Trees and Shrubs of Wabu Woods SNA

• Shape: Understory tree
• Leaf/Branch Arrangement: Alternate
• Flower: White rounded cluster
• Leaves: oval with pointed tip, 2-4 ½ inches long, 1 ¼-2 ½ inches wide, 5-6 prominent veins per side that never reach leaf’s edge
• Bark: green/brown-maroon, waxy, diamond shaped lenticels
• Fruit/Seed: round, dark blue, berry, ¼ inch diameter, on red stalk
• Height: 12-25 feet
• Flowering: May - June
• Habitat: deciduous and mixed forest understory, floodplains, thickets less ↑

• Shape: Multi-stemmed shrub
• Leaf/Branch Arrangement: Opposite
• Flower: White rounded cluster
• Leaves: oval with pointed tip, 6-9 prominent veins per side that never reach leaf’s edge, 2-6 inches long and 1 ½-4 inches wide
• Bark: twigs green-red/brown, older bark on lower stems green-brow/gray and rough
• Fruit/Seed: round berry, ¼ inch diameter, white or with blueish flush, cluster stalks dull red
• Height: 6-10 feet
• Flowering: June - July
• Habitat: upland deciduous and mixed forest, thickets, rocky slopes less ↑