1. Tree ID
By Travis Tuten

2. American Sycamore Scientific name: Platanus occidentalis
Leaf shape: more or less round in outline with many irregular lobes and teeth.
Arrangement: alternate
Key characteristics: bark creamy or greenish white
Bark: scaling off in thin, scattered, brown plates
Geographic area: grows in all Sates east of the Great Plains except Minnesota.
Leaf size: 4 to 8 in. long and wide

3. American Sycamore

4. Ash Scientific name: Fraxinus spp.
Leaf shape: Compound with 5 to 9 oval pointed leaflets.
Arrangement: opposite on the twig
Key characteristics: leaf scars nearly encircling the bud
Bark: ashy gray
Geographic area: northern Florida in the east, and to eastern Minnesota south to eastern Texas
Leaf size: 8 to 12 in. long

5. Ash

6. Baldcypress Scientific name: Taxodium distichum
Leaf shape: leaves or needles, flat and spreading, feather-like
Arrangement: alternate
Key characteristics: cone shape knees around the base of the trunk
Bark: cinnamon-red
Geographic area: lower Atlantic Coastal Plain
Leaf size: ½ to ¾ in. long

7. Baldcypress

8. Basswood Scientific name: Tilia spp.
Leaf shape: heart-shaped, margins finely toothed
Arrangement: alternate
Key characteristics: fruit in clusters and on stalks
Bark:
Geographic area:
Leaf size: 3 to 5 in. long 2 to 4 in. wide

9. Basswood

10. Black Birch Scientific name: Betula lenta Leaf shape: leaf long, oval
Arrangement: alternate
Key characteristics: Papery bark
Bark: soft grey with green underlayer
Geographic area: eastern North America, from southern Maine west to southernmost Ontario, and south in the Appalachian Mountains to northern Georgia.
Leaf size: 5 to 10 cm long and 4 to 8 cm broad

11. Black Birch

12. Silver Maple Scientific name: Acer saccharinum
Leaf shape: deep angular notches between the five lobes
Arrangement: Opposite
Key characteristics: found along waterways and in wetlands
Bark: On mature trunks, the bark is gray and shaggy. On branches and young trunks, the bark is smooth and silvery gray.
Geographic area: North America, eastern US
Leaf size: 8–16 cm long and 6–12 cm broad

13. Silver Maple

14. Southern Magnolia Scientific name: Magnolia grandiflora
Leaf shape: large glossy dark green leaves
Arrangement: alternate
Key characteristics: Large white flowers
Bark: smooth, except for the warty lenticels
Geographic area: southeastern United States
Leaf size: dark green leaves up to 20 cm long and 12 cm wide, and large, white, fragrant flowers up to 30 cm in diameter

15. Southern Magnolia

16. Southern Red Oak Scientific name: Quercus falcata
Leaf shape: sharply pointed, often curved, bristle-tipped lobes
Arrangement: Alternate, simple
Key characteristics: Evergreen broadleaf
Bark: dark brownish gray with narrow, shallow ridges
Geographic area: Southern United States
Leaf size: 10–30 cm long and 6–16 cm wide

17. Southern Red Oak

18. Yaupon Scientific name: Ilex vomitoria
Leaf shape: serrulate, crenate, ovate
Arrangement: alternate
Key characteristics: also called Holly
Bark: light gray bark
Geographic area: southeastern United States
Leaf size: 1-4.5 cm long and 1–2 cm broad

19. Yaupon

20. Yellow-Poplar Scientific name: Liriodendron tulipifera
Leaf shape: Alternate
Arrangement: scales that grow into a shoot
Key characteristics: known as tulip tree
Bark: brown and furrowed
Geographic area: eastern North America
Leaf size: 8–22 cm long and 6–25 cm wide

21. Yellow-Poplar