Tree Identification Flashcards

Front

Acer saccharum

("soft"- easy to peel, U-shaped sinus in leaves)

Back

Sugar Maple

Front

Acer rubrum

("hard" to peel, V-shaped sinus in leaves, RED buds sprout early)

Back

Red Maple

Front

Quercus rubra

(tree buds look like a dog's paw, ALTERNATE pattern)

Back

Red Oak

Front

Quercus alba

(7-9 finger-like lobed leaves, ashy gray bark, bumpy acorn caps)

Back

White Oak

Front

Tsuga canadensis

(soft, short, flat needles with a silver line underneath, bark with red appearance underneath)

Back

Eastern Hemlock

Front

Pinus strobus

(3-5 long, flexible needles in a bundle, light bark)

Back

White Pine

Front

Fraxinus americana

(Check for impacts from an invasive insect that bores into the bark, tree may likely be dead looking)

Back

White Ash

Front

Populus tremuloides

(may not see, iconic zebra-like bark, leaves that appear to "tremble" in the wind due to long stems)

Back

Quaking Aspen

Front

Prunus serotina

(check ground for tiny, marble-like pits, dark- flakey bark, leaves shaped like a picture of a fish)

Back

Black Cherry

Front

Betula lenta

(When scratched, twigs smell like evergreen! Bark w few cracks/ridges)

Back

Black Birch