Dendro ID

Aceraceae acer rubrum red maple

aceraceae acer saccharum sugar maple

hershey kiss like bud, bark looks like thumbnail

cornaceae cornus florida flowering dogwood

light color bark, warty capped oblong acorn

fagaceae quercus alba white oak

thatched roof acorn, spearhead bud with ridges

fagaceae quercus velutina black oak

duckbill shaped buds, white stripes in bark

magnoliaceae liriodendron tilipifera yellow poplar

leathery brown bud

oleaceae fraxinus pennsylvanica green ash

flat single needle with suction cup base

pinaceae abies concolor white fir

woody peg at needle base, DROOPY BRANCHES

pinaceae picea abies norway spruce

five needle bundles

pinaceae pinus strobus eastern white pine

camo bark, buds look like witches cap

platanaceae platanus occidentalis american sycamore

red and green bud with slender twigs

rosaceae prunus serotina black cherry

aceraceae acer negundo boxelder

maple like leaves

aceraceae acer platanoides norway maple

deep grooved leaf

aceraceae acer saccharinum silver maple

leaves look like hound dog ears

annonaceae asimina triloba pawpaw

oblong leaves, bark looks like dry riverbead

cornaceae nyssa sylvatica blackgum

cupressaceae metasequoia glyptostroboides dawn redwood

spearlike twigs and spiky closed fruits

fagaceae fagus grandifolia american beech

split open spiky fruits

fagaceae fagus sylvatica european beech

big spike ball, fragrant leaf when crushed

hamamelidaceae liquidambar styraciflua sweetgum

3 types of leaf shape

lauraceae sassafras albidum sassafras

rings around trunk

rosaceae prunus avium sweet cherry

salicaceae populus grandidentata bigtooth aspen

hanging long leaves

salicaceae salix babylonica weeping willow

buds packed against twigs and terminal bud curved

salicaceae salix nigra black willow

heart shaped leaf, petiole swolen at both sides

fabaceae cercis canadensis eastern redbud

very deep sinuses on leaf, fur where veins connect to spine

fagaceae quercus palustris pin oak

at midpoint of leaf sinuses get very deep

Fagaceae quercus macrocarpa bur oak

very sharp toothed leaves

fagaceae castanea dentata american chestnut

long thorns

fabaceae gleditsia triacanthos honeylocust

papery bark when older, singular trunk

Betulaceae betula nigra river birch

sharply serated edge on leaf

Betulaceae betula lenta sweet birch

heart shaped leaf scar salmon color pith

Fabaceae gymnocladus dioicus kentucky coffeetree

also has spiky fruit but leaves are much less serrated

fagaceae castanea mollissima chinese chestnut

shrub like tree

fagaceae castanea pumila alleghany chinkapin

long “acorn” like acorn but oval leaf shape

fagaceae quercus imbricaria shingle oak

willow like leaf on big tree

Fagaceae quercus phellos willow oak

acorn cap is flat, ski track bark

fagaceae quercus rubra northern red oak

white tan fuzzy bud

rosaceae pyrus calleryana callery pear

u shaped leaf scar

oleaceae fraxinus americana white ash

has blackberries

caprifoliaceae viburnum prunifolium blackhaw

smooth gray bark with raised black dots

lauraceae lindera benzoin spicebush

fagaceae quercus muehlenbergii chinkapin oak

wavy raised ridges on bark

fabaceae robinia pseudoacacia black locust

dark chocolate in center of bark, also black walnuts

juglandaceae jugans nigra black walnut

twisty twos needles

pinaceae pinus virginiana virginia pine

silvery white buds and bigger hound ear leaves

magnoliaceae magnolia acuminata cucumber tree

finely toothed leaf, bark looks shredded and easily falls off to touch

betulaceae ostrya virginiana hophornbeam

pinaceae picea glauca white spruce

betulaceae betula papyrifera paper birch

betulaceae betula populifolia gray birch

betulaceae carpinus caroliniana hornbeam

bignoniaceae catalpa speciosa northern catalpa

two distinct leaf types

cupressaceae juniperus virginiana eastern redcedar

blocky bark

ebenaceae diospyros virginiana common persimmon

yellow buds

juglandaceae carya cordiformis bitternut hickory

juglandaceae carya glabra pignut hickory

juglandaceae carya ovata shagbark hickory

juglandaceae carya tomentosa mockernut hickory

pinaceae larix decidua european larch

rosaceae crataegus spp. hawthorn

tiliaceae tilia americana american basswood

tiliaceae tilia cordata littleleaf linden

cornaceae cornus kousa kousa dogwood

ericaceae rhododendron maximum great rhododendron

ginkgoaceae ginkgo biloba ginkgo

magnoliaceae magnolia grandiflora southern magnolia

pinaceae picea pungens blue spruce

pinaceae pinus nigra austrian pine

pinaceae pinus palustris longleaf pine

ulmaceae celtis occidentalis hackberry

ulmaceae ulmus parvifolia chinese elm

ulmaceae ulmus americana american elm

ulmaceae ulmas rubra slippery elm

ulmaceae zelkova serrata japanese zelkova

betulaceae alnus serrulata hazel alder

cornaceae cornus amomum silky dogwood

ericaceae kalmia latifolia mountain laurel

ericaceae oxydendrum arboreum sourwood

ericaceae rhododendron calendulaceum flame azalea

ericaceae vaccinium pallidum lowbush blueberry

fagaceae quercus ilicifolia bear oak

fagaceae quercus montana chestnut oak

pinaceae pinus pungens table mountain pine

rosaceae rubus occidentalis black raspberry

anacardiaceae rhus copallinum shining sumac

anacardiaceae rhus typhina staghorn sumac

betulaceae betula allegheniensis yellow birch

cornaceae cornus alternifolia alternate-leaf dogwood

fagaceae quercus stellata post oak

pinaceae picea rubens red spruce

pinaceae pinus resinosa red pine

pinaceae pinus taeda loblolly pine

rosaceae malus spp. apple

aceraceae acer pensylvanicum striped maple

fagaceae quercus coccinea scarlet oak

hamamelidaceae hamamelis virginiana witch-hazel

crinkle cut fries

myricaceae comptonia peregrina sweetfern

pinaceae pinus rigida pitch pine