Wednesday, July 13, 2016

Meet A Tree: Maple Leaf Oak - Quercus acerifolia

Meet A Tree: Maple Leaf Oak - Quercus acerifolia: The Maple Leaf Oak -  Quercus acerfolia  is a very unique member of the Oak -   Quercus   Species, Red Oak-  Fagaceae   family   . The leave...

Wednesday, June 15, 2016

Meet A Tree: Meet The "Ginkgo Biloba" Tree - (Ginkgo biloba)

Meet A Tree: Meet The "Ginkgo Biloba" Tree - (Ginkgo biloba): The Ginkgo Tree -  Ginkgo Biloba -  is the survivor of all arboreal survivors. There were Ginkgo trees when dinosaurs walked the Earth. The...

Monday, June 13, 2016

Meet A Tree: The Scarlet Oak - Quercus coccinea

Meet A Tree: The Scarlet Oak - Quercus coccinea: The Scarlet Oak -  Quercus coccinea  is most easily identified by it's deply cut leaves in combination with 1 or more pitted rings at t...

Friday, June 10, 2016

Meet A Tree: The Pignut Hickory - Carya glabra

Meet A Tree: The Pignut Hickory - Carya glabra: The Pignut Hickory -  Carya glabr a is most easily identified by the combination of 5-7 hairless leaflets and snout like extension at thr ...

Tuesday, May 10, 2016

Meet A Tree: Devil's Walking Stick -Aralia spinos

Meet A Tree: Devil's Walking Stick -Aralia spinos: The Devil's Walking Stick - Aralia spinosa  is best known for it's prickly trunk, umbrella form, and bi-pinnate or tri-pinnate leav...

Friday, May 6, 2016

Meet A Tree: The Silktree / Mimosa - Albizia julibrissin

Meet A Tree: The Silktree / Mimosa - Albizia julibrissin: The Silktree -  Albizia julibrissin  is most commonly known as the Mimosa.  It is most easily recognized by the combination of bipinnate le...

Thursday, May 5, 2016

Friday, April 22, 2016

Meet A Tree: Meet the Cockspur - Pisonia rotundata

Meet A Tree: Meet the Cockspur - Pisonia rotundata: The Cockspur -  Pisonia rotundata  is a deciduous, mostly evergreen tree with leaves that are quickly replaced when the old leaves fall.  I...

Thursday, April 21, 2016

Eat A Tree?: Meet the Tangerine - Citrus reticulata

Eat A Tree?: Meet the Tangerine - Citrus reticulata: The Tangerine -  Citrus reticulata  is also referred to as the Satsuma or Mandarin Orange.  It is a small evergreen tree that grows in a si...