Flora And Fauna:Trees

White Pine

 * Pinus strobus
 * To 100 ft (30 m)
 * Mature trees can easily be 200 to 250 years old.
 * Prefers well-drained, sandy soils.
 * Needle-like leafs grow in bundles of 5.
 * Needles remain on the tree for two years.
 * Cone is up to 8 in (20 cm) long.

Eastern Hemlock
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 * Tsuga canadensis
 * To 150 ft (45 m)
 * It may live up to 250 years.
 * Leaves are flattened needles which grow from 2 sides of twigs, parallel to ground.
 * Fruits are cone like, less than 1 inch long.

Quacking Aspen
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 * Populus tremuloides
 * To 60 ft (18 m)
 * Called Quacking due to the rustling sound of leaves in the light wind.
 * The long stemmed, wide leafs are rounded and have fine teeth.
 * The most widely distributed tree in North America, will grow in almost any soil except in the wettest swampy areas.
 * Propagates itself primarily through root sprouts.
 * A fast grower, it is usually the first tree to grow in burned-over areas and unused fields.

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Red Maple
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 * Acer rubrum 
 * To 90 ft (27 m)
 * Likes a wide range of soil types
 * Reaches maturity in 70 to 80 years, and rarely lives up to 150 years
 * Leaves are 3 lobed, or 5 lobed with weak basal lobes
 * Notches Between Lobes are V-shaped
 * Leaves turn scarlet to orange in autumn
 * Produces syrup and sugar, but not as much as the Sugar Maple

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Sugar Maple
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 * Acer saccharum
 * To 115 ft (35 m)
 * Leaves are 3 or 5 lobed
 * Notches Between Lobes are U-shaped (rounded)
 * Easily confused with the Norway Maple, see [|here] for identifying the Sugar Maple in contrast with the Norway Maple
 * Leaves turn yellow to orange to red in autumn
 * Produces syrup and sugar

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Norway Maple
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 * Acer platanoides
 * To 100 ft (30 m)
 * Was planted as a hardy street tree but is now considered an invasive species.
 * Most populous tree in Lexington (18.54% of Lexington tree inventory)
 * Leaves are 5 lobed.
 * Notches Between Lobes are U-shaped (rounded)
 * Leaves turn yellow to orange to red in autumn.

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American Beech
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 * Fagus grandifolia
 * To 80 ft (24 m)
 * With long, horizontal branches
 * Leaves elliptical in shape with many parallel side veins and coarse, small-toothed edges
 * Bark is very smooth, light gray colored

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Northern Red Oak
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 * Quercus rubra
 * To 90 ft (27 m)
 * Branches grow at right angle from the stem
 * Leaves have seven to nine lobes

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White Ash
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 * Fraxinus americana
 * To 100 ft (30 m)
 * Underside of leaves are whitish green with tiny hairs
 * Name derives from color leaf underside
 * Likes rich, well drained soil
 * Wood is tough, does not break under strain

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Black Cherry
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 * Prunus serotina
 * To 80 ft (24 m)
 * Bark and leaves have cherry-like aroma
 * Dark berry fruits

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Gray Birch
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 * Betula populifolia
 * To 30 ft (9 m)
 * Thin branches form irregular crown
 * Bark is white gray with black spots where branches meet trunk

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Callery Pear
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 * Pyrus calleryana
 * To 65 ft (20 m)
 * Native to China and Vietnam
 * Abundant flowers in early spring, before the leaves are fully developed

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