Miller Woods Species

Acer nigrum family name

Sapindaceae

Acer nigrum common name

Black Maple

Acer saccharum family name

Sapindaceae

Acer saccharum common name

Sugar Maple

Ailanthus altissima* family name

Simaroubaceae

Ailanthus altissima* common name

Tree-of-Heaven

Carpinus caroliniana family name

Betulaceae

Carpinus caroliniana common name

Musclewood, Blue-Beech

Carya cordiformis family name

Juglandaceae

Carya cordiformis common name

Bitternut Hickory

Euonymus obovatus family name

Celastraceae

Euonymus obovatus common name

Running Strawberry-Bush

Fagus grandifolia family name

Fagaceae

Fagus grandifolia common name

American Beech

Fraxinus americana family name

Oleaceae

Fraxinus americana common name

White Ash

Lindera benzoin family name

Lauraceae

Lindera benzoin common name

Spicebush

Malus pumila* family name

Rosaceae

Malus pumila* common name

Common Apple

Morus alba* family name

Moraceae

Morus alba* common name

White Mulberry

Ostrya virginiana family name

Betulaceae

Ostrya virginiana common name

Ironwood, Hop-Hornbeam

Tilia americana family name

Malvaceae

Tilia americana common name

American Basswood

Acer nigrum characters

• 5-lobed (3 big, 2 smaller)

• stipules by bud/pediole base

• velvety underside and droopy leaves distinguish it from Acer saccharum

• bud is brown and pointy with overlapping scales

• samara (helicopter) fruit

Acer saccharum characters

• 5-lobed (3 big, 2 smaller)

• sharper leaves than Acer nigrum

• samara (helicopter) fruit

• bud has overlapping scales but is more conical (less triangular) than acer nigrum

• in older trees, flaky bark

Tilia americana characters

• big heart-shaped, asymmetrical, alternate leaves

• reproduces by root collar sprouts

• long, narrow ridges in bark

• fruit: bract with woody nut

Fraxinus americana characters

• compound leaves

• hershey kiss bud

• opposite leaves with opposite leaflets

• petiolules (petioles but for leaflets)

Lindera benzoin characters

• tall shrub

• small, round, light green buds

• long, entire, eye-shaped leaves

• red droops

Euonymus obovatus characters

• small, creeping

• opposite leaves

• evergreen twig

• slightly serrate margins, looks smooth from up close

Fagus grandifolia characters

• small, defined teeth

• large trees

• scars/eyes

• smooth, ashy grey bark

• eye-shaped leaf with point at end (like an eyelash?)

Morus alba* characters

• polymorphic leaves, but mostly heart-shaped

• curvy (crenate) detail on margins

• small orange snail buds

• orange in bark between ridges

• purple/white droops

Carya cordiformis characters

• long, sulfur-colored buds that smell like gin and tonic

• compound, alternate leaves, opposite leaflets

• cessile leaflets (no petiole)

• small, singly serrate leaflets

• green twig with light spots

Malus pumila* characters

• scraggly, low branches

• round-ish leaves with point at end, serrate

• scaly bark

• alternate

• green, round-ish bud with point

Carpinus caroliniana characters

• muscle-y bark

• doubly serrate

• very scaly bud

• very branchy, thin, dark twigs

• veins extend all the way to end of leaf

Ostrya virginiana characters

• catscratch bark

• pronounced serrations

• small, pointy orange-brown buds

• spongier feeling when pressed on than elms

• fruits look like hops

Ailanthus altissima* characters

• heart-shaped scars

• glands at base of leaflet

• compound leaves

• alternate leaves, opposite leaflets