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22. Red Horsechestnut
September 2014

September 2014
The Red Horsechestnut Tree is a young deciduous tree.

September 2014
The leaves are compound leaves.

September 2014
The bark is smooth, flaky and leathery.

November 2014
November 2014
There are no leaves on the tree. 

                                      
November 2014
The leaves have turned brown. 

November 2014
The bark is smooth, bumpy and leathery.

April 2015

April 2015
The Red Horsechestnut Tree looks healthier.

April 2015
The leaves look greener.

April 2015

April 2015
The bark looks the same.

April 2015
The buds are blooming. 
23. Black Walnut
September 2014

September 2014
The Black Walnut Tree is beautiful.

September 2014
The leaves are really small
and they are compound leaves.

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

September 2014
The tree has walnuts growing on it 
and some of them were laying on the ground. 

November 2014
November 2014
All of the leaves have fallen off.

November 2014
Leaves are now brown and dry. 

November 2014
The bark has more moss.

April 2015

April 2015

April 2015

April 2015
April 2015


24. Thornless Cockspur Hawthorn
September 2014

September 2014
The leaves are simple non-lobed leaves.

September 2014
The bark is rough, flaky, scaly, sharp, bumpy and scratchy.

September 2014
The branches are alternate branching with scratchy seeds.
September 2014
The leaves are turning on the Thornless Cockspur Hawthorn.

November 2014
November 2014
The tree is a little bigger and is going into hibernation.

November 2014
The leaves are more brown.

November 2014
The knobs on the trunk are coming out a little more.

April 2015

April 2015
The Thornless Cockspur Hawthorn is a lot more green.

April 2015
The leaf is curling up.
April 2015

April 2015
There are a bunches of ants on the trunk.
April 2015
The knobs look the same. They look like a gas mask.