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37 - 38 - 39

37. Japanese Pagodatree
September 2014
September 2014
The leaves are compound leaves.
September 2014
The bark is rough and bumpy.

September 2014
The tree has a tall trunk and it is really big.

November 2014
November 2014

November 2014

November 2014

April 2015
April 2015

April 2015
There are buds on it.

April 2015
It is more mossy.

April 2015

April 2015
These are the budding leaves.
There are feather-like leaves coming out of the buds.


38. Bigtooth Maple 'Rocky Mountain Glow'
September 2014
September 2014
The Bigtooth Maple 'Rocky Mountain Glow' Tree is number 38.

September 2014
The tree has broken bark and lots of holes.

September 2014
The leaves are simple lobed leaves.

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

November 2014
The leaves are a different color. They have changed to yellow.

November 2014
The bark is more smooth. 

  • April 2015

April 2015


April 2015
The Bigtooth Maple 'Rocky Mountain Glow' Tree is more beautiful
because it has more leaves and it is greener.

April 2015
The leaves are smaller and is about 4 centimeters.

April 2015

April 2015
The bark on the tree is a lot more mossy.


39. European Hornbeam
September 2014
September 2014

September 2014
The European Hornbeam tree is medium size and it is deciduous.

September 2014
The leaves are approximately 6 cm in length and they are simple non-lobed leaves.

September 2014
The bark is scratchy, scaly and flaky.

November 2014
November 2014
The tree now has no leaves and the seeds are on the ground.

November 2014
The leaves look longer and they are a little bumpy.

November 2014
The bark now has big bumps.

April 2015
April 2015
The bark is very strong

April 2015
The leaves are a lot greener and very soft. 

April 2015
There are new branches that are starting to grow 
and some branches were cut off.