Full tree list

Smooth sumac

Anacardiaceae

Rhus glabra

Arrangement alternate

Margin serrate

Complexity compound

Bush looking

Red petiole

Dry sandy disturbed soil

Two house

yellow birch

Betulaceae

Betula alleghaniensis

Margin Double serrate (finaler serration)

Arrangement alternate

Bronze gold bark (smaller strips)

Leaf shape Ovate/Elliptic (base almost cordate)

More obvious tufts of hair at bas of vein axel

Rich forest

One house

river birch

Betulaceae

Betula nigra

Margin Double serrate

Complexity simple

Leaf shape deltoid/rhombic/ovate

Arrangement alternate

Fluffed cone looking flowers

Scaley bark (salmon orange under bark)

Riparian

One house

paper birch

Betulaceae

Betula papyrifera

Margin double serrate

White under peeling bark

Leaf shape ovate

Riparian but more dry

One house

common persimmon

Ebenaceae

Diospyros virginiana

Square bark

Arrangement alternate

Complexity simple

Margin mature entire

Leaf shape Elliptic

Leaf tip Accute/accuminate

Glossy leaf top

Rich bottom land

2 house

Female flowers

sweet gum

Hamamelidaceae

Liquidambar styraciflua

Arrangement alternate

Shape Palmately lobed (star shape)

Complexity simple

Margin serrate

Venation palmate

Unique capsule

Broad range

cucumber magnolia

Magnoliaceae

Magnolia acuminata

Complexity simple

Margin entire

Venation pinnate

Shape elliptic/ovate

Acuminate/acute

Arrangement alternate (look at twigs not buds here)

5-9 vascular leaf scars

Moist soil

One house

umbrella magnolia

Magnoliaceae

Magnolia tripetala

Complexity Simple

Shape Obovate

Margin entire

Leaf tip Acute

One house

Moist and shady

eastern white pine

Pinaceae

Pinus strobus

bigtooth aspen

Salicaceae

Populus grandidentata

Flat petiole

Leaves shake

Arrangement alternate

Complexity simple

Shape Ovate/orbicular

Dentate/serrate (big teeth)

Smooth gray/tan bark

Triangle shaped scar where branches connect slightly darker than bark

Well drained

Two house

quaking aspen

Salicaceae

Populus tremuloides

Leaves “quake”

Flat petiole (more thin)

White smooth bark

Branch triangle scars much darker than the bark

Leaf shape Obicular/deltoid (smaller size)

Margin Crenate/undulate/serrate (smaller teeth)

