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 Leaves: compound leaf, ovate leaflets, length/width ratio of 2:1 Fruit: Legume, small Bark: Thick and VERY furrowed Uses: insulator pins, railroad ties. Furniture, flooring |
Fabaceae Robinia pseudoacacia
black locust |
 Leaves: compound leaf, tapered leaflets, pinately compound Fruit: Legume, large and leathery pod Twigs: Zig-zag Sites: Drought resistant, tolerant of poor soils Uses: decay resistant, fence rows |
Fabaceae Gleditsia triacanthos
honeylocust |
 Leaves: simple, heart shaped Fruit: legume, pointed at both ends Sites: Drought resistant, tolerant of poor soils Uses: ornamental |
Fabaceae Cercis canadensis
eastern-redbud |
 Leaves: compound leaf, bipinately compound Fruit: Legume, large and short leathery pod. Big seeds Sites: moist sites, alkaline tolerant Uses: coffee substitutte, furniture, mahogany of america |
Fabaceae Gymnocladus dioicus
Kentucky coffeetree |
 Leaves: simple, opposite leaf. 3-5 lobes flowers: red Fruit: vernal fruiter, samaroid schizocarp Twigs: leaf scars "touch" or encircle the bud Sites: wet Uses: cabinetry, pallets, horticulture |
Sapindaceae Acer rubrum
red maple |
 Leaves: simple, opposite leaf, deep clefts Fruit: vernal fruiter, samaroid schizocarp, 2" in length. Twigs: leaf scars "touch" or encircle the bud Sites: wet Uses: cabinetry, pallets, horticulture |
Sapindaceae Acer saccharinum
silver maple |
 Leaves: simple, opposite leaf Fruit: vernal fruiter, samaroid schizocarp, spherical ovary Twigs: leaf scars "touch" or encircle the bud bark: smooth, gray Sites:shade tolerant Uses: crappy baseball bats, gymnasium floors |
Sapindaceae Acer Saccharum
sugar maple |
 Leaves: compound, opposite leaf. 3-5 lobes Fruit: vernal fruiter, samaroid schizocarp Twigs: leaf scars "touch" or encircle the bud |
Sapindaceae Acer negundo
boxelder |
 Leaves: simple, opposite leaf. Small, 3-5 lobes Yellow in autumn, with red petiole Fruit: vernal fruiter, samaroid schizocarp, misshapen ovary Twigs: leaf scars "touch" or encircle the bud Sites: riparian |
Sapindaceae Acer glabrum
Rocky Mountain maple |
 Leaves: simple, opposite leaf, Large, 3-5 lobes flowers: red Fruit: vernal fruiter, samaroid schizocarp, tomentose, large, straight leading edge Twigs: leaf scars "touch" or encircle the bud Uses: furniture, bowles |
Sapindaceae Acer macrophyllum
bigleaf maple |
 Leaves: simple, opposite leaf. 3-5 lobes flowers: red Fruit: samaroid schizocarp,flat joint, wide angle of attack Twigs: leaf scars "touch" or encircle the bud, white sap Bark: Furrowed in diamond pattern Sites: wet Uses: furniture, props, flooring |
Sapindaceae Acer platanoides
Norway maple |
 Leaves: compound, opposite leaf, ob-ovate to eliptical, 5 leaflets Fruit: drupe, bumped husk, small seed |
Sapindaceae Aesculus glabra
Ohio buckeye |
 Leaves: compound, opposite leaf, ovate,5-7 leaflets Fruit: drupe, spiked husk, large seed |
Sapindaceae Aesculus hippocastanum
horsechestnut |
 Leaves: compound, opposite leaf, Fruit: legume |
Fabacea Cladrastis kentukea
yellowwood |
