1. Created By: Emanuel County Institute
Our Tree Notebook
Created By: Emanuel County Institute

2. Box Elder (Acer negundo)
Fast growing, fragile, and brittle.
Life span isn’t long.
Used for shade and ornamental purposes.
Leaves are compound, opposite, 3-5 leaflets, and 4-10 inches long.

3. Hackberry (Celtis occidentulis)
Foliage resembles that of elms.
Knob-like projections on the trunk of the tree.
Berries are sweet and edible.
Provides winter food for birds.

4. Northern Red Oak (Quercus rubra)
Leaves are alternate, simple, dark green, and shiny.
Smooth bark.
Fast growing.
Used for lumber.

5. Post Oak (Quercus stellata)
Slow growing.
Abundant in Southeastern and South Central America.
Used for fence “posts”.

6. Black Locust (Robinia pseudoacacia)
Resembles Honey Locust, but larger.
Nitrogen fixer.
Provides cover for wildlife.
Grows best in rich and moist soils.

7. Black Oak (Quercus velutina)
Fuzzy on back of leaf.
Bitter acorn.
Grows in poor soil.

8. Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis)
Deciduous
Grows feet tall.
Heart shaped leaves.
Alternate and simple leaves.
Rosy pink flowers during spring.

9. Honey Locust (Gleditsia triacanthos)
Deciduous.
Used for ornamental purposes.
Grows feet tall.

10. Southern Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora)
Evergreen.
Alternate and simple leaves.
Grows feet tall.
Used for ornamental purposes.

11. Turkey Oak (Quercus laevis)
Fast growing.
Wood is used for fuel.
3 lobed leaf which resembles a turkey foot.

12. White Oak (Quercus alba)
Grows slowly.
Ashy-gray bark.
Wood is very durable.
Used for furniture and flooring.
Acorns are sweet.

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