Observations by helianthus17n

Drupes present, mature (red/black) in clusters.

Leaves were mostly gone, with some bright-red leaves persistent in opposite arrangement.

Low-growing shrub-like tree, growing under a large specimen of Quercus alba and sending branches out for sunlight.

Leaves somewhat persistent, but leaf loss was evident.

Red Capsule fruits were matured, took on characteristic "hearts - a burstin'" shape. Fruits dehiscent, exposing seeds.

Leaves in a pair at the end of the stem (opposite leaves).

Red coloration and compound leaves with winged rachis are very conspicuous characters

This species can be found in many roadsides in Bedford county.

Leaves well in the process of senescence, and fruits were mostly gone. The structure which bore the drupes was still intact, as well as a couple of drupes left intact; this structure was harvested and dried alongside the leaves.

Acorns salvageable with large quantities of acorns lying on the ground from this specimen.

Fall senescence is in full swing, but there were a fair number of leaves which had not lost their coloration; could this be due to these leaves being in the shade?

This specimen was exhibiting an odd growth pattern, being bent in an "S" shape in order to obtain sunlight from under a large Juniperus virginiana. This growth pattern is an interesting example of phototropism in a dense Oak-Hickory environment.

Twigs of this Oak were unusually thick and stout; leaves were in the process of fall senescence.

Acorns absent

Identified as Hackberry (C. occidentalis) due to serration on the leaf margins. It was somewhat difficult to tell if the fruits (small red/black drupes) were beaked or not, so this observer relied more on the leaf serration as a distinguishing character.

This specimen was found in a rocky, dense waste pile with rusting farm plows and large rocks taken from the field. Rattlesnakes (Timber rattlesnake - Crotalus horridus?) are very prevalent here, and provide a considerable hazard for budding naturalists wanting to venture into the waste pile.

Fruits small, red and circular with peculiar snail-like seed inside.

Growth is vine-like, and this species can be found growing on many of the branches of this small creek-side forest.

Direct association with Ligustrum sinense, climbing and twining over this and other small shrubs.