Plant ID Week 7

1• Betula nigra• COMMON NAME: River Birch

• Deciduous, Medium size tree

• FOLIAGE: Alternate, simple leaves, doubly serrate margin, diamond shaped leaves

• FLOWERS: Flowers are catkins

• ***Peeling bark***

2• Liquidambar styraciflua• COMMON NAME:

Sweetgum

• Deciduous large tree, 60 to 80’ tall

• FOLIAGE: Alternate “maple-like” star shaped leaves, 5 to 7 lobed

• FRUIT: **Spiny balls**

3• Magnolia grandiflora• COMMON NAME: Southern

Magnolia

• Large evergreen tree, 60 to 80’ tall

• FOLIAGE: Large leaf, Dark green and pubescent on underside

• FLOWERS: **Very Large white flowers up to 12” diameter**, saucer shaped, spring

• Fruit: Red berries

4• Pinus strobus• COMMON NAME:

Eastern White Pine• Evergreen tree• 60’-80’ tall• 25’-45’ wide• FOLIAGE: light bluish-

green,**needles** in groups of 5’s, serrated margins• FRUIT: light brown

**cones**

5• Pinus taeda• Loblolly Pine• Evergreen tree• 60’-90’ tall• 50’-60’ wide• Needles occur in groups

of three, and are 4½-9" long.• Sun • Valued in the forest

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