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== White Pine ==
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*''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.
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== 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.
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== 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 [[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
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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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=== 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

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  • 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.

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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.

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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 [[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

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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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