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== 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.
<gallery widths="140px" heights="200px" perrow="3">
File:white_pine1.jpg|White Pine Tree
File:white_pine_leaves_and_fruit.jpg|Leaves and fruit
File:white_pine_bark.jpg|Bark
</gallery>
== Eastern Hemlock ==
*''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.
<gallery widths="140px" heights="200px" perrow="3">
File:eastern_hemlock.jpg| Eastern Hemlock Tree
File:eastern_hemlock_leaves.jpg|Leaves
File:eastern_hemlock_leaves_and_fruit.jpg|Fruits
File:eastern_hemlock_bark.jpg|Bark
</gallery>
== Quacking Aspen ==
*''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.
<gallery widths="140px" heights="200px" perrow="3">
File:quaking-aspens-shadowy.jpg| Quacking Aspen Tree
File:quacking_aspen_leaves_and_fruit.jpg|Leaves and fruits
File:quacking_aspen_bark.jpg|Bark
</gallery>
== Red Maple ==
*''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
<gallery widths="140px" heights="200px" perrow="3">
File:red_maple.jpg|Red Maple Tree
File:red_maple_leaf.jpg|Leaves
File:red_maple_flower.jpg|Flowers
File:red_maple_fruit.jpg|Fruits
File:red_maple_bark.jpg|Bark
</gallery>
== Sugar Maple ==
*''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 [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acer_saccharum|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
<gallery widths="140px" heights="200px" perrow="3">
File:sugar_maple.gif|Sugar Maple Tree
File:sugar_maple_leaf.jpg|Leaves
File:sugar_maple_flower.jpg|Flowers
File:sugar_maple_fruit.jpg|Fruits
File:sugar_maple_bark.jpg|Bark
</gallery>
== Norway Maple ==
*''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.
<gallery widths="140px" heights="200px" perrow="3">
File:norway_maple.jpeg|Norway Maple Tree
File:norway_maple_leaf_and_fruit.jpg|Leaves and fruits
File:norway_maple_flower.jpg|Flowers
File:norway_maple_bark.jpg|Bark
</gallery>
== American Beech ==
*''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
<gallery widths="140px" heights="200px" perrow="3">
File:american_beech.jpg|American Beech Tree
File:american_beech_leaves.jpg|Leaves
File:american_beech_leaves_and_fruits.jpg|Fruits
File:american_beech_flower.jpg|Flowers
File:american_beech_bark.jpg|Bark
</gallery>
== Northern Red Oak ==
*''Quercus rubra''
*To 90 ft (27 m)
*Branches grow at right angle from the stem
*Leaves have seven to nine lobes
<gallery widths="140px" heights="200px" perrow="3">
File:northern_red_oak.jpg|Northern Red Oak Tree
File:northern_red_oak_leaves.jpg|Leaves
File:northern_red_oak_leaves_and_fruits.jpg|Fruits
File:northern_red_oak_flower.jpg|Flowers
File:northern_red_oak_bark.jpg|Bark
</gallery>
== White Ash ==
*''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
<gallery widths="140px" heights="200px" perrow="3">
File:white_ash.jpg|White Ash Tree
File:white_ash_leaves.jpg|Leaves
File:white_ash_leaves_and_fruits.jpg|Fruits
File:white_ash_flowers_female.jpg|Female flowers
File:white_ash_flowers_male.jpg|Male flowers
File:white_ash_bark.jpg|Bark
</gallery>
== Black Cherry ==
*''Prunus serotina''
*To 80 ft (24 m)
*Bark and leaves have cherry-like aroma
*Dark berry fruits
<gallery widths="140px" heights="200px" perrow="3">
File:black_cherry.jpg|Black Cherry Tree
File:black_cherry_leaves_and_fruits.jpg|Leaves and fruit
File:black_cherry_flowers.jpg|Flowers
File:black_cherry_bark.jpg|Bark
</gallery>
== Gray Birch ==
*''Betula populifolia''
*To 30 ft (9 m)
*Thin branches form irregular crown
*Bark is white gray with black spots where branches meet trunk
<gallery widths="140px" heights="200px" perrow="3">
File:gray_birch.jpg|Gray Birch Tree
File:gray_birch_leaves_and_fruits.jpg|Leaves and fruit
File:gray_birch_bark.jpg|Bark
File:black_cherry_bark.jpg|Bark
</gallery>
== Callery Pear ==
*''Pyrus calleryana''
*To 65 ft (20 m)
*Native to China and Vietnam
*Abundant flowers in early spring, before the leaves are fully developed
<gallery widths="140px" heights="200px" perrow="3">
File:callery_pear.jpg|Callery Pear Tree
File:callery_pear_leaves_and_fruits.jpg|Leaves and fruit
File:callery_pear_flowers.jpg|Flowers
File:callery_pear_bark.jpg|Bark
</gallery>
== External links ==
*[http://ci.lexington.ma.us/committees/treeinventory.cfm Lexington Tree Inventory]
*[http://ostermiller.org/tree Identify a tree]
*[http://www.oplin.org/tree/index.html What tree is it?]
*[http://www.fs.fed.us/ne/morgantown/4557/gypsymth/frameset.html Tree identification at fs.fed.us]
*[http://www.treenm.com/wp/nm-tree-species New Mexico Tree Species]


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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.

  • White Pine Tree

  • Leaves and fruit

  • Bark

Eastern Hemlock

  • 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.

  • Eastern Hemlock Tree

  • Leaves

  • Fruits

  • Bark

Quacking Aspen

  • 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.

  • Quacking Aspen Tree

  • Leaves and fruits

  • Bark


Red Maple

  • 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

  • Red Maple Tree

  • Leaves

  • Flowers

  • Fruits

  • Bark

Sugar Maple

  • 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 [[1]] for identifying the Sugar Maple in contrast with the Norway Maple
  • Leaves turn yellow to orange to red in autumn
  • Produces syrup and sugar

  • Sugar Maple Tree

  • Leaves

  • Flowers

  • Fruits

  • Bark

Norway Maple

  • 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.

  • Norway Maple Tree

  • Leaves and fruits

  • Flowers

  • Bark

American Beech

  • 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

  • American Beech Tree

  • Leaves

  • Fruits

  • Flowers

  • Bark

Northern Red Oak

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

  • Northern Red Oak Tree

  • Leaves

  • Fruits

  • Flowers

  • Bark

White Ash

  • 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

  • White Ash Tree

  • Leaves

  • Fruits

  • Female flowers

  • Male flowers

  • Bark

Black Cherry

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

  • Black Cherry Tree

  • Leaves and fruit

  • Flowers

  • Bark

Gray Birch

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

  • Gray Birch Tree

  • Leaves and fruit

  • Bark

  • Bark

Callery Pear

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

  • Callery Pear Tree

  • Leaves and fruit

  • Flowers

  • Bark

External links

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