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Week 5
Box Elder
(Acer negundo)
 Fast growing, fragile,
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and brittle.
Life span isn’t long.
Used for shade and
ornamental purposes.
Leaves are compound,
opposite, 3-5 leaflets,
and 4-10 inches long.
Hackberry
(Celtis occidentulis)
Foliage resembles
that of elms.
 Knob-like
projections on the
trunk of the tree.
 Berries are sweet
and edible.
 Provides winter food
for birds.
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Northern Red Oak
(Quercus rubra)
Leaves are
alternate, simple,
dark green, and
shiny.
 Smooth bark.
 Fast growing.
 Used for lumber.
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Post Oak
(Quercus stellata)
Slow growing.
 Abundant in
Southeastern and
South Central
America.
 Used for fence
“posts”.
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Black Locust
(Robinia pseudoacacia)
Resembles Honey
Locust, but larger.
 Nitrogen fixer.
 Provides cover for
wildlife.
 Grows best in rich
and moist soils.
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Black Oak
(Quercus velutina)
Fuzzy on back of
leaf.
 Bitter acorn.
 Grows in poor soil.
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Eastern Redbud
(Cercis canadensis)
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Deciduous
Grows 20-30 feet
tall.
Heart shaped leaves.
Alternate and simple
leaves.
Rosy pink flowers
during spring.
Honey Locust
(Gleditsia triacanthos)
Deciduous.
 Used for ornamental
purposes.
 Grows 40-140 feet
tall.
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Southern Magnolia
(Magnolia grandiflora)
Evergreen.
 Alternate and simple
leaves.
 Grows 60-80 feet
tall.
 Used for ornamental
purposes.
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Turkey Oak
(Quercus laevis)
Fast growing.
 Wood is used for
fuel.
 3 lobed leaf which
resembles a turkey
foot.
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White Oak
(Quercus alba)
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Grows slowly.
Ashy-gray bark.
Wood is very
durable.
Used for furniture
and flooring.
Acorns are sweet.
The End