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Cards In This Set
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 Leaves: alternate, simple, stipulate. ovate serrations flower: imperfect, monoecious buds: no terminal bud fruit: nut inclosed in involucre (spiny husk thing) sites: mixed hardwoods of appalacia uses: pallettes, furniture, clothespins |
 Fagaceae Fagus grandifolia American beech |
 Leaves: alternate, simple, stipulate. LONG ovate w/serrations flower: imperfect, monoecious fruit: nut inclosed in involucre (spiny husk thing) sites: shade tolerant, understory tree uses: pallettes, furniture, clothespins |
 Fagaceae Castanea dentata American chestnut |
 Leaves: lobed flower: males- aments / females- whorl bracts 'partially incased' buds: imbricate fruit: acorn -(germinates in 1 season) bark: rough, furrowed sites: upland uses: barrels |
 Fagaceae Quercus alba white oak (white oak) |
 Leaves: lobed, broad top, pinched waist flower: males- aments / females- whorl bracts 'partially incased' buds: imbricate fruit: acorn -(germinates in 1 season) bark: rough, furrowed sites: west, not southeast, 500-600 years old, dry upland sites and conditions In the east: Near maple and birch In the west: near ash and cottonwood uses: barrels Teacher's Note: "Tough Looking" "burly" |
 Fagaceae Quercus macrocarpa bur oak (white oak) |
 Leaves: obovate, shallow lobes buds: imbricate fruit: acorn (germinates in 1 season) bark: rough, furrowed sites:moist bottomland notes: chestnut oak subsection |
 Fagaceae Quercus bicolor swamp white oak (white oak) |
 Leaves: long, ocassional bristle - never at the end fruit: acorn, long and slender - 1-1.5" - (germinates in 1 season) bark: rough, furrowed sites:gulf coast |
 Fagaceae Quercus virginiana live oak (white oak) |
 Leaves: lancet, long, bristle tip buds: imbricate fruit: acorn is short and stout bark: rough, furrowed |
 Fagaceae Quercus phellos willow oak (red oak) |
 Leaves: lobed, shiny green fruit: acorn, (germinates in 1 season) bark: rough, furrowed sites: dry with douglas fir, ponderosa pine |
 Fagaceae Quercus gambelii Gambel oak (white oak) |
 Leaves: lobed fruit: acorn bark: rough, furrowed, dark sites: white pine, white oak, sweetgum, tellow poplar Eastern US uses: furniture panelling, flooring, interior finishings |
 Fagaceae Quercus rubra northern red oak (red oak) |
 Leaves: asymetrical base, 2.5-3" in length - rough surface "scabrous" flowers: perfect - staminate bark: rough uses:bridge pilings note: telltale crownform |
 Ulmaceae Ulmus americana American elm |
 Leaves: asymetrical base, small, samara bark: rough |
Ulmaceae Ulmus pumila
Siberian elm |
 Leaves: compound fruits: purple berries bark: smooth with isolated ridges |
Ulmaceae Celtis occidentalis
hackberry |
