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AMERICAN ELM Ulmus americana

FACTS ON AMERICAN ELM  Form-the trunk is divided into several large, ascending and arching limbs.  Bark-dark, ashy-gray, flat topped ridges separated by diamond-shaped fissures  Twig-slender, slightly zigzagged, reddish-brown  Leaf-3 to 6 inches long, 1 to 3 inches wide.  They are shaped like a vase or an umbrella.  It is used to make barrels, fence posts, furniture, and boats.  American elm bark contains a strong fiber from which the Indians made ropes.

AMERICAN SYCAMORE Platanus occidentalis

Facts on American Sycamore  Bark-thin, mottled brown, green and white. A.K.A. camouflage bark  Twig- stout and orange- brown in color, terminal bud is absent.  Leaf- palmately veined, 4-8 inched wide, ovate in shape, with 3-5 lobes. Margins are toothed  Form- massive tree with heavy, spreading branches with zigzagged twigs.

BLACK WILLOW Salix nigra

FACTS ON BLACK WILLOW  Leaf-simple, pinnately veined, lanceolate in shape. 3-6 inches long, with a finely serrate margin. Leaves are dark and shiny above, light green below.  Twig- slender, orange brown in color. Bitter aspirin taste.  Form- small to medium sized tree with a massive trunk with a spreading, irregular crown.  Bark- brown to gray- black, thick scaly ridges and deep furrows.

EASTERN HEMLOCK Tsuga canadensis

FACTS ON EASTERN HEMLOCK  Leaf- 1/2 inch long, dark green in color with 2 lines of white stomata below. Tips are blunt, needles are two ranked.  Twig- fine, gray-brown in color  Bark-young trees-gray- brown,smooth,turning scaly. Older trees- red/brown with wide  Ridges and furrows. When cut or broken, purple streaks are shown.  Form-medium sized tree with a dense conical crown. Fine branches and a floppy leader

CATALPA CATALPA SPECIOSA

FACTS ON CATALPA  Leaf- maybe opposite or whorled, pinnately veined, inches long, leaves are cordate.  Twig- stout, green, and later reddish- brown in color.  Bark- separated into irregular shallow fissures with reddish- brown scales.  Form- medium sized tree with spreading branches, irregular crown

SCARLET OAK QUERCAS COCCINEA

FACTS ON SCARLET OAK  Leaf-3 to 7 inches long, oval in shape  Twig-slender, red-brown in color with multiple terminal buds  Bark-young trees, gray- brown with smooth streaks; later developing irregular ridges and furrows, later turning darker and scaly  Form-a medium-sized tree

PITCH PINE PINUS RIGIDA

FACTS ON PITCH PINE  LEAF- 2 1/2 to 5 inches long with three yellow- green, twisted needles per fascicle.  TWIG- orange-brown and moderately stout  BARK- dark and scaly when young developing red-brown or yellow- brown plates with deep furrows

RED MAPLE ACER RUBRUM

FACTS ON RED MAPLE  Leaf- 2-4 inches long, light green above, hairy beneath.  Twig- reddish and lustrous, buds usually blunt.  Bark- smooth and light gray, with age becomes darker  Form- medium sized tree

TABLE MOUNTAIN PINE PINUS PUNGENS

FACTS ON TABLE MOUNTAIN PINE  Leaf-1 1/2 to 3 1/2 inches long with 2 twisted yellow-green stout needles per fascicle  Twig- moderately stout and tough, orange- brown in color  Form- small to medium sized tree, irregular crown, supports large/heavy cones  Bark- scaly, dark red- brown or gray in color

CHERRY BARK OAK QUERCUS FALCATA VAR. PAGODIFOLIA

FACTS ON CHERRY BARK  Leaf- simple 5-8 inches long  Twig- orange to reddish- brown, multiple terminal buds are pointed, reddish brown  Bark- initially smooth, later becomes dark  Form- large tree with good, straight form. (This is the fruit of the cherry bark)

WINGED ELM ULMUS ALATA

FACTS ON WINGED ELM  Leaf- 2 inches long, upper surface is dark green, paler and slightly hairy beneath with very short petioles  Twig- slender, glabrous, slightly zigzagged. Reddish- brown with red-brown buds  Bark- red-brown to ashy-gray  Form- small to medium sized tree with a rounded crow

BALD CYPRESS TAXODIUM DISTICHUM

FACTS ON BALD CYPRESS  Leaf-very feathery, leaflets are 1/4 to 3/4 inch long and 2 ranked and alternately arranged. Feathery leaves are 3-10 inches long.  Twig- brown with small deciduous scales  Form- large tree with a pyramid-shaped crown, cylindrical bole, fluted or buttresses base and often with knees.  Bark- fibrous, red-brown maybe gray where exposed to the weather. Old thick bark may appear scaly