forestry dendrology
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Forestry Dendrology. Note: Slides 42-51 are for the state contest only. Sweetbay. Looks like magnolia, but underside of leaf is a light color. Magnolia virginiana. Southern Catalpa. Catalpa bignonioides. Mockernut Hickory. Leaf is wider than pignut. Carya tomentosa. Laurel Oak. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Forestry Dendrology
Note: Slides 42-51 are for the state contest only
SweetbayMagnolia virginiana
Looks like magnolia, but underside of leaf is a light color
Southern Catalpa
Catalpa bignonioides
Mockernut Hickory
Carya tomentosa
Leaf is wider than pignut
Laurel Oak
Leaf: Alternate, simple, entire margins, occasionally with shallow lobes, widest near the middle, 3 to 5 inches long, 1 to 1 1/2 inches wide, thick and persistent, shiny above, pale and smooth below.
Quercus laurifolia
Slash Pine
Pinus elliottii(S)Two needles, sometimes 3
SycamorePlatanus occidentalis
Common Persimmon
Diospryros virginiana
Sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
Flowering Dogwood
Cornus floridaVeins go straight up
Carolina AshFraxinus caroliniana
Dark and glossy on upper-sideUnderside is paler green
Veins form a kind of Y
Water Oak
Quercus nigra
Cercis canadensis
Eastern Redbud
Leaves look like a HEART shape
American Beech.
Fagus grandifoliaThink of tire treads on a beach
Southern Magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora
Dark green tops, brown underside
Longleaf Pine
Pinus palustris
(L) Always 3 needles
Yellow PoplarLiriodendron tulipifera
Square at the top, looks like a TULIP!
Eastern HophornbeamOstrya virginiana
Leaves 3 – 5 inches, much larger than Hornbeam
Water HickoryCarya aquatica
Black Cherry
Prunus serotina
Bald Cypress
Taxodium distichum
Waxmyrtle
Myrica cerifera
Live Oak
Quercus virginianaDark green tops, light green underside.Mature leaves “CUP.”
Red Maple
Acer rubrum
American Holly
Illex opaca
Turkey Oak
Quercus laevis
Don’t confuse this with Shumard Oak. The Turkey Oak has deeper lobes than the Shumard Oak.
Loblolly Bay
Gordonia lasianthus
American Hornbeam
Carpinus carolinianaLeave ½” to 1”, very small
American ElmUlmus americana
White Oak
Quercus alba Don’t confuse with Post Oak. The White Oak has more lobes.
Pignut Hickory
Carya glabra
Swamp TupeloNyssa sylvatcia
Red Mulberry
Morus rubra
Sand Pine
Pinus clausa
(S) 2 needles sometimes 3
Post Oak
Quercus stellata
Loblolly Pine
Pinus taeda
(L) Always 3 needles
SassafrasSassafras albidum
Shumard OakQuercus shumardii
Southern Redcedar
Juniperus solicicola
Sugarberry
Celtis laevigata
Alternating veins go straight up
Winged ElmUlmus alata
The stem has “wings”
Black Walnut• Juglans nigra
Carolina Laurelcherry• Prunus caroliniana
Eastern Cottonwood• Populus deltoids
Florida Maple• Acer floridanum
Gumbo Limbo
Gum Bumelia• Bumelia lanuginosa• Bursera simaruba
Pond Apple• Annona glabra
Red Bay
• Persea borbonia
Seagrape• Coccoloba uvifera
Spruce Pine• Pinus glabra