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13. Norway Spruce
September 2014

September 2014
The Norway Spruce is an evergreen tree and it is huge.

September 2014
The leaves are needle shaped and they are single leaves.

September 2014
The bark is rough and scratchy.

September 2014
The tips of the branches have seeds.

November 2014
November 2014
The Norway Spruce is coniferous so nothing has changed. 

November 2014
The needles are the same. 

November 2014
The bark looks the same. 
November 2014
The pinecones are still on the tree.

April 2015

April 2015
The Norway Spruce Tree seems to be the same size,

April 2015
April 2015
The leaves are a little smaller.
April 2015
The trunk has more sap on it. 
April 2015
The buds are brighter and softer.


14. Callery Pear
September 2014

September 2014
The Callery Pear tree is a deciduous hardwood.

September 2014
The bark is rough, bumpy prickly, scratchy and dull.

September 2014
It has small alternating leaves.

September 2014
The Callery Pear tree has drupe berries growing on it.

November 2014
  
November 2014
The leaves are turning yellow and orange and some pink.

November 2014
The leaves are rough not soft. 

November 2014
The bark rough and has a lot more moss growing on it.

November 2014
The berries are bigger and most of them are on the ground.


April 2015
April 2015
The Callery Pear Tree is big, tall and pretty.

April 2015
The leaves are rounder.
April 2015

April 2015
The bark has more moss growing on it.
April 2015
It has white flowers with yellow on the inside. 

15. Japanese Lilac Tree
September 2014
September 2014

September 2014
The bark of the Japanese Tree Lilac is rough, bumpy, hairy, scratchy and shaggy.

September 2014
It has simple leaves.


September 2014
The Japanese Tree Lilac is deciduous and it has alternating branches.

November 2014
November 2014
The leaves are changing color to yellowish.

November 2014
The specks on the bark were closing up.

November 2014
There are tiny buds on the branches.

November 2014
All of the leaves have fallen down.

April 2015

April 2015
The leaves on the Japanese Tree Lilac are greener.

April 2015
April 2015
The leaves are a lot greener.

 April 2015
The bark is the same.

April 2015
The buds are starting to grow.