Flora And Fauna:Trees

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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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External links

• [Tree Inventory]
• [| Identify a tree]
• [tree is it?]
• [identification at fs.fed.us]
• [Mexico Tree Species]