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Week 2 Leaves Natural Resources. Black locust. What to look for:. Pair of thorns at base of petiole, ½ inch long 7- 17 leaflets Leaflets are entire. Black walnut. What to look for:. 13-23 leaflets Honeycombed pith that is tan to light brown in color Round seed in a thick messy husk
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Black locust What to look for: Pair of thorns at base of petiole, ½ inch long 7- 17 leaflets Leaflets are entire
Black walnut What to look for: 13-23 leaflets Honeycombed pith that is tan to light brown in color Round seed in a thick messy husk Usually lacking terminal leaflet
Butternut What to look for…. Fewer leaflets than black walnut The seed is oblong Has a chocolate colored pith Leaf is wider than black walnut
The red oak group.. • All acorns mature in two years. • Have lobed leaves with bristle tips. • Wood pores are open.
Black oak What to look for: Usually 7 lobed leaves Upper leaf surface is glossy green Has a gray colorede bud Acorn is ½ to ¾ “, cap has a shingled roof like a pigmy hut Yellow inner bark
Red oak Identifying characteristics: 7-9 Lobed leaves Has a red / brown bud Seed is a fat 1” acorn with a shallow cap
Pin oak What to know….. 5-7 lobes Lobes cut almost to center of leaf Lower lobes look like shelves Seed is ½” acorn Found in low wet areas along with sweetgum tree Keep lower branches for a long time
Shingle oak What to learn about me…. Oblong and entire leaves Have a short petiole Leaves wrinkle when dried Found in wet places Small ½” acorn Hang onto leaves into late winter
Pignut hickory What to look for: Usually five leaflets Leaf much smaller than shagbark hickory Small twigs and buds Seed is round Seed has a thin husk covering it Mostly a tree found in southern Indiana
Shagbark hickory Identifying characteristics: 5 leaflets Top three leaflets much larger than bottom two Seed is a four ribbed nut, has a thick husk that breaks into 4 sections People eat this hickory Has shaggy bark that peels off in strips
Bitternut hickory What you need to know… 5-11 leaflets Leaflets longer than wide Bottom leaflets often curve backwards Seed is round, thin husk Has sulfur yellow buds
Quiz time…. • Which tree has a sulfur yellow buds? _______________________________ • This tree has a seed with four ribs? _______________________________ • This tree has entire leaves and is found in low wet areas.____________________ • A tree with thorns in pairs of 2 that are 1/2 inch long._____________________ • Tree with 13-23 leaflets and round seed.________________________ • Oak that has gray buds and shiny leaves.____________________________ • Hickory with seeds that are good to eat! ______________________________ • Oak that has seeds 1 inch long and reddish brown buds.___________________ • Hickory with 5 leaflets and round seeds, found mostly in southern Indiana? ________________________ 10. Tree with chocolate colored pith and oblong seeds. 11. Oak which has lobes thta almost cut all the way into the center,1/2” seeds. ___________________________