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What is this? |
Liquidambar Styractiflua
SweetGum Tree |
What is this? |
Juniperus Virginiana
Eastern Red Cedar |
What is this? |
Juniperus Virginiana
Eastern Red Cedar |
What is this? |
Liquidambar Styractiflua
SweetGum Tree |
What is this? |
Liriodendron Tuolpifera
Yellow-Poplar |
What is this? |
Liriodendron Tuolpifera
Yellow-Poplar |
What is this? |
Quercus Macrocarpa
Bur Oak |
Some expert believe that the extinct Giant Sloth fed on the fruits of this tree. Others believe that a prehistoric species of horse did. Still others are not sure what animal did. But all experts agree that SOME animals once fed on its fruits. Today, no animal does.
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Maclura pomifera
Osage-orange |
This tree was once popular with ranchers. It is fast growing, grows close together, and has lots of thorns. It was often plants as a hedge, around pastures before the invention of barbed wire.
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Maclura pomifera
Osage-orange |
What is this? |
Maclura pomifera
Osage-orange |
What is this? |
Maclura pomifera
Osage-orange |
Oaks, cedars and Beech trees are all part of which tree family?
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Fagaceae
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What is this? |
Quercus prinus
Pin Oak |
This is the bark of what kind (genus) of tree? |
Quercus
Oak |
Oak is generally a very popular hard wood used in furniture and woodworking. This particular oak however is not popular for timber. It's wood is considered weak, poor quality with too many knots.
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Quercus prinus
Pin Oak |