Forestry Contest

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Forestry Contest

• Tree Identification

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Red MapleAcer rubrum
Leaves- 3-4, no teeth, hairy on underside Fruit-
winged seeds ½ - 1, red,reddish brown,or yellow
in color Bark-heavy, close grained,weak, light
brown color.
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Mockernut HickoryCarya tomentosa
Leaves- large, strong scented, hairy Fruit-
Oval, strong-scented husk that splits when
ripe Bark- heavy, hard tough, strong, white
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Pignut HickoryCarya glabra
Leaves- smooth, vary in length, largest are
14-16 Fruit- thin, tightly clinging husk over
dark brown nut, splits open slowly and only near
upper end. Bark- hard, heavy, strong
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Flowering DogwoodCornus florida
Leaves- edges slightly wavy, green, turns bright
red above in autumn Fruit-berrylike,
elliptical, shiny red, several at end of long
stalk, thin mealy bitter pulp Bark-dark reddish
brown rough, broken into small square plates
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Loblolly BayGordonia lasianthus
Leaves- 4-6, leathery, dark green, smooth and
shiny Fruit- oval, pointed, hard or woody, downy
coated, ¾ long Bark- soft and light, red, not
durable in contact w/ soil
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Southern Red CedarJuniperus Silicicola
Leaves-dark green, small, and scale-like Flowers-
golden color, but sheds a yellow pollen
Fruit-pale blue with a white bloom,
berry-like Bark-very thin, reddish brown
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SweetgumLiquidambar styraciflua
Leaves-star shaped or maplelike, leafstalks
slender, shiny dark green above, turns reddish
in autumn Fruit-a long-stalked dropping brown
ball composed of many individual
fruits Bark-gray, deeply furrowed into narrow
scaly ridges Flowers-tiny in greenish ball-like
clusters in spring
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Southern MagnoliaMagnolia grandiflora
Leaves-oblong or elliptical thick and firm with
edges slightly turned under shiny bright green
above, pale and with rust-colored hairs
beneath Fruit-long cone-like oblong pink to
brown Bark-dark gray smooth, becoming furrowed
and scaly Flowers-wide cup-shaped 3 white
sepals and 6 or more petals very fragrant
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Red MulberryMorus rubra
Leaves-4-7 innovate abruptly long-pointed,
with 3 main veins from often unequal base,
coarsely saw-toothed. Dull dark green and rough
above turning yellow in autumn Fruit-red to
dark purple composed of many tiny beadlike
1-seeded fruits, sweet and juicy, edible in late
spring Bark-brown fissured into scaly
plates Flowers-tiny, about 1/8 crowded in
narrow clusters
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Southern WaxmyrtleMyrica cerifera
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Sand PinePinus clausa
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Slash PinePinus elliottii
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Longleaf PinePinus palustris
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SycamorePlantanus occidentalis
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Turkey OakQuercus laevis
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Laurel OakQuercus laurifolia
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Water OakQuercus nigra
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Post OakQuercus stellata
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Live OakQuercus virginiana
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SassafrasSassafras albidum
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Bald CypressTaxodium distichum
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Winged ElmUlmus alata
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American ElmUlmus americana
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BlackgumNyssa sylvatica
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Yellow PoplarLiriodendron tulipifera
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Carolina AshFraxinum caroliniana
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PersimmonDiospyros virginiana
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American HollyIlex opaca
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CatalpaCatalpa bignoniodes
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SweetbayMagnolia virginiana
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HornbeamCarpinus caroliniana
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SugarberryCeltis laevigata
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Eastern RedbudCercis canadensis
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Water HickoryCarya aquatica
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American HophornbeamOstrya virginiana
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American BeechFagus grandifolia
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White OakQuercus alba
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Shumard OakQuercus shumardii
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Black CherryPrunus serotina