Tree Presentation Environmental Science Jason Carter

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Tree PresentationEnvironmental ScienceJason
Carter

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• Tate Collier
• Nyle Collins

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Red MapleAcer Rufinerve

• One of the most common trees in North America.
• Many features, especially leaves, are variable in
  form.
• Best known for the deep red/scarlet color in the
  fall.

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• Generally grows up to 25 meters or 82 feet
  tall.
• All of its flowers, petioles, twigs, and seeds
  are red in varying degrees.

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White OakQuercas Alba

• Known to live over 600 years.
• Usual color isnt white, but ashen grey.
• Declared the most valuable, stately, and
  beautiful among all oaks.

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• In the forest, it reaches a magnificent height.
• In the open, it develops into a massive,
  broad-topped tree.

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Weeping WillowSalix Babylonica

• They normally grow between 20 and 25 meters tall.
• Has a short lifespan, but will grow rapidly.
• Native to Northern China.

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• Leaves grow from 4 to 10cm long and 1 to 2cm
  broad.
• Willows are good ornamental items and good for
  wood production in China.

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Eastern Red CedarJuniperus Virginiana

• Ordinarily anywhere from 5 to 18 meters tall,
  sometimes even up to 25 meters.
• The oldest trees can be up to 300 years old.
• They have two different kinds of leaves.

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• Trunk is generally 1 to 2 feet in diameter,
  sometimes up to 4 feet.
• Bark is reddish-brown, fibrous, and peels off in
  narrow strips.

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Spruce PinePinus Glabra

• Tree bears pine cones.
• Not generally found in forests, but scattered
  about in woodland habitats.
• Spruce Pines have adapted a greater shade
  tolerance than other pines.

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• Needles are 5-8cm long, slender, and glossy dark
  green.
• The cones come to be 4-6cm long.

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Alternate-leaved DogwoodCornus Alternifolia

• Compromise in 30 to 50 different species, shrubs
  and trees.
• Not many species of Dogwood have alternate
  leaves.
• Commonly used in landscape paintings.

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• Pioneers used the dogwood to brush their teeth.
• Some berries are mildly toxic.
• Colors vary between red, yellow, pink, and white.

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Northern Red OakQuercas Rubra

• Native in Northeastern United States and
  Southern Canada
• Formally named Northern Red Oak, but commonly
  called Red Oak.
• Leaves are less deeply cut than other oaks of the
  red oak group.

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• Some grow from 115ft tall up to 141ft tall and up
  to 6.6ft in diameter.
• Grows rapidly and is very tolerant to many soils.

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Southern CrabappleMalus Angustifolia

• Anywhere from 4 to 12 meters tall, fully mature.
• Apples require cross-pollination between insects.
• The fruit varies between 1cm to 4cm in diameter.

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Shagbark HickoryCarya Ovata

• Can grow up to 40 meters tall.
• The flowers on the tree are wind-pollinated.
• Leaves are 30 to 60cm long.

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Tulip TreeLiriodendron Tulipifer

• Commonly called the Yellow Poplar. The name
  should be avoided because theyre not closely
  related.
• Its also called Canoewood, saddle-leaf tree, and
  white wood.
• Can be easily identified by their leaves, which
  are anywhere from 8 to 22cm long and 6 to 25cm
  wide.

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Eastern RedbudCercis Canadensis

• Normally grows from 8 to 12 meters tall.
• Trunk is generally twisted and branches spread.
• Twigs zigzag, and trunk is smooth and dark in
  color.

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SycamorePlatanus Occidentalis

• Generally referred to as the American Sycamore.
• Leaves protect the growing buds.
• Generally reaches 30 to 40 meters high.

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Eastern PoplarPopulus Deltoides

• One of Americas largest hardwood trees.
• Leaves are large and triangular.
• Leaves are dark green in summer and fade to brown
  in the fall.

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Stag Horn SumacRhus Typhina

• Fruit grows in dark red clusters.
• Plant flowers from May to July and ripens from
  June to September.
• Grows from 3 to 10 meters tall.

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