Forestry Tree ID - NC

American Holly

-spikey leaves

-red berries

-evergreen

Ash

-symmetrical branches

-compound leaves

-oval-shaped leaflets with point

-"helicopter" seed

Bald Cypress

-deciduous

-feathery needles

Beech

-smooth bark

-wavy leaves

-leaves turn coppery, stay on tree in Winter

-spiny nut

Birch

-peeling bark

-triangular, serrated leaves

Black Cherry

-serrated margins

-spots on leaves

-smooth bark

Blackgum

-whirled leaves

-90 degree branches

-mostly smooth margins

Black Oak

-5-7 pointed lobes

-fuzzy

-shiny, dark green color

Black Walnut

-large compound leaf

-round fruit like golf ball

-strong smelling

Chestnut Oak

-wavy edges

Cottonwood

-heart shaped

-serrated

Dogwood

-white flowers

-red berries

-blocky bark

-leaves found in pairs

Elm

-serrated leaves

-picture is american elm

-winged elm has bark "wings"

Fraser Fir

-christmas tree

Hemlock

-flat needles

-small cones

-two white stripes on underside of needle

Hickory

-compound leaves

-alternating branches

-strong smelling

Loblolly Pine

-3 pine needles

-6-9 inches

Locust

-round compound leaves

-spines

-large seedpods

-small, round leaflets

Longleaf Pine

-3 pine needles

-10-18 inches

-pinecones up to 1 ft long

Northern Red Oak

-7-11 pointed lobes

-tufts of hair on leaf vein junction

-papery, duller green

Pecan

-compound leaf

-oblong fruit

-9-15 leaflets

-slightly sickle shaped leaves

Persimmon

-baby leaves

-smooth margins

-blocky bark on adult trees

-orange fruit

Post Oak

-smooth margins

-shaped like a cross

Red Cedar

-evergreen

- strong smelling wood

-scale-like leaves

-small, blue fruit

Red Maple

-turns red in fall

-Canadian flag

-3 main lobes

-reddish stem

Redbud

-heart shaped leaves

-purple buds

-small seedpods

Shortleaf Pine

-3-5 inches

-2-(rarely)3 needles

Sourwood

-oblong leaf

-hairs on underside of midrib

-sour apple taste

Southern Red Oak

-three pronged lobes

Sweetgum

-five-pointed star

-spikey gumballs

Sycamore

-patchy smooth bark

-wide leaf

-3-5 lobes

Virginia Pine

-up to 4 inches

-2 needles

-corkscrew needles

Water Oak

-rounded leaf like drop of water

Water Tupelo

-larger at base of trunk

White Oak

-rounded margins

-symmetrical

White Pine

-five needles per bundle

Willow Oak

-like a weeping willow

Yellow Poplar

-straight lines in bark

-like a cat's face or an angel

-tulip-like flowers