The leaves are from five to eight feet long, usually broader than long, dark green, shiny, deeply divided into narrow portions, and borne in leaf-stems from five to seven feet long. The stem of the tree is covered with a thick rind and marked in rings where the old sets of leaves have fallen off.
The leaves are fan-shaped, two to three feet in diameter, rounded in outline, yellow-green in color, shiny above, with leave stalks from two to four feet long, smooth or without marginal splines, and much thickened at the bases. They are clustered at the top of the tree trunk.
The bald cypress is a tree
found in deep swamps which are usually flooded for long periods of time and on
long wet stream banks. Its straight trunk and numerous ascending branches and
cone shape make the tree one of considerable beauty. As the tree ages, it will
have a buttress base, smooth slowly taperred trunk and a broad, open, flat top.
The tree can reach heights of 80 to 130 feet and diameters of 5 to 10 feet.
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This species is often confused with bald cypress but is smaller than the bald cypress. It exhibits a buttressed based and a cylindrical crown in young trees to an irregular flat crown in larger individuals. Its occurrence is usually on wet sites, primarily on sandy pond or lake margins, and thus its name. It also occurs on sandy flood plains, as does the common bald cypress. Accordingly, the two trees can not be distinguished merely by the site on which they are growing. The leaves are spine-shaped on woody twigs arranged in a spiral configuration. |
Note, however, that the "knees" of the pond cypress are rounded as opposed to the sharp knees of the bald cypress.
The leaves are minute, scale-like, overlapping, four-ranked of a bluish green color, and entirely cover the ends of the slender, drooping twigs.
The bark is quite thin, varies in color from ashy gray to light reddish brown, and readily separates into loose plate-like scales, which easily peel off in long fibrous strips.
The bark is very thin, reddish brown, peeling off in long shred-like strips. The tree is extremely irregular in its growth, so that the trunk is usually more or less grooved.
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Some know it as "turkey oak", others as "blue jack", but the best name seams to
be upland willow oak. The tree is usually not over 15 to 20 feet high by six inches in diameter. It grows in sandy barrens and sandy ridges. The leaves are narrowly oblong, thick, firm in texture, from two to five inches long and up to 1 1/2 inches wide, smooth on the edges, pale bluish green above, and gray and wooley underneath. The leaves drop off in the autumn. |
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It is a large tree, reaching a height of 100 feet and a diameter of three to
four feet, with slender branches forming a broad dense, round-topped, shapely
crown. The bark of the young tree is dark brown, roughened by small close scales, becoming an older tree nearly black and broken into broad flat ridges. The leaves are two to six inches long and 3/4 to over 1 inch wide. They are thin and very shiny above, lighter green below and with less gloss. They fall during the early part of spring and, for a few weeks, the trees are bare. |
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It is a tree of striking character, sometimes reaching more than 100
feet in spread; with a short, stout trunk, three to four feet in diameter,
dividing into several large limbs with nearly horizontal branches, forming
a low, dense, round-topped head. Its height is common from 40 to 50 feet.
The bark on the trunk and branches is dark brown tinged with red, and slightly
furrowed. It grows tallest when it is only a few feet above the water line.
In sandy soil it is only a tall shrub.
The leaves are simple, evergreen, thick, leathery, oblong, smooth above, pale and silvery white beneath, and the edges are slightly rolled under; from two to four inches in length and on to two inches wide. |
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This tree usually grows in sandy soil and hammocks. It is usually 20 to 30
feet high with a trunk of 18 to 24 inches in diameter, but can reach a height
of 60 feet. Its branches are stout, spreading and more or less contorted,
forming an open irregular but generally round-topped crown. The leaves are deeply divided into three, or five (or rarely seven) lobes, spreading and tapering from the base; and average about 5 inches long as well as wide. They are thick and rigid, heavily veined, bright yellow-green and lustrous above, paler and somewhat downy on the underside. They are very characteristic and should not be confused with any other tree. (Think of the shape of a turkey's foot.) |
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When fully grown, this tree reaches a height of about 95 feet and a diameter of
one to three feet. The bark is smooth, light brown tinged with red, and has
many smooth thin scales over the surface. The water oak can be distinguished
from the willow oak by the general shape and size of the leaves. The leaves are simple, quite variable in shape, mostly oblong, broader near the point, and narrower at the base, giving a wedge-shape effect. They are usually three-lobed at the outer end, thin, and of a dull bluish green color, paler below than above; mostly smooth and usually two to five inches long and one to two inches wide; they remain green for some time and gradually fall from the tree in the winter. |
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The sycamore is considered the largest hardwood tree in North America. In
maturity it occasionally attains a height of 140 to 170 feet and a diameter of
10 to 11 feet. The massive spreading limbs form an open head sometimes 100
feet across. The bark of the sycamore is a characteristic feature. On the younger trunk and large limbs it is very smooth, greenish grey in color. The outer bark yearly flakes off in large patches and exposes the nearly white younger bark. The leaves are simple, alternate, four to nine inches long and about as broad, light green and smooth above, and paler below. The European sycamore, or planetree, is less subject to disease than our species and has been widely planted in our country for ornament and shade. |
Needles
Tree Shape Length Cluster Cone
Longleaf Pine Straight 10"-15" 3 6" to 10"
Slash Pine Straight 8" - 12" 2 or 3 3" to 6"
Loblolly Pine Straight 6" - 9" 3 3" to 5"
Pond Pine 40' to 50' 5" - 8" 3 or 4 2" (round)
Short Leaf Pine Straight 3" - 5" 2 or 3 2"
Sand Pine Irregular 2" - 3" 2 2" to 3"
The cone is longer and more prickly than that of the pond pine. It is three to five inches long.
The cones are six to 10 inches long, slightly curved, the thick scales armed with small curved prickles. The cones usually fall soon after the seeds ripen.
The needles are two in a sheath, two to three inches long, slender and dark green. The cone is about two to three inches long and stay on the tree for a long time.
The leaves are in clusters of two or three from three to five inches long, slender, flexible, and dark blue-green.
The cones are the smallest of our pines about 2 inches long with sharp prickles.
The needles, which occur in clusters of two or (more often) three in a sheath, are from 8 to 12 inches long, dark green, shiny, and thickly-set on the branches, forming a dense head.
The cones are mostly three to six inches long, brown, and glossy or varnished; the thin scales are armed with fine prickles.
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This tree is medium sized, reaching 30 to 40 feet, with a straight trunk 12 to
16 inches in diameter. The leaves are quite conspicuous at 8 to 10 inches
wide, oblong or pear shaped. They are bright green and smooth on the upper
surface, light gray downy beneath. The flowers are large - 9 to 12 inches across - supported on strong stems, and fragrant. There are six creamy white petals with a rose colored spot at their base. |
The flowers appear at intervals during the summer. The are very attractive with large white petals surrounding a splash of bright purple and have a pleasing fragrance.
