Trees

Twigs and leaves of trees common to the Poconos and the ESU campus :
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Last update: Dec. 7, 2005

Scientific name
Common name
Collection site
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Buds
Twigs


Acer platanoides


Norway Maple

Norway maple norway maple terminal bud
Norway maple twigg


Acer rubrum


Red Maple

red maple thumb
red maple bud
Red Maple twig


Acer sacccharinum


Silver Maple

Silver Maple silver maple bud
silver maple twigg


Acer saccharum


Sugar Maple

Sugar Maple sugar maple bud
sugar maple twig


Betula pendula


European White Birch

European White Birch
european white birch twig


Betula populifolia


Grey Birch

Grey Birch
grey birch twig


Carya cordiformis


Bitternut Hickory

Bitternut Hickory
bitternut hickory twig


Carya ovata


Shagbark Hickory

Shagbark hickory



Castanea dentata


American Chesnut

American Chesnut



Fraxinus pennsylvanica


Red Ash

Red Ash red ash terminal bud and leaf scar
Red Ash twig


Gleditsia triacanthos


Honey locust

honey locust
Honey locust twig


Hamamelis virginiana


Witch Hazel

Witch Hazel
Witch Hazel Twig: just after leaf fall


Ilex montanna


Mountian Winterberry

Mountian Winterberry



Juglans nigra


Black Walnut

Black Walnut

black walnut twigg


Populus tremuloides


Quaking Aspen

quaking Aspen




Quercus alba


White Oak

White oak white oak buds



Quercus bicolor


Swamp White Oak

Swamp White Oak



Quercus ilicifolia




Scrub Oak



Scrub oak
scrub oak termina bud
Scrub oak twig


Quercus mixchauxi





Swamp Chesnut Oak

Swamp Chesnut oak



Quercus rubra

Red
Oak


red oak leavesred oak fall leaf
red oak bud



Sassafras albidum


Sassafras

Sassafras



Tilia americana


American Basswood

American basswood



Ulmus americana


American Elm

Slippery Elm