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47. Lacebark Pine

September 2014

September 2014
The Lacebark Pine is a little tree and it is green and prickly.

September 2014 
It has needles and not leaves.

September 2014
It has shaggy, flaky and scratchy bark.

November 2014

November 2014
The tree looks bigger but otherwise the same.

November 2014
The needles looked the same.

November 2014
The bark looks like camouflage.

November 2014
It lost some of its needles.

April 2015
The tree got bigger and smells more like pine.

April 2015
The needles of the Lacebark Pine Tree look the same

April 2015
The bark looks new.

April 2015
The little pinecones got bigger.



48. The Tree Commission Grove

Sugar Maple Tree
September 2014
September 2014
The Sugar Maple's leaves are green.

September 2014

September 2014
This tree has simple leaves and it is deciduous (hardwood).

September 2014
Its bark is slick, slippery, glossy, paper-like, and smooth.

September 2014
The branches of this tree are alternating growing branches.

November 2014

 November 2014
The Sugar Maple Tree has lost most of its leaves and the nest seems higher.

November 2014
The leaves are brown.

November 2014
The bark has more scratches on the surface.

November 2014
The tree has small buds that look like baby pinecones. 

April 2015
April 2015
The Sugar Maple Tree does not have any leaves yet.

April 2015
The branches swirl out from the trunk.

April 2015
The buds are still baby pine cones. 

April 2015
The bark seems to have less scratches and dents on it.

Big Leaf Magnolia


September 2014
September 2014
The leaves are very big and simple non-lobed leaves.

September 2014
There are buds which are soft and feel like hair.

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


November 2014

November 2014


November 2014

November 2014

April 2015
April 2015
There are no leaves on the Big Leaf Magnolia.

 April 2015
The buds on the tree are about 2 inches long.

April 2015

April 2015
The bark is bumpier.

April 2015
This is one of the buds opening into a leaf.

Yellow Buckeye
September 2014
September 2014
The Yellow Buckeye Tree is a medium size tree.

September 2014
The leaves are compound leaves and they have brown dots.

September  2014
The bark is bumpy, flaky, hairy and scaly.

September 2014
The coat of the Buckeye has sharp hooks on the outside.

September 2014
Inside the Buckeye before the nut is formed.
There are seeds that you see in the picture below.

September 2014
The seeds are brown and tiny.

November 2014

November 2014
There are absolutely no leaves on the Yellow Buckeye Tree.

November 2014
The leaves are entirely brown and they are by themselves. In September,
they were green with brown spots and they were grouped together. 

November 2014
The bark has more moss and is a bit more flaky.

November 2014
The nuts that are left on the tree are tiny and there are none on the ground. 

April 2015

 April 2015
The Yellow Buckeye Tree has buds and
 a lot more healthy leaves.

 April 2015
This leaf looks like the top of a palm tree.

 April 2015
The trunk has a lot more moss. 

April 2015

Tulip Tree
September 2014
 September 2014

September 2014
The Tulip Tree is tall and grows flowers.

September 2014
It has big leaves with spots and it is has simple lobed leaves.

September 2014
The bark is rough and scaly.

September 2014
The Tulip Tree has buds and alternating branches.

November 2014
November 2014
The Tulip Tree has lost most of its leaves.

November 2014
The leaves are very small and they are white and mostly red. 
It has a lot of leaves on the ground.

The bark is rough.

April 2015
April 2015
The Tulip Tree has less leaves. 

April 2015

April 2015
The leaves are a little soft. 
The are bigger than in the fall.

April 2015
The bark was smoother and it had moss growing on it. 

April 2015
The branches had buds growing on them.

April 2015
There is a stink bug living in the Tulip Tree.


Northern Red Oak
September 2014

September 2014
The Northern Red Oak Tree is really big.

September 2014
This tree has simple lobed leaves.

September 2014
The bark is kind of bumpy, smooth and rough.
This picture of the bark looks like an eye.

September 2014
The Northern Oak Tree produces acorns.

November 2014
November 2014
The tree has lost a lot of its leaves. It looks taller.

November 2014
The leaves are shorter and rolling up.

November 2014
The bark in this picture looks like an eye.

This is a really small acorn.

April 2015
 April 2015

 April 2015

The leaves are still on the tree.
The leaves got longer.

 April 2015

 April 2015
The Northern Red Oak Tree has gotten taller.

April 2015
The circle on the bark looks like an eye. 
The bark seems to be bumpier and smoother. 


River Birch
September 2014

September 2014
'The River Birch Tree is small.

September 2014
It has a lot of green leaves that are simple leaves.

September 2014
The bark is not very strong and it is paper-like.

September 2014
The branches are very thin.

November 2014
November 2014
It is completely bare. 

November 2014
The bark looks the same as it did in September.

November 2014
The leaves are brown. 

April 2015

 April 2015
The River Birch tree has little seedlings. 

 April 2015
The leaves are tiny. 

April 2015
Most of the bark was falling off and
you could see the inner bark.

American Beech
September 2014

September 2014
This American Beech Tree is 15 years old.

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

September 2014
The bark is smooth.

September 2104

November 2014
November 2014
The leaves are orange-brown and most of them have fallen off. 

November 2014
The leaves are crumbly. 

November 2014
The bark didn't change. 

April 2015
April 2015
The American Beech Tree seems smaller because it has no leaves.

April 2015
This leaf was still on the tree. 

April 2015
The bark seemed to be smoother. It seems a little drier. 

April 2015
The buds are big and small and 
some are starting to sprout.


Cucumber Tree
September 2014
September 2014
It is named the Cucumber Tree because in the spring
it grows something on it that looks like a cucumber.

September 2014
It has alternating branches.

September 2014
The trunk is not big and the bark is hard.

