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1. Baldcypress

September 2014

September 2014
The Baldcypress leans a little to the left.

September 2014
The leaves are compound single leaves.

September 2014
The bark is smooth on one side and scratchy on the other side.

November 2014
November 2014
It looks a little bit straighter and taller.
November 2014
The leaves changed from green to brown.
November 2014
In September, there was moss and now there is not as much moss. 

 April 2015

April 2015
Some of the branches got cut off around the bottom.

April 2015
There is fungus growing on the trunk.
April 2015
There are seeds on the tree.
2. Sugar Maple
September 2014

September 2014
The Sugar Maple is deciduous and it is a small tree.

September 2014
The leaves are soft and they are called simple leaves.

September 2014
The bark is dull, sticky, smooth and bumpy.

November 2014
 A lot of the leaves have gone or fallen off of the tree.
November 2014
The leaves have changed colors from green to brown.
November 2015
The bark is more dense.

April 2015

April 2015
The Sugar Maple tree has gotten taller.

April 2015
It now has buds on the branches.

April 2015
The bark on the trunk has more holes in it.



3. Yellowwood
September 2014

September 2014
The Yellowwood Tree had different colors of leaves.

September 2014
The leaves are simple non-lobed small leaves.

September 2014
The bark has rough and smooth places.

November 2014
November 2014
The tree has less leaves.

November 2014
The leaves had turned brown.
November 2014
The bark was smoother.

April 2015


April 2015
The Yellowwood Tree looks taller and it has more leaves.

April 2015
The leaves are greener.

April 2015

April 2015
The bark on the trunk is rougher and dryer.