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7. Swamp White Oak

September 2014

September 2014
he Swamp White Oak Tree is a medium size tree.

September 2014
The leaves are simple lobed leaves.

September 2014
The bark is rough, bumpy, hard, sharp, dull and scaly.

September 2014
It has nuts in a prickly bur.

November 2014
November 2014
The leaves are falling off of the tree.

November 2014
The leaves have turned from green to brown.

November 2014
The bark has more moss.

April 2015


April 2015
The Swamp White Oak Tree has grown.
The branches are longer.

April 2015

April 2015
The leaves are small and green

April 2015
The bark is rough.

April 2015
The tree has seed clusters.



9. Bretscherderii Pear
September 2014

September 2014
The Bretscherderii Pear Tree is big and it is a deciduous tree.

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

September 2014
The bark is bumpy, scratchy and dull.

September 2014
The berries are small.

November 2014

November 2014
The branches are lower and there are more plants around the bottom.

November 2014
The leaves are more yellow.

November 2014
There is more moss and the trunk is bumpy.

November 2014
The berries got bigger.

April 2015

April 2015
The Bretscherderii Pear Tree has gotten bigger and
it has white flowers and small purplish berries.

April 2015


The leaves on the tree are small.

April 2015
The bark is rough and bumpy.