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Resin blisters
Church steeple shape Flat needles |
Abies balsamea
balsam fir Pinaceae |
Spikey greenish cones
2 needle pine--twisted Dry habitat preferred Cones are serotenous |
Pinus pungens
table mountain pine Pinaceae |
Needles in 3--twisted
"bearded limbs" Round squat cones Cones stay on tree Drier habitat preferred |
Pinus rigida
pitch pine Pinaceae |
2 needles--twisted
Lots of cones "Scrubby" appearance Can get really tall Crown is limb heavy |
Pinus virginiana
Virginia pine Pinaceae |
High elevation
native (Spruce Knob) small cones tree I climbed through to go to the bathroom |
Picea rubens
red spruce Pinaceae |
2 needles--longish
reddish bark needles break clean northern native sandy soil preferred |
Pinus resinosa
red pine Pinaceae |
5 opposite leaflettes
Spiny shell with nut Scratch twig-->bad smell |
Aesculus glarba
Ohio buckeye Sapindaceae |
Opposite leaves
Leaflettes of 3 Shrub |
Staphylea trifolia
Bladdernut Staphyleaceae |
Doesn't look like an oak
Acorns red oak alternate simple leaves Shiny dark green leaves |
Quercus inbricaria
shingle oak Fagaceae |
7-9 big leaflettes
big buds hairy stem Nut breaks in quarters |
Carya tomentosa
mockernut hickory Juglandaceae |
Male and female species
Blocky bark alternate simple leaves smooth leaves Yellow in fall Winter fruit bearing tree |
Diospyros virginiana
American Persimmon Ebenaceae |
Crucifix shape
White oak kind of native more southern |
Quercus stellata
post oak Fagaceae |
Darker bark
Turkey foot leaves Acorns take 2 years to mature |
Quercus flacata
southern red oak Fagaceae |
Redish brown bark
Pulls off in thin strips Fan shaped foliage Cones are berries |
Juniperus viriniana
eastern red cedar Cuprasaceae |
5 leaflettes--opposite
No bad smell Silverish bark No spiny cone flattened bud scales |
Aesculus flava
yellow buckeye Sapindaceae |