Tree — ID clue: Compact tree; creamy panicles

Syringa reticulata 'Ivory Silk'

Ivory Silk Tree Lilac — Category: Ornamental Tree — ID clue: Compact tree; creamy panicles

Littleleaf Linden

Tilia cordata — Category: Shade Tree — ID clue: Small heart-shaped leaves; fragrant flowers

Tilia cordata

Littleleaf Linden — Category: Shade Tree — ID clue: Small heart-shaped leaves; fragrant flowers

American Linden

Tilia americana — Category: Shade Tree — ID clue: Large heart-shaped leaves

Tilia americana

American Linden — Category: Shade Tree — ID clue: Large heart-shaped leaves

American Elm

Ulmus americana — Category: Shade Tree — ID clue: Vase-shaped crown

Ulmus americana

American Elm — Category: Shade Tree — ID clue: Vase-shaped crown

Accolade Elm

Ulmus 'Morton' — Category: Shade Tree — ID clue: Disease-resistant vase-shaped elm

Ulmus 'Morton'

Accolade Elm — Category: Shade Tree — ID clue: Disease-resistant vase-shaped elm

Colorado Blue Spruce

Picea pungens — Category: Coniferous Tree — ID clue: Stiff blue-green needles

Picea pungens

Colorado Blue Spruce — Category: Coniferous Tree — ID clue: Stiff blue-green needles

Engelmann Spruce

Picea engelmannii — Category: Coniferous Tree — ID clue: High-elevation native spruce

Picea engelmannii

Engelmann Spruce — Category: Coniferous Tree — ID clue: High-elevation native spruce

White Spruce

Picea glauca — Category: Coniferous Tree — ID clue: Short blue-green needles

Picea glauca

White Spruce — Category: Coniferous Tree — ID clue: Short blue-green needles