Tree Quiz

American basswood

Native
Leaf: simple, alternate, serrations, pinnately veined

American beech

Native
Leaf: simple, alternate, serrations, pinnately veined, waxy, smooth
Bark: smooth
Other: Small nuts, pointy bud

Amur honeysuckle

Invasive species
Leaf: simple, opposite, entire, pinnately veined
Bark: stripes
Other: red berries

Ash

Native
Leaf: compound, opposite, serrations, pinnately veined
Other: emerald ash bore

Black Locust

Native
Leaf: compound, alternate, entire, pinnately veined, terminal leaflet
Other: nitrogen fixing, thorn

Black Walnut

Native
Leaf: compound, alternate, serrations, pinnately veined
Other: chemical that discourages growth of other plants, piney smell, produces walnuts

Boxelder

Native
Leaf: compound, opposite, serrations, pinnately veined
Other: maple group

Buckeye

Native
Leaf: compound, opposite, serrations, pinnately veined, palmate
Other: buckeyes, occur in moist soil

Bradford Pear

Invasive
Leaf: simple, alternate, serrations, pinnately veined, heart shaped, waxy
Other: ornamental

Catalpa

Native
Leaf: simple, opposite, entire, pinnately veined, heart shaped, large
Other: beans, found in moist soil

Common Pawpaw

Native
Leaf: simple, alternate, entire, pinnately veined
Other: fruit

Hackberry

Native
Leaf: simple, alternate, serrations, pinnately veined, rough
Bark: corky

Hickory

Native
Leaf: compound, alternate, serrations, pinnately veined, terminal leaflet

Honey Locust

Native
Leaf: compound, alternate, entire, pinnately veined, leaflets
Bark: platy
Other: ornamental, thorny

Red Mulberry

Native
Leaf: simple, alternate, serrations, pinnately veined

Red Oak

Native
Leaf: simple, alternate, serrations, pinnately veined
Other: acorns

Redbud

Native
Leaf: simple, alternate, entire, palmately veined
Other: legumes

Slippery Elm

Native
Leaf: simple, alternate, serrations, pinnately veined, sandpaper

Spicebush

Native
Leaf: simple, alternate, entire, pinnately veined, smells spicy

Sugar Maple

Native
Leaf: simple, opposite, entire, palmately veined
Other: maple syrup

Sweetgum

Native
Leaf: simple, alternate, serrations, palmately veined

Sycamore

Native
Leaf: simple, alternate, serrations, palmately veined
Bark: camo

Tulip Tree

Native
Leaf: simple, alternate, entire, palmately veined

White Oak

Native
Leaf: simple, alternate, entire, pinnately veined