1. Native Trees of Georgia
Created by the
Emanuel County Institute

2. Loblolly Pine Pinus taeda
DESCRIPTION
Leaves 6 to 9 inches long
Bark on young trees dark in color and deeply furrowed
Perhaps the fastest growing southern pine
USES
Used in construction
Interior and exterior finish
Used for pulp

3. Characteristics of Loblolly Pines

4. Black Cherry Prunus serotina ehrh
DESCRIPTION
Leaves deciduous in autumn
2 to 6 inches long
1 to ½ inches wide
Ovals to oblong and pointed at each end
Margins finely toothed
USES
Furniture
Musical Instruments
Tool handles
Gun stocks

5. Characteristics of Black Cherry

6. American Holly Llex opaca ait
DESCRIPTION
Evergreen
2 to 4 inches long
Epilintic, think, spine teeth
Bark is white or pale gray, smooth on young trunks
USES
Cabinet work
Wood-turning
Engraver’s Blocks
Inlaying
Christmas Decorations

7. Characteristics of American Holly

8. Water Oak Quercus nigra
DESCRIPTION
Deciduous leaves in winter; usually 21/2 inches long
11/2 inches wide with narrowed base
3 lobed
Stands feet high
2-3 feet in diameter
USES
One of the main red oak lumber species
Used as an ornamental tree

9. Characteristics of Water Oak

10. Flowering Dogwood Cornus florida
DESCRIPTION
Leaves deciduous in autumn
3 - 6 inches long and 11/2 – 2 inches wide
Margins toothed
Tick bright green and hairy on the upper surface
Whitish and hairy below
USES
Shuttle blocks
Pulleys blocks
Pulleys Mullet
Heads of bobbin
Heads of golf clubs
Heads of handles

11. Characteristics of Flowering Dogwood

12. Willow Oak Quercus phellos
DESCRIPTION
Leaves deciduous in autumn
11/2 – 5 ½ inches long
1/3 to 1 inch wide; narrow and pointed at both ends
Light green smooth and skinny above
Dull, paler and usually smooth below
USES
Planted widely as a shade tree

13. Characteristics of Willow Oak

14. Sweet Bay Magnolia virginiana
DESCRIPTION
Leaves deciduous in the spring of the second season
4 to 6 inches long 11/2 to 3 inches wide
Smooth bright green shinning and smooth on the upper surface pale
Nearly white and hairy below
USES
Wood of little or no commercial value

15. Characteristics of Sweet Bay

16. Yellow Poplar Lirodendown tulipifern
DESCRIPTION
Leaves deciduous in autumn
5 – 6 inches long and wide
Mostly 4 lobed with a rounded base dark green smooth and skinny on the upper surface
Pale and smooth below
USES
Furniture
Musical instruments
Molding in houses and office building
To make picture frames

17. Characteristics of Yellow Poplar

18. Chestnut Oak Quercus prinus
DESCRIPTION
Leaves deciduous in autumn
4 to 9 inches long, 1 ½ to 3 inches wide
Bark grayish brown to darker
USES
Fence posts
Railroad ties
Fuel

19. Characteristics of Chestnut Oak

20. Eastern White Pine Pinus strobus
DESCRIPTION
Leaves or needles 3 to 5 inches long
It matures often at 80 or more feet in height with a straight trunk
Trunk is 2-3 feet in diameter
USES
General Construction
Interior finish
Patterns
Caskets
Clocks
Cabinet making

21. Characteristics of Eastern White Pine

22. Swamp Chestnut Quercus michauxxi
DESCRIPTION
Leaves deciduous in autumn
4-9 inches long, 2 ¾ to 4 ¼ inches wide
Bark silvery white or ashy gray and scaly
USES
Agricultural implements
Wheels
Fence Posts
Baskets
Fuel

23. Characteristics of Swamp Chestnut

24. Blackgum Nyssa sylvatica marsh
DESCRIPTION
Leaves deciduous in autumn
2 to 5 inches long, ½ to 3 inches wide
Bark light brown, often tinged with red deeply furrowed
USES
Boxes boards
Furniture
Interior Trim
Cross ties
Pulp

25. Characteristics of Blackgum