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Lesson 4 Tree Identification

Lesson 4 Tree Identification. Identifying Maple Trees. All native species of Maple trees may be used to produce syrup. Maple trees are easily identified even after their leaves have fallen because of their opposite budding pattern and thin twigs .

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Lesson 4 Tree Identification

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  1. Lesson 4Tree Identification

  2. Identifying Maple Trees • All native species of Maple trees may be used to produce syrup. • Maple trees are easily identified even after their leaves have fallen because of their opposite budding pattern and thin twigs. • American Beech may also be used as they are part of the maple family. 4.1

  3. Identifying Maple Trees • There are four easily noted tree characteristics that can be used to identify trees when the leaves are not available. • Budding Pattern • Shape of Buds • Shape of Twigs • Bark Pattern 4.2

  4. Budding Patterns • The following are the two common budding patterns found in hardwood (non-coniferous) trees. • Opposite • Buds or branches are found directly across from each other. • Alternate • Buds or branches are found alternating from side to side. 4.3

  5. Alternate Budding 4.4

  6. Opposite Budding 4.5

  7. American Beech Fagus grandifolia • Budding Pattern - Alternate • Buds - Seven times as long as wide. • Twigs - Thin • Bark - Silver and smooth. This is the tree many people carve words into. 4.6

  8. American Beech www.dcnr.state.pa.us/ forestry/commontr/sugar.htm 4.7

  9. Sugar MapleAcer saccharum • Budding Pattern - Opposite • Buds - Sharp and pointed. • Twigs - Thin • Bark - Rough with the long irregular vertical plates that peal away from the trunk. 4.8

  10. Sugar Maple www.dcnr.state.pa.us/ forestry/commontr/sugar.htm 4.9

  11. Red MapleAcer rubrum • Budding Pattern - Opposite • Buds - Blunt or rounded red buds. • Twigs - Thin • Bark - Young growth 4-8 inches have smooth light gray bark that gives way to gray or black ridges. 4.10

  12. Red Maple www.dcnr.state.pa.us/ forestry/commontr/sugar.htm 4.11

  13. Silver MapleAcer saccharinum • Budding Pattern - Opposite • Buds - Clumps of blunt or rounded red buds. • Twigs - Thin • Bark - Similar to Red Maple. 4.12

  14. Silver Maple www.dcnr.state.pa.us/ forestry/commontr/sugar.htm 4.13

  15. Norway MapleAcer platanoides • Budding Pattern - Opposite • Buds - Blunt or Rounded • Twigs - Thin • Bark - Smooth bark with a diamond shape pattern similar to an ash tree. • Note: Norway maples are a non-native species planted as ornamental trees and are not commonly used to produce maple syrup. 4.14

  16. Norway Maple www.dcnr.state.pa.us/ forestry/commontr/sugar.htm 4.15

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