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Winged Elm (Ulmus alata)Observer
mm4yDescription
Family: Ulmaceae
Genus: Ulmus
Species: alata
In winter buds of winged elm are about 1/8 inches long
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Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida)Observer
mm4yDescription
Family: Cornaceae
Genus: Cornus
Species: florida
Leaves are simple, opposite; blades ovate to broadly elliptical
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Southern Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora)Observer
mm4yDescription
Family: Magnoliaceae
Genus: Magnolia
Species: grandiflora
Considered a broad-leaf evergreen tree. It is a flowering tree.
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Red Maple (Acer rubrum)Observer
mm4yDescription
Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Acer
Species: rubrum
This tree has a wide range of habitats throughout the Southeast. It is a Red Maple.
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Pitch Pine (Pinus rigida)Observer
mm4yDescription
Family: Pinaceae
Genus: Pinus
Species: rigida
Juvenile trees are capable of resprouting after their main stems have been destroyed by fire or cutting. Leaves evergreen needles
Tree may be a possible hybrid with Pinus echinata
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Pecan (Carya illinoinensis)Observer
mm4yDescription
Family: Juglandaceae
Genus: Carya
Species: illinoinensis
Pecan is one of the most if not the most valuable nut tree in North America. The leaves are deciduous, pinnately compound, alternate 12-20 inches long.
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White Ash (Fraxinus americana)Observer
mm4yDescription
Family: Oleaceae
Genus: Fraxinus
Species: americana
When this tree grows naturally, it appears in deciduous, moist, upland or lowland forests, usually on fertile, well-drained soils, mostly in the mountains and Piedmont.
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American Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua)Observer
mm4yDescription
Family: Altingiaceae
Genus: Liquidambar
Species: styraciflua
This tree can grow between 80-100 ft. tall. The leaves are deciduous, simple and alternate.
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Maples (Genus Acer)Observer
mm4yDescription
Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Acer
Species: saccharum
leaves deciduous, simple, opposite; blades 3-5 inches long, glabrous, palmately 5-lobed
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Basswood (Tilia americana)Observer
mm4yDescription
Family: Ulmaceae
Genus: Tilia
Species: americana
The habitat for Tilia americana is moist, fertile, well-drained, forest slopes in stream bottoms.
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Red Mulberry (Morus rubra)Observer
mm4yDescription
Family: Moraceae
Genus: Morus
Species: rubra
Morus rubra is sometimes planted for its edible fruit and autumn color but is generally not recognized as a desirable ornamental tree because of its short-lived nature.
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Staghorn Sumac (Rhus typhina)Observer
mm4yDescription
Family: Anacardiaceae
Genus: Rhus
Species: typhina
Could be a shrub or tree with an irregular open crown and stout, spreading branches.
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Honey Locust (Gleditsia triacanthos)Observer
mm4yDescription
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Gleditsia
Species: tricanthos
Tree has a short, thorny trunk that branches early to form several stout ascending branches and an open, flattened crown
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American Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis)Observer
mm4yDescription
Family: Platanaceae
Genus: Platanus
Species: occidentalis
leaves deciduous, simple, alternate; blades broadly ovate
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Virginia Pine (Pinus virginiana)Observer
mm4yDescription
Family: Pinaceae
Genus: Pinus
Species: virginiana
Usually appearing very scrubby, even in dense strands because of numerous persistent branches that may extend to ground
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Southern Red Oak (Quercus falcata)Observer
mm4yDescription
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Species: falcata
The tree's leaves has a U shaped leaf base and a hairy leaf surface.
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Willow Oak (Quercus phellos)Observer
mm4yDescription
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Species: phellos
Has a straight trunk. The tree usually grows 90-100 ft. high and 3-4 ft. in diameter with dense oval-shaped crown when growing in open
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Sawtooth Oak (Quercus acutissima)Observer
mm4yDescription
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Species: acutissima
Best grown in rich, humusy, medium moisture, well-drained soils in full sun
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Eastern Black Walnut (Juglans nigra)Observer
mm4yDescription
Family: Juglandaceae
Genus: Juglans
Species: nigra
Leaves deciduous, pinnately compound, alternate, 1-2 ft. long; leaflet 9-21(terminal leaflet often aborted)
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Tulip Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera)Observer
mm4yDescription
Family: Magnoliaceae
Genus: Liriodendron
Species: tulipifera
Also known as Yellow- Poplar, Tulip-Poplar or Tuliptree. Has a straight trunk and characteristic conical crown
