final tree exam study guide

Live Oak (Quercus Virginiana)

• It is an evergreen

• It has an umbrella shaped crown 

• Produces acorns 

• Has a dark gray very thick bark 

• Slow grower

Water Oak (Quercus Nigra)

• Tree grows between 80-100 ft tall 

• Tree has a spoon shaped lead 

• Tree lives for 40 to 60 years and it starts to decline for 40 to 60 years

• Decay from the inside out 

• Produces small acorns

Green Ash (Fraxinus P)

• Tree grows to a height of 60 to 80 ft

• This tree can grow in wet and dry conditions 

• This tree leaves are opposite and compound with 5-7 leaflets 

• This tree’s wood is hard and strong 

• This tree’s bark is light or dark gray with tight, diamond shaped furrows between distinct ridges

Pecan Tree

• Tree grows between 70 to 100 ft tall

• This tree produces a fruit that is used in pies and candy 

• This tree leaves are opposite and compound with 11-13 leaflets 

• This tree is one of the last trees to produce leaves 

• This tree is a slower flower and can live for 300 years

Black Walnut (Juglans Nigra)

• This tree can grow to 150 ft tall

• This tree prefers well drained soils 

• This tree’s leaves are large, opposite compound with 17-25 leaflets 

• This tree produces edible fruit 

• This tree’s bark is black, thick, and deeply grooved

Honey Locust

• This tree can reach 60 to 80 ft tall

• This tree has double compound leaves

• The female specie has thorns on it branches

• This tree is a slow grower

• The fruit of this tree is aromatic pod

Southern Magnolia (Magnolia Grandiflora)

• This tree can grow up to 80 ft tall 

• This tree produces large, sweet smelling, flowers in the spring 

• This tree is the state tree of Mississippi 

• This tree has limbs that start close to the grown 

• This tree leaves are a dark waxy green

Bradford Pear (Pyrus Calleryana)

• This tree grows to 40 to 60 ft tall

• This tree has numerous codominant branches throughout the crown 

• This tree produces a smell in the spring and summer

• This tree’s fruit is not edible 

• This tree is a rapid grower

Bitternut Hickory

• This tree reaches 70 ft tall 

• This tree produces edible fruit 

• This tree’s leaves are opposite and compound with 7-9 leaflets

• Wood is used for firewood and BBQ

• This tree is a slow grower

Redbud (Cercis Canadensis)

• This is tree grows between 15 to 30 ft tall

• This tree produces heart-shaped leaves with pointed tips 

• This tree produces pink or purple flowers from March to May

• This tree lives for 35 to 40 years

• This tree’s fruit is a purple pod

Sweetgum (Liquidambar Styraciflua)

• This tree can reach 70 ft tall

• This tree has a hard, spiky fruit 

• This tree has a star shaped leaf

• This is a deciduous tree

• This tree is apart of the maple family

Chinese Elm (Ulmus Parvifolia)

• This tree grows between 40 to 50 feet tall

• This tree has an orange/gray bark that flakes off in sheets

• This tree is largely pest-and-disease-free 

• This tree can grow in wet and dry conditions 

• This tree’s leaves have serrated edges

American Elm (Ulmus Americana)

• This tree grows to 80 ft tall

• This tree was devastated by dutch elm disease

• This tree has serrated edges 

• This tree has the largest lead of all elms

• This tree is a fast grower

Hackberry (Celtis Occidentalis)

• This tree can grow between 70 to 90 ft tall 

• This is a deciduous tree

• This tree can grow in wet and dry soil conditions 

• This tree has soft/weak wood

• This tree produces small, pea-sized berries

Southern Red Oak (Quercus Falcata)

• This tree can reach 80 ft tall 

• This tree has lobed shaped leaves

• This tree produces acorns 

• The tree’s wood is used for general construction 

• This tree is used as a shade tree

Paper Mulberry

• This tree can reach 30 ft tall 

• This tree can grow very quickly 

• This tree is an invader of open habitats 

• This tree has a shallow root system 

• This tree is listed as a invasive species

American Sycamore

• This tree can reach up to 100 ft tall 

• This is deciduous tree

• This is a fast-growing tree

• Globular fruits 

• This tree is used as a shade tree

Red Maple

• This tree is named for its flower

• This tree’s lifespan is 100 years old 

• This tree has soft wood

• Small red flowers appear from March to April 

• This tres’s fruit is called samaras

Loblolly Pine (Pinus Taeda)

• This tree can grow up to 120 ft tall 

• This tree is a fast-growing conifer

• This tree is self pruning 

• This tree needles are 7 to 9 inches long 

• This tree produces pine cones

Bald Cypress (Taxodium Distichum)

• This tree is an evergreen

• This tree produces knees

• This tree can grow in wet and dry conditions

• This tree is a long lived and slow growing

• This tree has a reddish-brown bark

Tulip Poplar

• This tree can reach 120 ft tall 

• This is adaptable to cold winters and hot summers

• The life span is 200 years old 

• This tree has a very straight bark 

• This tree’s leaves have four points that look like duck feet

Cow Oak (Quercus Michauxii)

• This tree can reach 8- ft tall 

• This tree likes swampy areas

• This tree produces acorns

• This tree’s leaves have serrated edges

• This tree has a light gray scaly bark

American Holly

• This tree can reach 30 ft tall 

• This tree can be grown as a shrub or tree

• This tree produces red berries

• This tree is an evergreen

• This tree produces fruit year-round

American Beech

• This tree can reach 40 ft tall 

• This tree has a short trunk and crown

• This tree is deciduous 

• This tree has white and pink spring blooms

• This tree is used as a landscape tree