September 2014
The leaves are simple non-lobed leaves.

November 2014
November 2014
Some of the branches grow towards the bottom. 
Some of the branches are small and stubby.
There are no leaves left on the tree.

November 2014
The leaves are now brown and they have lost their shape.

November 2014
There are great bumps on the bark. 

April 2015
 April 2015

 April 2015
The Cucumbertree does not have any leaves yet.

April 2015
The trunk and bark look about the same.

 April 2015
The buds are starting to bloom.

 April 2015
The buds are about 2 inches long.

April 2015

Swamp White Oak

September 2014
The Swamp White Oak grows to be medium size.

September 2014
The bark of the tree is bumpy.

September 2014
The leaves are simple shaped leaves.

September 2014
September 2014
The branches are opposite growing branches.

September 2014

April 2015


November 2014
November 2014
The leaves are brown and falling to the ground. 

November 2014
The leaves are curling up. 

November 2014

November 2014

April 2015

 April 2015
The bark is bumpy, flaky and rough.

 April 2015
A lot of new leaves are coming out. 

 April 2015
The Swamp White Oak Tree looks small
because there are no leaves or flowers.

April 2015
New small leaves are growing.


Blue Ash
September 2014

September 2014
The Blue Ash Tree is a small tree.

September 2014
It has a lot of compound leaves.

September 2014

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

September 2014

November 2014
November 2014
All of the leaves have fallen and scattered on the ground. 

November 2014
The leaves are orange and brown and they are dry.

November 2014
The bark has a lot more moss. 


Big Leaf Magnolia
September 2014

September 2014
The Big Leaf Magnolia is very small with gigantic leaves.

The leaves are very smooth and the shape is simple non-lobed.

September 2014
The bark is smooth, hairy and leathery.


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

November 2014
The leaves are not green anymore. They are now brown.

November 2014
The trunk is bigger. 


Northern Pecan
September 2014
September 2014
The Northern Pecan Tree's bark is rough, scratchy and sharp.

 
September 2014
The Northern Pecan Tree is tall and the branches go everywhere.

September 2014
It is deciduous a tree with compound simple non-lobed leaves.

September 2014

November 2014
November 2014
The bark on the Northern Pecan Tree is a lot harder.

November 2014
The leaves are now brown and more dry.

April 2015
 April 2015

April 2015
The Northern Pecan Tree now has buds.

April 2015
There are no leaves but there leaves forming.

 April 2015
The moss on the tree bark is lighter color.


April 2015
This nest was in a tree at Thompson Park.
Black Tupelo
September 2014

September 2014
The Black Tupelo Tree is a small and young tree.

September 2014
The leaves are changing colors and they are a simple non-lobed shape.

September 2014
The bark is very bumpy and rough.

November 2014
November 2014
It has no leaves or seeds on it. 

 
November 2014
The leaves are dead.

November 2104
The bark is breaking apart. 

April 2015

April 2015
The Black Tupelo has buds but no leaves. 

April 2015
The buds are green.

April 2015
There is now moss on the trunk.

April 2015
This bud on the trunk is coming out.


Scarlet Oak
September 2014

September 2014
The Scarlet Oak Tree is colorful.

September 2014
The bark is bumpy, rough and dull.

September 2014

September 2014
The leaves are simple lobed leaves and about 5 inches long.

November 2014

November 2014
There are barely any leaves left on the tree. 

November 2014
The leaves are orange, red and brown.

November 2014
All of the nuts are now on the ground. 

April 2015

April 2015
The Scarlet Oak had less buds than some of the other trees.
It looked skinner because it does not have its leaves yet. 

April 2015
The new leaf is much smaller than the leaf from the fall.

April 2015

April 2015
The bark is more green because it has more moss. 


Shumard Oak
September 2014

September 2014
The Shumard Oak Tree is a medium size tree.

September 2014
September 2014
It has a simple leaf.

September 2014
It has a hard and bumpy bark.

September 2014
September 2014
It has pointy leaves.

November 2014
November 2014
The leaves are changing colors and falling off of the tree.
There are still a lot of leaves.

November 2014
The leaves are sunburned red and dark orange 
with some blackish reddish colors. 

November 2014
The leaves felt crusty.

November 2014

November 2014
The bark has more scratches on it.

April 2015
April 2015
The bark has more moss growing on it.

April 2015
It looks like the buds are getting ready to bloom.

49. European Beech 'Tricolor'
September 2014
September 2014
The leaves of the European Beech are pinkish whitish.

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

September 2014
The trunk was split and it looked like it had a face.
The bark is smooth, flaky, bumpy, slippery and scratchy.

November 2014
November 2014
The color of the leaves have changed and they are still pretty.

November 2014
The leaves are really pinkish and orangish.

November 2014
There is a lot more moss on the trunk and the face is covered by the moss.
It looks more like a face.

April 2015

April 2015
The tree got taller with a lot of buds.
It also got more branches.

April 2015
The buds were pinkish and very soft. They are very pretty

April 2015
The trunk of the tree has a lot more scratches and is more rough.


50. American Beech
September 2014

September 2014
The American Beech Tree is medium size and it is deciduous.

September 2014
The trunk is grayish white. The bark is rough, bumpy, paper-like, leathery and dull.



September 2014
The leaves are simple non-lobed leaves and they are pokey on the end.

November 2014

November 2014
The leaves have changed color and a lot of the branches have fallen off. 

November 2014
The bark is bumpy, rough, paper-like, shaggy, dull and leathery. 

November 2014
The leaves are now brown. 

April 2015

April 2015
The bark of the tree is darker in color. There is more moss growing on it. 

April 2015
The new buds on the tree are hard and about 3 inches long. 

April 2015
There are a lot of buds on the trees.