Observations by nicholeunterwegner

Small Sitka spruce growing along the ramp near sem 2 at TESC. The leaves are needle like & very sharp. They are attached to the branch at woody pegs radially around the branch. The new growth branches curve at the end.

Pacific madrone has peeling reddish orange bark that exposes smooth wood underneath. The leaves are alternate, simple, and spirally arranged. The berry like drupes are bright orange with a bumpy texture. They should ripen to a more reddish color.

Very tall conifer. It has spirally arranged, needle like leaves, that are green on the top and have two bluish lines of stomata on the under side. The needles have a wonderful slightly sweet smell when crushed. The ovulate cone has three pronged bracts.

Thick patches along the trail. Alternate, oval, thick, leathery leaves with a small point on the tip. Varying size, 3-7 inches, with some being slightly wavy. Finely serrated margins. Flowers are small white urn shaped flowers that form in a row at the end of the branch. The branches are a reddish color and are covered in very small hairs.

Alternate, ovate-lanceolate shaped, finely toothed leaves. Leaves are firm and shiny ranging in color from bright to dark green. Leaves are on woody base of stem and branches. Buds on some branches. Berries are dark purplish black. The base is growing out of a rotting log. Surrounded by Sword Ferns, Bigleaf Maples, Red Alder, and Salmonberries.

Acer macrophyllum leaf has 5 deeply lobed palmate lobes with opposite leaves. The fruit is called a Samara. Often, as you can see in the picture, the trunk will be covered in moss and licorice fern. It is an angiosperm and its leaves turn yellow and fall off the tree in the fall