Central Broadleaf Forest

American Elm (Ulmus americana) Characteristics  Height: 60’-100’  Diameter: 4’ or larger  Leaves: two rows, 3-6” long, 1-3” wide, elliptical, saw toothed edges, smooth on top side  Fruit: 1/2 an inch long fruit is a notched, round, hairless Uses  wood paneling  shipping containers

Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua) Characteristics  Height: 60’-100’  Diameter: 1.5-3’  Leaves: 3-6” long and wide, five or seven, shiny green, five main veins Uses  Second most important hardwood tree  Plywood, veeneers, furniture, cabinets, boxes, barrels, pulpwood  Resin – medicines & gum (settlers)

Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis) Characteristics  Height: 60’-100’  Diameter: 2-4’  Leaves: 4-8” long and wide, 3-5 short-pointed lobes  Bark: dark brown, deep furrows and wide, scaly ridges Uses  Pulpwood, particleboard, fiberboard

Green Ash (Franzinus pennsylvanica) Characteristics  Height: 60’  Diameter: 1.5’  2-5” long, 1-1.5” wide  Gray with scaly ridges Uses  Shelterbelt  Shade

Black Oak (Quercus velutina) Characteristics  Height: 50’-80’  Diameter: 1-2.5’  Leaves: 4-9” long, 3-6” wide, seven to nine lobes, shiny green above, yellowish and brown hairs underneath  Bark: gray, smooth Uses  Source of tannin  Medicinal remedies and yellow dye

Yellow Poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera) AKA: Tuliptree Characteristics  Height: ’  Diameter: 2-3’  Leaves: 3-6” long and wide  Bark: thick, furrowed, dark, grey Uses  Commercial hardwood  Furniture, packing crates, pulpwood, musical instruments

Black Walnut (Juglans nigra) Characteristics  Height: 70-90’  Diameter: 2-4’  Leaves: pinnately compound, leaflets 2.5-5” long  Bark: dark brown with scaly ridges and deeply furrowed Uses  Rare, distinctive dark color and valuable  Veneers, furniture, gunstocks  Edible nuts  Black dye from husks

Southern Forest

Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda) Characteristics  Height: ’  Diameter: 2-3’  Needles: evergreen, three per bundle, 5-9” long Uses  Lumber products  Pulpwood

Slash Pine (Pinus elliottii) Characteristics  Height: ’  Diameter: 2-2.5’  Needles: evergreen, 2 or 3 in bundle, 7-10” long Uses  Lumber production

Longleaf Pine (Pinus palustris) Characteristics  Height: ’  Diameter: 2-2.5’  Needles: evergreen, 3 in bundle, 10-15” long Uses  Lumber production  Poles, pilings, pulpwood

Shortleaf Pine (Pinus echinata) AKA: Yellow Pine Characteristics  Height: ’  Diameter: 1.5-3’  Needles: evergreen, 2 or 3 in bundle, ” long Uses  Lumber production  Plywood, veneer, pulpwood

White Oak (Quercus alba) Characteristics  Height: ’  Diameter: 3-4’  Leaves: 5-9 lobes, hairless, green above, with beneath  Bark: light gray with scaly, loose plates or ridges Uses  Wood for barrels for liquid storage  High quality – for any purpose

Southern Red Oak (Quercus falcata) Characteristics  Height: 50-80’  Diameter: 1-2.5’  Leaves: 4-8” long, 2-6” wide, 1 to 3 curved lobes, shiny green above  Bark: dark grey, broad ridges or plates Uses  Leading type of commercial oak

Black Cherry (Prunus serotina) Characteristics  Height: 80’  Diameter: 2’  Leaves: elliptical, 2-5” long, ” wide Uses  Musical instrument bodies  Furniture, wood paneling  Medicine, wild cherry cough syrup (bark)

Pignut Hickory (Carya glabra) Characteristics  Height: 60-80’  Diameter: 1-2’  Leaves: 6-10” long, pinnately compound, lance-shaped, hairless Uses  Tool handles  Skis (toughness & durability)

Sources Forests and Forestry 6 th Edition by Gary l. Rolf, John M. Edgington, I. Irving Holland, Gayle C. Fortenberry Introduction to Forestry Science by L. DeVere Burton