Tree Identification

Dogwood Tree Flower

This is a picture of a dogwood tree blooming in my front yard. This one is blooming pink and I did have a white blooming dogwood tree. However, the white dogwood we had to remove due to rotting.

This is a picture of the bark on a cedar tree, founded in Ritter Park by 8th Ave. Very unique looking bark...it's very smooth, soft, and reddish in color. Not at all like the bark you think of a "typical" tree.

This is a picutre of a red maple, founded in Ritter Park, Huntington, WV. The leaves usually have 3 lobes, very broad, and teeth like edges.

This is a picture of a black locust also founded in Ritter Park. The branches/leaves droop somewhat. The leaves are often referred to as pinnate.

This is a picture of a red spruce founded in Ritter Park. It is part of the cones family. The needles are evergreen spreading on all sids of the twig. The cones are long hanging down.

This is a pictre referred to as a blue spruce founded in Ritter Park. It is also part of the cones family. Most people would notice this tree right off just by looking at it. It is usually used during the holidays/Christmas tree. The twigs are often slender and the needles are a bluish color. Wonderful looking tree to hang ornaments on. Beautiful tree!

This is a sycamore tree founded in Ritter Park. This is one of the largest trees in West Virginia and very poplar. The leaves are long and wide with usually 3 lobes, wavy edges, and 3 main veins. The base of the tree is usually very large and sturdy.

This is an American Holly tree. Also popular around Christmas time to decorate with. This tree is part of the evergreen family. The leaves often have 2 rows with very pointy tips. These will hurt if touched on the points. The berries are often brigh red. Beautiful tree to use to decorate.

This is a Black Willow (part of the family of the ever-so poplar Weeping Willow) founded in Ritter Park. The leaves on this tree are very long and slender. The twigs are also long and very easy to snap off.

These two pictures are of a Magnolia tree. Beauiful yellowish flower. "Southern Magnolia" The leaves are oblong and elliptical and very shiny. This was probably one of the prettiest trees I saw on the nature walk today. Bloomed Manolia below.

This is an Ash tree founded in Ritter Park. It's leaflets are usually long and pinnate. Very tall tree and carrow tree.

This is a Chinese Chestnut founded in Ritter Park. It's leaves are long and slender and saw toother along the edges. It has straight parallel side veins.

 This is a Yellow Poplar tree founded in Ritter Park. It had just began to bloom for spring. It had beautiful yellow/white blooms that were cup-liked shaped. Beautiful tree to see in WV.

Dogwood tree in my front yard. It blooms pink and adds a beautiful look to your yard and home.

This is a white ash. My students were collecting leaves to see what kind of tree this is on the campus of HHS.

This is me collecting the leaves from the Tree of Heaven. Our whole back side of the hill at HHS is Tree of Heaven.

Yellow Birch- This is growing by the pond.

Ash tree- Found on the back hill side of HHS.

Oak- This was just planted a few years ago and is still fairly young. However, it has grown a lot of the years.

Crab Apple Tree- often similar to the regular apple tree that is found in your grandparents back yard. Bees often visit this tree for nectar and pollen.

Pitch Pine- mainly found in northeastern United States. This tree is often not used from for timber because of their crooked trunks (not used for board messages).

Gingko- often very large trees and was brought from China more then 2,500 years ago. This is a really old tree.

Sweet Gum- Commonly found in swamps and ponds. People often use this for landscaping. The leaves are a 5 lobes with points on the ends.

 Sugar Maple- Acer saccharum- clear sap, brown sharp-tipped buds, and shaggy bark on older trees. A red sugar maple leaf is featured on the Canadian flag.

Tree of Heaven- Ailanthus altissima- Brought from the Asia area. It can grow from anything from a swamp to desert. It will grow anywhere. It reproduces VERY easily. I had one growing in the crack of my sidewalk.

 Mimosa (Silk Tree)- Originially from China and was brought to the US in around 1745 (18th century) for ornamental purposes. It is considered a small to medium tree and usually grows from 20-40 feet tall.

Yellow Poplar- Liriodendron tulipifera- Is the tallest eastern hardwood. It usually reaches from 70-100 feet. The wood is light yellow to brown and the leaves are often are considered a tulip shaped.

Persimmon- a tree that is usually found from Connecticut yto Florida (along the east coast). Its leaves are are long, oval shaped, and slightly pointed without teeth. Its bark is brown/black and often very thick.

American Basswood- This is a very large tree with a long trunk. It has lots of branches that often droop. The leaves are in rows of two, long, and wide. This tree is found from Maine to North Carolina.

River Birch- This tree is found from Connecticut to Florida (along the east coast). It's leaves are double saw-toothed, shiny, and dark green. It's bark is papery and silver in color.

Bear Oak- This tree is found from Maine to North Carolina (east coast). It's leaves are 5 lobed, shallow pointed, and turn red and yellow in autumn. It's bark is dar gray, thin, and very smooth.

Black Locust- Is a spiny tree that often forks and grows crooked. Its leaves are pinnately compound. The bark is light gray and very ridged. This tree is found in Pennsylvania, Ohio to Alabama. 

Black Walnut- Is a very large tree. It's leaves are pennately compound and saw toothed. It's nuts are greenish and then turn black when in autumn. This tree is found in the majority of the United States. 

Pin Oak- This tree is very slender and its leaves have deep lobes tipped with teeth. It's bark is dark gray, hard, and smooth. It produces acorns and is usually found in the mid-eastern United States.

Red Maple- This tree is known for it's beautiful colors int he fall. It has a leaf that has 3 pointed lobes, and a dull green. It's bark is gray, thin, and has scaly ridges. It is in the whole eastern portion of the United States.

Shag Bar Hickory- This is a large tree with a long trunk. It's leaves are pinnate and it's bark is light gray with narrow curved strips around the middle. This tree is found in the north/eastern part of the United States (Maine to Georgia).

White Ash- This is a fairly large tree with usually a striaght trunk. It's leaves are opposite and pinnately compound. The bark is is dark gray, think, and deep diamond shaped ridges. This tree is found in the eastern part of the United States of America. 

White Oak- This tree is referred to as the "classic easter oak" (giving where is is located in the United States). It's leaves are the typical oak leaf that you think of when you think of oak. It is long and has 5-9 lobes. It's bark is light gray with scaly ridges.