Broadleaf Trees

Trees with broad flat leaves Flower bearing Seed producing plants Hardwood trees Used for furniture Deciduous – trees that lose their leaves in the fall

Maple Trees 3-5 lobes on leaves Common N. American tree V-shaped fruits Brightly colored fall leaves Popular shade trees Sugar maple- source of maple syrup

Elms 15 varieties American Elm – most popular Branches curve away from the tree

Oaks Fruit = acorn Great for furniture Best ship timber

Birches Paper birch – most common Smooth, white bark (thin and papery)

Willows Long thin leaves Best found near water Weeping willow – mournful look

Poplars Found near water Example: cottonwood Do not live very long

Conifer Trees

Cone bearing trees Produce 2 kinds of cones  Pollen cones (have pollen)  Seed cones (ovules to be pollinated; only pollinated by the same kind of tree) Each tree should reproduce after its own kind

2 flap foldable Conifers  Active bud tip  Grows upward  Has needles or seeds  Evergreen – keeps leaves year round Broadleaf  Full rounded top = crown  Grows upward & outward  Able to shade large areas  deciduous