Natural Resources Week 4 Leaves *leaves with long, flat leaf stems *leaves with long, round leaf stems * Few more coniferous trees
Bigtooth aspen Triangular to round in shape Has coarse teeth Seeds in the spring Bark is olive green in color Wood used for pulpwood (paper)
Quaking aspen An almost oval leaf Has finely toothed leaf margins Has seeds in the spring Dark green leaf with white veins Shimmers in the wind-hence quaking
Cottonwood Triangle shaped leaf Cottony seed mass in the spring Wood used to make baskets and pallets Second tallest tree in Indiana Found near water Has shiny brown buds
Sycamore 3 large lobes Leaf like clasp at base of the petiole-hides the bud Tallest tree in Indiana Seed is a tan colored ball on a long stalk ghost in the woods Bark is mottled.
Sweetgum Star shaped leaf Seed is a spiny ball with little seed pockets Found in low wet places along with pin oak Twig has corky bark on it
Tuliptree (yellow poplar) State tree of Indiana Large 3 lobed leaf Has yellow-green flower in the spring Seed resembles a dried pineapple
Basswood Heart shaped leaf slightly lopsided Has teeth Round seeds attached to a leaf like wing Branches zig-zag too Nectar makes excellent honey Also known as Linden tree
Redbud *Entire leaves Leaves are heart shaped Pink flowers in the spring Has 3 seed pods Twigs grow zig-zag
Scotch Scots pine 2 needles per cluster Needles are 2-3 long Needles are blue-green in color #1 Christmas tree! HoHoHo
Red pine Needles in clusters of two, 4-6 long Great tree for windbreaks Terrible tree for Christmas trees
Jack pine Jack pine has needles in clusters of 2; 1-1 ½ long Needles V out Used for erosion control Not used for Christmas trees! Cones are irregular shaped
Lets review them !
Quaking aspen
Scots pine
Sweetgum
Red pine
Cottonwood
Sycamore
Bigtooth aspen
Jack pine
Basswood
Redbud
Tuliptree (Yellow poplar)
Quiz time!! 1.Which tree is #1 for Christmas trees? 2.Heart shaped tree with teeth is a? 3.Star shaped leaf…. 4.Heart shaped leaf that is entire… 5.State tree of Indiana is the.. 6.Ghost of the woods…boooo 7.Pine with needles 4-6 long… 8.Tree seeds are round attached to a wing.. 9.Pine with short needles /2 long
More quiz questions… Triangular to round leaf with coarse teeth. 11. Pine tree used for windbreaks…. 12. Pine tree with irregular shaped cones… 13. Leaf that quakes in the wind. 14. Tree that produces a cottony mass of seeds. 15. A tree that produces yellow green flowers. These will be the questions I will use on this weeks matching questions on the quiz-but only using 11 of them. Write the answers down and turn in BEFORE the quiz in on Friday for xcredit.