Trees and Shrubs of Wabu Woods SNA

• Shape: Tree
• Leaf/Branch Arrangement: Alternate
• Flower: Male and Female cones on different branches of the same tree
• Leaves: evergreen, long and flat needles, 3/8-1 inch long, dark green upper surface, whitish lower surface with green midvein
• Bark: thin, gray, smooth, many resin-filled blisters
• Fruit/Seed: cone, 2-3¼ inches long, ¾-1 inch wide, dark brownish purple, topped with profuse amounts of thick resin when mature, smooth, scales do not open
• Height: 50-85 feet
• Flowering: May - June
• Habitat: peat swamps, moist upland forest less ↑

• Shape: Tree
• Leaf/Branch Arrangement: Alternate
• Flower: cone-like structure, male; oblong oval, 1/3-1/2 inch long, purple and erect, maturing to yellow/brown and hanging down, female; oval/barrel shaped, ½-5/8 inch long, purple, erect
• Leaves: evergreen, square needles, 1/3-3/4 inch long, pointed tip
• Bark: grey, thin flaky scales
• Fruit/Seed: cone, brown, 1 ¼-2 ½ inches long, hanging from tips of twigs, scales with rounded edges
• Height: 60-80 feet
• Flowering: May
• Habitat: northern upland forest less ↑

• Shape: Tree
• Flower: cone, male; egg-shaped, 1/3-1/2 inch long, in dense cluster at base of new branches, female; small, cylindrical, yellow/green, at tips of new branches
• Leaves: evergreen, rounded-triangular needles, bundles of 5, 2 2/1-5 inches long, straight
• Bark: grey/brown, loose and scaly plates
• Fruit/Seed: cone, long, 4-8 inches long when mature, flexible, soft scales
• Height: 80-120 feet
• Flowering: June
• Habitat: upland forest less ↑

• Shape: Multi-stemmed shrub
• Leaf/Branch Arrangement: Alternate
• Flower: cone, 1/8 inch long, in leaf axils, males oval and yellow, females bud-like and green-brown
• Leaves: evergreen, flat needles, sharp pointed tip, 3/8-1 inch long
• Bark: brown, thin, scaly
• Fruit/Seed: cup-shaped, red berry-like cone
• Height: 1-5 feet
• Flowering: April - May
• Habitat: rich woods, hardwood and conifer forests, swamps, ravines, banks less ↑

• Shape: Tree
• Leaf/Branch Arrangement: Alternate
• Flower: cone, 1/16 inch long
• Leaves: evergreen, scale-like, pointed tips,
• Bark: grey/brown, thin and flattened vertical ridges that can loosen in flat strips
• Fruit/Seed: egg-shaped cone, 1/3-1/2 inch long
• Height: 40-80 feet
• Flowering: April - May
• Habitat: peat swamps, moist upland forest, rocky lakeshores, cliffs less ↑