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Morus nigra is a deciduous tree growing to 12 metres (39 feet) tall by 15 m (49 ft) broad. The leaves are 10–20 centimetres (4–8 inches) long by 6–10 cm (2–4 in) broad – up to 23 cm (9 in) long on vigorous shoots, downy on the underside, the upper surface rough with very short, stiff hairs.
Quercus marilandica is a small deciduous tree growing to 15 meters (49 feet) tall, with bark cracked into rectangular black plates with narrow orange fissures. The leaves are 7–20 centimeters (3–8 inches) long and broad, and typically flare from a tapered base to a broad three-lobed bell shape with only shallow indentations.
The bark is thin and smooth in young trees, becoming thick, ridged, plate-like, and blackish with age. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The leaves are typically 10–25 centimeters (4–10 in) long and deeply lobed, usually into seven portions; they are red and velvety when young, turning yellow-green then orange-brown in autumn. [ 4 ]
Common name Scientific name Image Year Alabama: Longleaf pine: Pinus palustris: 1949 clarified 1997 [1] Alaska: Sitka spruce: Picea sitchensis: 1962 [2] [3] American Samoa: None [4] Arizona: Blue palo verde: Parkinsonia florida: 1954 [5] [6] Arkansas: Loblolly pine: Pinus taeda: 1939 [7] California: Coast redwood: Sequoia sempervirens: 1937 [8 ...
The black locust is commonly referred to as "false acacia" after its species name "pseudoacacia", although it is not particularly closely related to the acacia, which belongs to the mimosa subfamily (Mimosoideae). Both species are similar in the form of their feathered leaves and thorns, but the flower shapes are very different.
Betula nigra is a deciduous tree growing to 25–30 meters (80–100 ft) with a trunk 50 to 150 centimeters (20 to 60 in) in diameter. The base of the tree is often divided into multiple slender trunks. [2] [3] Bark. Bark characteristics of the river birch differ during its youth stage, maturation, and old growth.
Picea mariana, the black spruce, is a North American species of spruce tree in the pine family. It is widespread across Canada, found in all 10 provinces and all 3 territories . It is the official tree of Newfoundland and Labrador and is that province's most abundant tree.
Pinus nigra is a large coniferous evergreen tree, growing to 20–55 metres (66–180 feet) high at maturity and spreading to 6 to 12 m (20 to 39 ft) wide.The bark is gray to yellow-brown, and is widely split by flaking fissures into scaly plates, becoming increasingly fissured with age.