Win With Wood Tree Identification
Silver Maple
Alternate – compound – lacks terminal leaflet black walnut
Alternate – simple - not a maple American Sycamore
Conifer with two needles to the bundle Virginia pine
Alternate – compound – with thorns honey locust
Alternate and heart shaped Redbud
Alternate – unequal base - simple Elm
Conifer with flat needles and two white lines underneath Eastern Hemlock
Alternate – compound – bi-pinnately Kentucky coffee tree
Conifer with flat scaled needles Red Cedar
Opposite – simple – showy flowers in spring – leaf veins follow margin Dog Wood
Alternate – simple – rounded lobes White Oak
Opposite – simple – serrated and “v” in margin Red Maple
Alternate – simple and star shaped Sweet Gum
Conifer with five needles per bundle White Pine
Alternate – simple – tulip profile yellow-poplar
Alternate – simple – bristle tipped Red Oak
Alternate – compound – leaflets size of nickel Black Locust
Alternate – simple – three shapes found on any one tree Sassafras
Opposite – simple – “u” formation in lobe Sugar Maple
Alternate – simple - large Cucumber Tree
Alternate – simple – serrated edge Black Cherry
Alternate – compound Pignut Hickory
White Ash
Bald Cypress
Bass Wood(Linden)
American Beech
Blackgum
Catalpa
Chestnut Oak
Loblolly Pine
Birch
Downy Serviceberry
American Chestnut
Mulberry
Cottonwood
Pawpaw
Persimmon
Spruce
Sumac
Chestnut
Shortleaf Pine
Answer Key Slide 2 – silver maple 3 – 4 – black walnut 5 – American sycamore 6 – Virginia pine 7 – honey locust 8 – redbud 9 – elm 10 – eastern hemlock 11 – Kentucky coffee tree 12 – red cedar – 15 – dogwood 16 – white oak 17 – red maple 18 – sweet gum 19 – white pine 20 – 21 – yellow-poplar 22 – red oak 23 – black locust 24 – sassafras 25 – sugar maple 26 – cucumber tree 27 – black cherry 28 – pignut hickory