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Pecan (Carya illinoinensis)Observer
mario7Description
The tree was a pecan, it is native & the tree was about 75 feet tall.
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Eastern Redcedar (Juniperus virginiana)Observer
mario7Description
Its an aromatic, it was about 65 feet tall, 12-18 inches in diameter with a conical crown of slender, often pendulous branches. Leaves are evergreen, becoming brown at the end of the second season but persisting on twigs for several years.
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American Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis)Observer
mario7Description
The american sycamore is 100 feet high and 3-5 feet in diameter. Leaves are deciduous, simple, alternate; blades broadly ovate, 4-8 inches long and wide, with 3-5 coarsely toothed lobes, palmately veined; upper surfaces medium green, lower pale; downy pubescent when young, becoming smooth with age except along the lower veins.
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Winged Elm (Ulmus alata)Observer
mario7Description
The Winged Elm was about 75 feet tall and 2 feet in diameter. Leaves are deciduous, simple, alternate; blades oblong to ovate, to elliptical, often asymmetrical, 1 1/2-3 inches long; tips acute to slightly acuminate; bases unequal or heart-shaped, margins double serrate; upper surfaces smooth to scabrous, lower pubescent; foliage dark green, turning yellow in autumn.
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Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus)Observer
mario7Description
The Eastern White Pine was about 100 feet tall and 3 feet in diameter, history shows the tree used to reach heights of over 170 feet. Leaves are needles, evergreen, persisting 2 seasons, 3-5 inches long 5 per fascicle, early deciduous; soft, flexible, bluish green with whitish longitudal rows of stomata; fascicle sheaths about 1/8 inches long.
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Callery Pear (Pyrus calleryana)Observer
mario7Description
Deciduous tree that was about 25 feet tall, conic to rounded crown and the leaves are oval 4-6 inches long. Glossy dark green above, and slightly paler than the top part of the leaf. The fruits of the Callery Pear are small and woody until softened by frost then taken by birds which dispense seeds in their droppings.
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American Elm (Ulmus americana)Observer
mario7Description
The American Elm was about 90 feet, 3-4 ft in diameter, the trunk usually dividing into many large, spreading branches on open-grown trees to form a wide, spreading crown with a fan-like appearance. Leaves are deciduous, simple, alternate; blades oblong to ovate, to elliptical, asymmetrical, varying in size, to 6 inch long; tips acuminate; bases unequal; margins coarsely doubly serrate; upper surfaces smooth to scabrous, autumn foilage to bright yellow.
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Northern Red Oak (Quercus rubra)Observer
mario7Description
The Red Oak was about 95 feet tall, in most fertile soil. Leaves are deciduous, simple, alternate; blades often widest above the middle, to 9 in long, 5 in wide, usually with 7-11 shallow loves; bases rounded, truncate, or shortly tapered; surfaces glabrous except for inconspicuous tufts hair in acils of veins beneath.
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Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis)Observer
mario7Description
The Eastern Redbud was about 40 feet tall, with a short trunk and numerous upright spreading branches, Leaves are deciduous, simple, alternate, blades broadly ovate, 3-5 inches in diameter; tips acute, bases heart-shaped; margins entire, palmately veined, upper surfaces glabrous, lower pubescent to glabrous, petioles conspicuously swollen at bases of leaves and at the modes; stipules small, papery: autumn foliage yellow.
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Post Oak (Quercus stellata)Observer
mario7Description
The white oak was roughly 75 feet tall, the crown was large, crooked, with gnarled branches. Leaves are deciduous, simple, alternate; blades 3-5 lobed, usually opposite each other in a crucifix shape. Fruit are acorns.
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Maples (Genus Acer)Observer
mario7Description
The silver maple was about 65 feet tall, with a diameter of 3 feet usually having a short trunk that divides into several large upright branches. Leaves are deciduous, simple, opposite; blades deeply 5-lobed, the side of the terminal lobes are sloped inward; sinuses V shaped; margins irregularly doubly toothed; lower surface is whitish or silvery.
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Box Elder (Acer negundo)Observer
mario7Description
The Boxelder was about 55 feet tall and had a diameter of about 2 feet. It has a short trunk with numerous epicormic branches. Leaves are deciduous, pinnately compound, opposite; leaflets 3-5, occasionally 7, leaflets 2-4 in. long. Fruit are Samaras
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Sourwood (Oxydendrum arboreum)Observer
mario7Description
The sourwood was about 50 feet tall and 10 inches in diameter with an open spreading crown. The leaves are deciduous, simple, alternate, margins finely toothed and the foliage is yellowish-green.
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Swamp Chestnut Oak (Quercus michauxii)Observer
mario7Description
The white oak was roughly about 70 feet in height. The leaves were deciduous, simple alternate. The twigs were fairly stout, brown, and the terminal bud was 1/4 in. long, and pointed.
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Red Maple (Acer rubrum)Observer
mario7Description
The Red Maple was about 70 feet tall, and 2-3 feet in diameter. Leaves are deciduous, simple, opposite; blades varying in shape, from 3-5 distinct lobes to almost no lobes; sinuses v-shaped, varying in size, irregularly serrate; variable in pubescence but lower surface is usually a whitish color.
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American Holly (Ilex opaca)Observer
mario7Description
The American Holly was about 70 feet tall, and the diameters reached 2 ft. The tree is usually smaller than this and the leaves are evergreen, simple, alternate; blades stiff, leathery and broadly elliptical; margins way to sharp toothed and point outward.
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Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda)Observer
mario7Description
The Loblolly pine was about 95 feet and 2-3 feet in diameter. Leaces are evergreen needles, persisting 3 seasons, 6-9 inches long, 3 per fascicle, stout, stiff, straight, dark green; fascicle sheaths 1/4 to 1/2 inches long.
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American Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua)Observer
mario7Description
The Sweetgum was over 100 feet tall and 2-4 feet in diameter, with a long cylindrical trunk and oblong conical crown. Leaves are deciduous, simple, alternate; blades palmately lobed, 3-6 inches long; margins toothed; petioles 4-5 inches long; foilage with pleasant resinous fragrance when bruised, autumn foilage yellow to crimson or maroon.
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Chinese Privet (Ligustrum sinense)Observer
mario7Description
The Chinese Privet is a deciduous shrub that was about 5m tall with densely hairy shoots. The leaves are opposite, 2-7cm long and 1-3cm broad, rarely larger, with an entire margin and a 2-8mm petiole. the flowers are white with a four lobed corrola 3.5-5.5m long. The fruit is subglobose about 5-8mm in diameter.
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Willow Oak (Quercus phellos)Observer
mario7Description
The Willow oak was about 95 feet in height and 3-4 feet in diameter, with a dense oval-shaped crown when growing in the open. Leaves are deciduous, simple, alternate; blades narrowly elliptical to lanceolate, to 5 inches long, 1 in width with a small bristle-tip; margins entire surfaces smooth occasionally with tufts of hair along the lower mid rib