Trees and Shrubs of Wabu Woods SNA

• Shape: Tree
• Leaf/Branch Arrangement: Alternate
• Flower: elongated cluster – catkin, 1 ¼-3 ¼ inches long, tiers of red stamens/stigmas, white silky hairs
• Leaves: round with pointed tip, 1 ¼-3 inches long, small rounded teeth, flat leaf stalk
• Bark: white, dark furrows at bases of mature trees
• Fruit/Seed: elongate cluster of green, conical, capsules that split when mature, releasing cottony seed
• Height: 60-100 feet
• Flowering: April - May
• Habitat: upland forest less ↑

• Shape: Multi-stemmed shrub
• Leaf/Branch Arrangement: Alternate
• Flower: elongate fuzzy cluster – catkin, 1-4 inches long, male and female on different plants
• Leaves: 1-3 inches long, 1 3/8 inches wide, 2-4 times longer than wide, pointed tip, irregularly toothed
• Bark: grey
• Fruit/Seed: cluster of elongated green capsules with and inflated base
• Height: 6-30 feet
• Flowering: April - May
• Habitat: swamps, marshes, shores, thickets, seeps, swales, wet meadows, wet ditches less ↑

• Shape: Multi-stemmed shrub
• Leaf/Branch Arrangement: Alternate
• Flower: elongated cluster – catkin, male; yellow, up to 1 inch long, female; green-red, 1 ½ inches long, male and female on different plants
• Leaves: rounded tip, ¾-2 ¼ inches long, ¾ inch wide, 2-5 longer than wide, upper surface green and lower surface white
• Bark: Brown
• Fruit/Seed: cluster of pear shaped capsules, brown/red
• Height: 1-5 feet
• Flowering: April - June
• Habitat: bogs, fens, swamps, peatlands, floating mats less ↑