Natural Resources Week 3 Leaf Identification

White oak group• Seeds mature in one year• Wood pores are closed• Lobes are rounded

Chestnut oakLeaf characteristics:• Shallow evenly cut lobes• Leaf darker on top side• Leaf appears thick and

leathery• Has NO blunt teeth

Chinkapin (chinquapin) oak

• Lobes cut in shallow and even

• Have small blunt teeth on the tip of each lobe

• Two types of leaves- wide or narrow

White oak• Leaf cuts in evenly and

deeply• Acorn is ¾ “ long with a

shallow cap• Turkey and deer feed on

these acorns heavily

Bur oak• Large top lobe, cuts

almost to center• Cap of acorn has a hairy

fringe • Tree found in moist

areas

Osage - orange• Leaf is oval with a

pointed tip• Glossy green color• Single unbranched

thorn ¾” long at each petiole

• Seed is a rough skinned “green” orange

• Wood used to make long bows

Swamp white oak• Leaf is wider at the top• Wavy and uneven lobes• Wedge shaped base• Only acorn borne on a

long stalk• Found in wet places-

surprised?

Red cedar• Tree has two types of

needles- sharp pointed (left picture) and scale like-(right picture)

• Sharper are on younger trees

• Seed is a blue berry with a whitish tinge

• Wood used for fence post and moth proof closets

White pine• Needles in clusters of 5• Only native pine tree with

more than 2 needles per cluster

• Needles 2-4“ long• Cone is 3-7” long with

white sticky resin on them• Tree used for windbreaks

and Christmas trees as well as lumber

Sassafras• Varied leaf with three

shapes• Margin of the leaf is

entire• Leaves turn red and

yellow in fall• Seeds turn purple when

mature• Tea made from the

roots

Red Mulberry

• Leaves are varied with three shapes

• This leaf has TOOTHED margins

• Fruit is a red/black berry

Let’s review this weeks leaves!

Sassafras

Swamp white oak

White oak

Chestnut oak

Bur oak

White pine

Red mulberry

Osage -orange

Sassafras

Red mulberry

Red cedar

Swamp White Oak

Chinkapin (chinquapin) oak

Quiz time!!!!!!!!

Week 3 Quiz1. Which tree can we make tea from their roots?2. Which oak has acorns borne on a long stalk?3. The oak whose acorn has a hairy fringe around the cap?4. Tree with three leaf shapes and margins are entire?5. A tree with three leaf shapes and margins are toothed?6. Pine with needles in clusters of five is a _____ pine.7. This tree has a thorn ¾ inch by each petiole.8. A tree that the wood is used for fence post.9. Turkeys and deer are fond of this oak’s acorns….10. Oak found on ridges south of here.

Answers to this weeks questions….

1. Sassafras2. Swamp white oak3. Bur oak4. Sassafras5. Red mulberry6. White pine7. Osage-orange8. Red cedar9. White oak10. Chestnut oak

Want 10 bonus points???Write out the answers to this weeks quiz and turn into me. If you are one

of the first 3 people to do so- I will give you bonus points- but mums the

word- want to see how many students are looking at this!!