tulipifera Characteristics Brown furrowed b ark alternate simple 36 inch leaves with four lobes Height 80120 ft Range Eastern United States Uses Commercial lumber furniture toys and pulpwood ID: 292007
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Tulip Poplar- Liriodendron tulipifera
Characteristics: Brown furrowed bark, alternate simple 3-6 inch leaves with four lobesHeight: 80-120 ftRange: Eastern United StatesUses: Commercial lumber, furniture, toys, and pulpwoodSlide2
Red Maple- Acer Rubrum
Characteristics: Simple leaf, opposite with serrated margins; dark slightly cracked barkRange: Along Eastern United States
Height: 60-90 ftUses: Maple syrup, furniture, firewoodSlide3
Northern Red Oak- Quercus
rubraCharacteristics: Bark-dark ridges with shiny stripes down the middle Leaves-alternate, simple, 7-9 lobes, 5-9 inches longHeight: 90 ftRange: Eastern United StatesUses: Extremely important for timber; used in furniture, fence posts, and pulpwood.Slide4
Willow Oak-
Quercus phellos Characteristics: Ridged bark; willow shaped leaves, 5-12cm and bright greenHeight: 50-80 ftRange:
Southern and Eastern United StatesUses: acorns for squirrels, ornamental tree and
shade treeSlide5
Sassafras- Sassafra albeidum
Characteristics: Smooth red to brown deeply furrowed bark, Leaves are simple and can be 3 lobedHeight: 30-60 ftRange: Southern and Eastern United StatesUses: Spice, used to flavor root beerSlide6
White Oak – Quercus Alba
Characteristics: Leaves 4-9 inches long, 5-9 lobed, widest beyond middle; Bark-light gray, shallowly fissuredHeight:80-100 ftRange: Eastern, Central and Southern United StatesUses: Lumber; used in barrel making and ship building for colonistsSlide7
Southern Red Oak- Quercus
falcataCharacteristics: Leaves- deeply divided into long narrow end lobes, bristle- tipped teeth; Bark-dark gray, becoming furrowed into broad platesHeight: 50-80 ftRange: Southeastern United StatesUses: marketed as red oak; timber and pulpwoodSlide8
Mockernut Hickory- Carya
tomentosaCharacteristics: Leaves- compound with usually 7 leaflets. Bark-gray, irregularly furrowedHeight: 50-80 ftRange: Eastern, Central, and Southern United StatesUses: Furniture, flooring, tool handles, and skisSlide9
Eastern Red Cedar- Juniperus
virginiana Characteristics: Leaves- evergreen, opposite in 4 rows, scale like Bark-reddish brown, fibrous and shreddyHeight: 40-60 ftRange: Southern, Central, and Eastern United StatesUses: Christmas trees, ornamental; berries important food for wildlifeSlide10
American Beech- Fagus
grandifoliaCharacteristics: Leaves- opposite, saw toothed edges; Bark-light gray, smooth, thinHeight: 60-80 ftRange: Eastern United StatesUses: Firewood, shade tree, with nuts serving as important food source for wildlifeSlide11
Eastern Red Bud- Cercis
canadenisCharacteristics: Leaves- heart shaped, long stalk; Bark-dark gray or brown, smooth becoming furrowedHeight: 40 ftRange: Parts of South Central and Eastern United StatesUses: OrnamentalSlide12
Virginia Pine- Pinus
virginianaCharacteristics: Leaves- short needles in bundles of two, twisted slightly; Bark-brownish gray, peeling off in flakesHeight: 30-60 ftRange: Southern Mid-Atlantic United StatesUses: Pulpwood and lumberSlide13
American Elm- Ulmus
americanaCharacteristics: Leaves- Opposite, 3-6 inches long, saw toothed, soft hairs underneath; Bark-light gray, deeply furrowed into broad, forking ridgesHeight: 100 ftRange: Eastern, Central, and Southern United StatesUses: Wood used for furniture, paneling, and containersSlide14
Common Persimmon- Diospyros
virginianaCharacteristics: Leaves- ovate to elliptical, long- pointed, without teeth; Bark- brown, thick, deeply furrowedHeight: 20-70 ftRange: Southeastern United StatesUses: Fruits used in cakes, puddings, drinks, food source for animals. Wood used for golf club heads.Slide15
Tree of Heaven- Ailanthus altissima
Characteristics: Leaves- pinnately compound, 13-25 leaflets, smells like peanut butter; Bark- light brown, smoothHeight: 50-80 ftRange: Native of China but common across temperate United StatesUses: Invasive