1. Tree Identification
By: Tristan Yeomans

2. American Holly Ilex opaca
Leaves are leathery, thick, evergreen, with spiny margins, arranged in clusters
Fruit is spherical shape called drupes, dull red or light yellow
Bark is light gray and brown or gray twigs
Shade tolerant
Grows in dry, swampy soil

4. Black Cherry Prunus serotina
Leaves are deciduous, alternate leaf arrangement, egged shaped, heart shaped at base, margins toothed
Fruit borne in clusters, dry, reddish purple, sweetish
Bark is dark gray and scaly, gets rougher as tree ages
Shade tolerate
Grow in subtropical and warm temperate regions

6. Black Locust Robinia pseudoacacia
Leaves are deciduous, with alternate leaf arrangement, long, compound with oval leaflets, smooth margins
Fruit is bright red-brown pod, twigs and branchlets armed at nodes
Bark is light gray with deep furrows
Does not compete well with other trees and does not tolerate shade
Grows in rocky soil, and most often found in old fields, open areas, woods, and stream sides

8. Black Oak Quercus velutina
Leaves are deciduous, alternate leaf arrangement, obovate shape, bristle tip lobes, thick and leathery, dark green and shiny
Fruit is large, bright red-brown, broad acorn
Bark is dark brown or nearly black, and divided into broad rounded ridges
Does not tolerate shade
Grows in cool, moist soils and often found in open areas

10. Black Walnut Juglans nigra
Leaves are deciduous, with alternate arrangement, serrated margins, single toothed, ovate shaped
Fruit is spherical with thick hull
Bark is dark brown divided into broad, rounded ridges
Leaflets usually die before maturity

12. Black Willow Salix nigra
Leaves are narrow (long and skinny), have toothed margins
Fruit is small capsule, reddish-brown
Bark is dark brown, almost black, with ridges
Does not tolerate shade
Found along streams, marshes, and usually first to take the area

14. Live Oak Quercus virginiana
Leaves evergreen, oblong and rounded, margins slightly rolled and elliptical shaped, alternate leaf arrangement
Fruit is oblong acorn, blackish-brown in the exposed part
Has distinct spreading appearance
Bark is dark brown tinged with red
Has moderate shade tolerance
Found near the coast and westward in lower coastal plains

16. Loblolly Pine Pinus taeda Needles 6-9 inches long
Fruit or cone is light reddish-brown at maturity, long and 2-6 inches long
Bark on young trees are dark and deeply furrowed
Moderately tolerate when young but intolerant with age
Found generally throughout the state of Georgia but less in the mountains, less plentiful in coastal plain than piedmont region

18. Long-Leaf Pine Pinus palustris
Needles inches long, dark green, grow in clusters
Fruit or cone matures at the end of second growing season, slightly curved
Bark is light orange-brown, papery scales, can reach 100 ft. in height
Does not compete well with other plants and is not shade tolerant
Grows in areas too dry and sterile for the other Southern Yellow Pines

20. River Birch Betula nigra
Leaves deciduous, oval or somewhat triangular, double toothed margins,
Fruit is cone shaped and ripens in the spring
Bark is reddish-brown, peeling off in thin, papery, curling layers
Moderately shade tolerant
Common near streams, rivers of lower mountains and piedmont, less common in coastal plains