Well drained

Two house

white willow

Salicaceae

Salix alba

^^^^^^^^^^^^ 5/21 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

VVVVVVVVVVV 5/26 VVVVVVVVVVVV

black alder

Betulaceae

Alnus glutinosa

eastern redbud

Fabaceae

Cercis canadensis

scarlet oak

Fagaceae

Quercus coccinea

Shumard oak

Fagaceae

Quercus shumardii

shellbark hickory

Juglandaceae

Carcya laciniosa

white ash

Oleaceae

Fraxinus americana

green ash

Oleaceae

Fraxinus pennsylvanica

red pine

Pinaceae

Pinus resinosa

sweet crabapple

Rosaceae

Malus coronaria

Norway maple

Sapindaceae

Acer platanoides

slippery elm

Ulmaceae

Ulmus rubra

^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 5/26 ^^^^^^^^^^^

VVVVVVVVVVV 5/28 VVVVVVVVVVV

pawpaw

Annonaceae

Asimina triloba

sugarberry

Cannabaceae

Celtis laevigata

flowering dogwood

Cornaceae

Cornus florida

American chestnut

Fagaceae

Castanea dentata

prairie crabapple

Rosaceae

Malus ioensis

Callery pear

Rosaceae

Pyrus calleryana

eastern cottonwood

Salicaceae

populus deltoides

peach leaf willow

Salicaceae

Salix amygdaloides

black willow

Salicaceae

Salix nigra

silver maple

Sapindaceae

Acer saccharinum

^^^^^^^^^ 5/28 ^^^^^^^^^^^

VVVVVVVVVVVV 6/2 VVVVVVVVVVVV

staghorn sumac

Anacardiaceae

Rhus typhina

no hair on twigs

alternate-leaf dogwood

Cornaceae

Cornus alternifolia

baldcypress

Cupressaceae

Taxodium distichum var. distichum

ginkgo

Ginkgoaceae

Ginkgo biloba

pignut hickory

Juglandaceae

Carya glabra

Osage-orange

Moraceae

Maclura pomifera

London planetree

Platanaceae

Platanus acerifolia

balsalm poplar

Salicaceae

Populus balsamifera

Ohio buckeye

Sapindaceae

Aesculus glabra

Siberian elm

Ulmaceae

Ulmus pumila

^^^^^^^^^^ 6/2 ^^^^^^^^^

VVVVVVVVVV 6/4 VVVVVVVVVVVV

burning bush

Celastraceae

Euonymus alatus

American beech

Fagaceae

Fagus grandifolia

witch-hazel

Hamamelidaceae

Hamamelis virginiana

bitternut hickory

Juglandaceae

Carya cordiformis

shagbark hickory

Juglandaceae

Carya ovata

spice bush

Lauraceae

Lindera benzoin

sassafras

Lauraceae

Sassafras albidum

yellow-poplar

Magnoliaceae

Liriodendron tulipifera

red maples

Sapindaceae

Acer rubrum

tree-of-heaven

Simaroubaceae

Ailanthus altissima

^^^^^^^^^^^^ 6/4 ^^^^^^^^

VVVVVVVVVVV 6/9 VVVVVVVVVVVV

eastern hophornbeam

Betulaceae

Ostrya virginiana

white oak

Fagaceae

Quercus alba

swamp oak

Fagaceae

Quercus bicolor

northern red oak

Fagaceae

Quercus rubra

black oak

Fagaceae

Quercus velutina

American basswood

Malvaceae

Tilia americana

downy hawthorn

Rosaceae

Crataegus mollis

sugar maple

Sapindaceae

Acer saccharum

American elm

Ulmaceae

Ulmus americana

^^^^^^ 6/9 ^^^^^^^

VVVVVVVV 6/11 VVVVVVVV

black tupelo

Cornaceae

Nyssa sylvatica

yellowwood

Fabaceae

Cladrastis kentukea

Kentucky coffeetree

Fabaceae

Gymnocladus dioica

black locust

Fabaceae

Robinia pseudoacacia

Pecan

Juglandaceae

Carya illinoinensis

black walnut

Juglandaceae

Juglans nigra

blue ash

Oleaceae

Fraxinus quadrangulata

^^^^^^^^^^ 6/11 ^^^^^^^^^^

VVVVVVVVV 6/16 VVVVVVVV

northern catalpa

Bignoniaceae

Catalpa speciosa

hackberry

Cannabaceae

Celtis occidentalis

Amur honesuckle

Caprifoliaceae

Lonicera maackii

autumn olive

Elaeagnaceae

Elaeagnus umbellata

honeylocust

Fabaceae

Gleditsia triacanthos

white mulberry

Moraceae

Morus alba

American sycamore

Platanaceae

Platanus occidentalis

black cherry

Rosaceae

Prunus serotina

box elder

Sapindaceae

Acer negundo

^^^^^^^^^^^ 6/16 ^^^^^^^^^^^

VVVVVVVVVV 6/18 VVVVVVVVVVV

American hornbeam

Betulaceae

Carpinus caroliniana

Eastern red cedar

Cupressaceae

Juniperus virginiana

Northern white-cedar

Cupressaceae

Thuja occidentalis

bur oak

Fagaceae

Quercus macrocarpa

pin oak

Fagaceae

Quercus palustris

balsam fir

Pinaceae

Abies balsamea

tamarack

Pinaceae

Larix laricina

white spruce

Pinaceae

Picea glauca

Virginia pin

Pinaceae

Pinus virginiana