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Apalmatelylobedleaf APalmatelycompoundleaf Aleafwithascaleslikepattern Inoppositeleafarrangement,twoleavesemergeper node.Thinkofthisashowyourarmsareoppositeeachotheronyourtorso. 3 Inalternateleafarrangement,oneleaf emergespernode,givingtheappearanceofalternatingleaves. Inwhorledleafarrangement,threeormoreleaves mergepernode.Itrytorememberthisas"aroundthewhorled(world)",becausetheleaves e oftenencirclethestem. 4 Ginkgoaceae:GinkgoFamily inkgobiloba(Ginkgo)isknownasalivingfossil.itwasintroducedinNorth G Americaandhasastraighttrunkandanopenpyramidshapedcrownthatbecomes widespread.It’snativetoSoutheastchinaandisplantedintheeasternunitedstates andevenonthepacificcoast.youcouldalsoprobablyfindtheminmoistsoilsand humidtemperatures.TheGinkgoBilobaisonlypoisonousifyoueatitinlarge amounts/quantitiesbuttheGinkgoBilobaisalsousedfortraditionalmedicine Habitat: ● Lawns ● Streetsinmoistsoil ● Humidtemperateregions ● NativetoSEChina ● IntroducedtoChinaNorth-Central,ChinaSouth-Central,Illinois,Japan, Korea,Romania Uses: ● Environmentaluses ● Food ● Materials ● Medicine Adaptations ● Abletogrowinshade ● CanwithstandColdtemperatures ● Canresistfungiandpests Biome:Temperate,deciduousforests. Succession:TheGinkgoBilobausedtobepartofalargergroupknownas Ginkgoales,withmanyspecies,buttheGinkgoBilobawastheonlysurvivor. Relationship:hasonemutualisticsymbiosiswithphylumGlomeromycota,a phylumoffungi. FoodSource:ItsBerries Medicine:Itsleaves BuildingMaterials:N/A Chemicals:flavonoids,terpenoids,bioflavonoids,andorganicacids Fuel:N/A Fiber:N/A 14 egeneration:N/A R Harvestingmethod:Pickingberries Pests: ● TheGrapeMealybug(Nymphsfoundonleaves) ● TheHaldeman(Pupafoundinadeadtwigofatree). ● TheVirginianTigerMoth(Groupsofeggmassesonleaves) ● TheZebraCaterpillarMoth(Adultfoundfeedingonleaves) ● TheFruit-TreeleafrollerMoth(Eggsfoundgrowingonleaves) ● TheJapaneseBeetle(Pupa,pupalcases,andlarvafoundonleaves,this speciesfeedsonawidevarietyofhostsincludingGinkgobiloba) Ecosystemservices:Helpreducetheurbanheatislandeffectwithincities UrbanForestry:N/A ForestMeasurement:N/A 15 16 asternWhitePine E TheEasternWhitePineofNewEnglandandsoutheasternCanadawasthegreeted naturaltreasureoftheAmericancolonies.Oncetheworld’smostimportanttimber tree,vastforestsofWhitePine-Straight,light,andstronginproportiontoits weight-weretheprincipalmaterialforthebuildingofships,houses,bridgesand furniture.ThevirginWhitePineforests,nowgoneexceptforisolatedold-growth prockets,heldmillionsoftall,straighttrees.EffortsbytheBritishcrowntoreserve thebesttreesforships’mastswereamongtheannoyancesthatsparkedthe RevolutionaryWar.Thetreewaspicturedontherevolutionaries’firstflagandis thestatetreeofMaine. 63 iantSequoia G AlmostallGiantSequoiasareprotectedinYosemite,KingsCanyon,andSequoia NationalParks,in4nationalforests,andinstateparksandforests.Thisrare speciesranksamongtheworld’soldesttrees;withsomehavingbeenagedatupto 3200yearsold.GiantSequoiahasbecomeapopular,largeornamentaltreein moist,coolclimatesalongthePacificCoastandaroundtheworld.Thelumberis nolongerused;sadly,manymaturetreeswerecutandwastedintheearlylogging days.ThisspeciesisalsoknownasGiantRedwoodorSierraRedwood. 75 asternHophornbeam E EasternHophornbeamisasmallunderstorytreenativetoeasternNorthAmerica. WildlifeincludingNorthernBobwhites,pheasants,grouse,deerandrabbitseatthe nutletsandbuds.Thistree’scommonnamereferstotheresemblanceofthefruit clusterstohops.ItsisalsocalledHardhackandIronwoodforitsextremelyhard, toughwood,whichisusedtomaketoolhandles,smallwoodenitems,andfence posts.Althoughslow-growing,itisoftenplantedasanornamentaltree. 104 Cannabaceae(HempFamily) orthernHackberry N Thishardwoodtreeiswidespreadintheeasternandmid-westernUnitedStates. Manybirds,includingquail,pheasants,woodpeckers,andwaxwings,consumethe sweetfruits.Branchesofthisandotherhackberriesmaybecomedeformedby bushygrowthscalledwitches’-brooms,producedbymitesandfungi.Theleaves oftenbearroundedgallscausedbytiny,jumpingplantlice.AlsocalledCommon Hackberry,thistree;scommonnamewasprobablyderivedfrom“hagberry,”a nameusedinScotlandforacherry. 122