1. Hickory Several species are common Alternate compound leaves
5-11 serrated leaflets
Edible nuts covered by a husk that splits apart in 4 pieces
Large tree, hard wood

2. American Holly
Simple alternate evergreen leaves with points that go all around
Smooth grayish bark

3. Ash Opposite compound leaves with entire margins
Very hard wood with a straight grain
Frequently found near swampy areas around here

4. American Beech Alternate simple single serrated leaves
Smooth gray bark
Long pointed buds
Triangle shaped nuts inside spiny husks

5. River Birch Simple alternate doubly serrated leaves Flaky papery bark
Small to medium sized tree

6. Black Cherry Simple alternate serrated leaves
Mature bark breaks out into flat plates
Twigs covered with white dots (lenticels) and have a strong bitter odor
One of the first trees to leaf out in spring and lose leaves in fall

7. Black Gum Simple alternate entire leaves with pointed tips.
90 degree angled branches
One of the first to turn color in fall (scarlet red)

8. Black Walnut
Alternate compound leaves with at least 15 serrated leaflets
Twigs with chambered pith
Nuts in fall with husks that look like lemons
Hard dark colored wood

9. Black Locust Medium sized tree
Grows very fast and is a pioneer species
Wood extremely durable
Compound alternate leaves with rounded leaflets

10. Black Oak
Simple alternate pointed bristle tipped leaves lighter green below but not white
Large tree, hard wood
Small acorns
Inner bark is yellow, orange color

11. Cottonwood Large triangular serrated leaves with single bud scale
Soft wood useful for OSB board
Cotton-like seeds blow around in the spring
Eastern Cottonwood more common on upland sites

12. Chestnut Oak Large alternate leaves with large rounded serrations
Leaves clustered toward end of twigs
One of the largestr acorns of any oak

13. Bald cypress Deciduous conifer Soft green flat needles
Hard round green cones
Large tree with fluted trunk base and knees that stick out of the ground
Durable soft light wood

14. Flowering Dogwood Simple opposite leaves with curved veins
Understory tree for wildlife use and erosion control
Very little commercial use
Trunks normally crooked

15. American Elm Alternate doubly serrate leaves with irregular leaf base
Base of trunk somewhat fluted
Hard wood but not used much anymore since most trees die before reaching commercial age

16. Fraser Fir Flat variegated needles
The most common tree for Christmas trees

17. Canadian Hemlock Short flat needles that are variegated on backside
Small cones on tips of branches
Medium to large tree used for lumber
Splinters badly

18. Loblolly Pine 6-9” Needles in groups of 3
Tall tree and important for pulpwood and lumber
Twigs finer texture than long leaf pine
Cones smaller than long leaf pine

19. Long Leaf Pine 8-18” Needles in groups of 3 clustered toward tips
Twigs stubby and scaly
Large tree – important timber tree

20. Northern Red Oak
Alternate leaves usually more symmetrical than southern red oak and lighter colored but not whitish below
Important timber tree

21. Pecan
Alternate compound serrated leaves with many leaflets but leaves not as large as black walnut
Pith looks like peanut butter
Elongated nuts and husk breaks into 4 pieces

22. Persimmon Alternate entire leaves with white veins Dark blocky bark
Dark hard wood often used for golf woods
Important wildlife species

23. Post Oak
Many leaves are shaped like a cross and are thicker and more coarse than white oak
Leaves alternate and whitish below
Wood similar to White oak
Trees usually not quite as large as white oak

24. Red Cedar Leaves can be scale-like or sharp pointed
Wood is reddish, aromatic, and resistant to decay

25. Red Maple
Simple opposite serrated 3-lobed leaves that are white on the back
Smooth gray bark when young. It gets rough when they get older

26. Eastern Redbud
Alternate heart-shaped entire leaves on dark zigzag twigs
Small tree with pods that look like brown snowpeas
Pink pealike flowers in spring

27. Shortleaf pine Needles in groups of 2 and generally straight
Flaky bark

28. Sourwood
Simple alternate leaves with fine pointed serrations that look like teeth on a hacksaw blade
Leaves among the first to turn in fall and turn orangey red
Flower clusters on tips of branches

29. Southern Red Oak Bell-shaped leaf bases
White on backs of pointy leaves that are often curved.
Large tree with hard wood

30. Sweetgum Alternate star-shaped serrated leaves Large tree
Teigs can have corky ridges
Gumball fruits

31. Sycamore Large alternate 3-lobed leaves Petioles cover buds
Bark flakes off showing white and green underneath
Ball-like fruits

32. Virginia Pine Needles in groups of 2 and twisted
Bark is relatively smooth with some flakiness
Usually small poorly shaped tree

33. Water Oak Leaves narrow at base widest near tips (spatulate)
Bark smooth for an oak
Very common here

34. Water Tupelo Large alternate leaves Berry-like drupe fruits in fall
Trunk swelled at base
Grows in swamps

35. White Oak
Alternate leaves that are white on the back with rounded lobes
Slightly shredding light tan bark
Hard useful wood

36. White Pine
Needles in groups of 5
Smooth branches
Long narrow cones

37. Willow Oak Simple entire leaves about 3 inches long and ½ inch wide
Large tree

38. Yellow Poplar Leaves have catface appearance
Light gray bark is evenly ridged
Large tall tree with straight trunks
Flowers look like tulips