Tulip Poplar- Liriodendron tulipifera Characteristics: Brown furrowed bark, alternate simple 3-6 inch leaves with four lobes Height: 80-120 ft Range: Eastern United States Uses: Commercial lumber, furniture, toys, and pulpwood

Red Maple- Acer Rubrum Characteristics: Simple leaf, opposite with serrated margins; dark slightly cracked bark Range: Along Eastern United States Height: 60-90 ft Uses: Maple syrup, furniture, firewood

Northern Red Oak- Quercus rubra Characteristics: Bark-dark ridges with shiny stripes down the middle Leaves-alternate, simple, 7-9 lobes, 5-9 inches long Height: 90 ft Range: Eastern United States Uses: Extremely important for timber; used in furniture, fence posts, and pulpwood.

Willow Oak- Quercus phellos Characteristics: Ridged bark; willow shaped leaves, 5-12cm and bright green Height: 50-80 ft Range: Southern and Eastern United States Uses: acorns for squirrels, ornamental tree and shade tree

Sassafras- Sassafra albeidum Characteristics: Smooth red to brown deeply furrowed bark, Leaves are simple and can be 3 lobed Height: 30-60 ft Range: Southern and Eastern United States Uses: Spice, used to flavor root beer

White Oak – Quercus Alba Characteristics: Leaves 4-9 inches long, 5-9 lobed, widest beyond middle; Bark-light gray, shallowly fissured Height:80-100 ft Range: Eastern, Central and Southern United States Uses: Lumber; used in barrel making and ship building for colonists

Southern Red Oak- Quercus falcata Characteristics: Leaves- deeply divided into long narrow end lobes, bristle- tipped teeth; Bark-dark gray, becoming furrowed into broad plates Height: 50-80 ft Range: Southeastern United States Uses: marketed as red oak; timber and pulpwood

Mockernut Hickory- Carya tomentosa Characteristics: Leaves- compound with usually 7 leaflets. Bark-gray, irregularly furrowed Height: 50-80 ft Range: Eastern, Central, and Southern United States Uses: Furniture, flooring, tool handles, and skis

Eastern Red Cedar- Juniperus virginiana Characteristics: Leaves- evergreen, opposite in 4 rows, scale like Bark-reddish brown, fibrous and shreddy Height: 40-60 ft Range: Southern, Central, and Eastern United States Uses: Christmas trees, ornamental; berries important food for wildlife

American Beech- Fagus grandifolia Characteristics: Leaves- opposite, saw toothed edges; Bark-light gray, smooth, thin Height: 60-80 ft Range: Eastern United States Uses: Firewood, shade tree, with nuts serving as important food source for wildlife

Eastern Red Bud- Cercis canadenis Characteristics: Leaves- heart shaped, long stalk; Bark-dark gray or brown, smooth becoming furrowed Height: 40 ft Range: Parts of South Central and Eastern United States Uses: Ornamental

Virginia Pine- Pinus virginiana Characteristics: Leaves- short needles in bundles of two, twisted slightly; Bark-brownish gray, peeling off in flakes Height: 30-60 ft Range: Southern Mid-Atlantic United States Uses: Pulpwood and lumber

American Elm- Ulmus americana Characteristics: Leaves- Opposite, 3-6 inches long, saw toothed, soft hairs underneath; Bark-light gray, deeply furrowed into broad, forking ridges Height: 100 ft Range: Eastern, Central, and Southern United States Uses: Wood used for furniture, paneling, and containers

Common Persimmon- Diospyros virginiana Characteristics: Leaves- ovate to elliptical, long- pointed, without teeth; Bark- brown, thick, deeply furrowed Height: 20-70 ft Range: Southeastern United States Uses: Fruits used in cakes, puddings, drinks, food source for animals. Wood used for golf club heads.

Tree of Heaven- Ailanthus altissima Characteristics: Leaves- pinnately compound, 13-25 leaflets, smells like peanut butter; Bark- light brown, smooth Height: 50-80 ft Range: Native of China but common across temperate United States Uses: Invasive