Our Tree Notebook

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Our Tree Notebook

• Created By Emanuel County Institute

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Box Elder(Acer negundo)

• Fast growing, fragile, and brittle.
• Life span isnt long.
• Used for shade and ornamental purposes.
• Leaves are compound, opposite, 3-5 leaflets, and
  4-10 inches long.

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Hackberry(Celtis occidentulis)

• Foliage resembles that of elms.
• Knob-like projections on the trunk of the tree.
• Berries are sweet and edible.
• Provides winter food for birds.

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Northern Red Oak(Quercus rubra)

• Leaves are alternate, simple, dark green, and
  shiny.
• Smooth bark.
• Fast growing.
• Used for lumber.

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Post Oak(Quercus stellata)

• Slow growing.
• Abundant in Southeastern and South Central
  America.
• Used for fence posts.

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Black Locust(Robinia pseudoacacia)

• Resembles Honey Locust, but larger.
• Nitrogen fixer.
• Provides cover for wildlife.
• Grows best in rich and moist soils.

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Black Oak(Quercus velutina)

• Fuzzy on back of leaf.
• Bitter acorn.
• Grows in poor soil.

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Eastern Redbud(Cercis canadensis)

• Deciduous
• Grows 20-30 feet tall.
• Heart shaped leaves.
• Alternate and simple leaves.
• Rosy pink flowers during spring.

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Honey Locust(Gleditsia triacanthos)

• Deciduous.
• Used for ornamental purposes.
• Grows 40-140 feet tall.

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Southern Magnolia(Magnolia grandiflora)

• Evergreen.
• Alternate and simple leaves.
• Grows 60-80 feet tall.
• Used for ornamental purposes.

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Turkey Oak(Quercus laevis)

• Fast growing.
• Wood is used for fuel.
• 3 lobed leaf which resembles a turkey foot.

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White Oak (Quercus alba)

• Grows slowly.
• Ashy-gray bark.
• Wood is very durable.
• Used for furniture and flooring.
• Acorns are sweet.

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