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(Aseculus flava) The palm-shaped leaves of this deciduous tree are divided into 5-7 large leaflets. Yellow buckeye is one of the first trees to leaf-out in the spring. It produces clusters of tubular...
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In remote rugged areas, where logging proved difficult, small remnant patches of intact cove forest still exist. Here, one may encounter unusually large trees with wide trunks, some of which may be...
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There are two main groups of trees -- coniferous trees and flowering trees. Coniferous trees generally produce seeds in cones, have needle-like leaves and are evergreen. In contrast, flowering trees...
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(Cornus florida) This small understory tree of forests is also widely planted in residential areas. In spring, clusters of small greenish flowers surrounded by four large white petal-like bracts are...
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Diospyros virginiana • Native to Eastern United States • Distinctive dark thick bark • Leaves somewhat thickened • Leaves egg shaped and not toothed • Yellow flowers • Grows up to 50 feet tall •...
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A Flowering Dogwood found at Forty Acre Rock in South Carolina.
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Juniperus virginiana Medium-size tree Needle-like leaves Leaves 1 mm - 2 cm (1/16 - 0.75 inches) Leaves entirely green, in pairs along four-sided twigs and branchlets Dominant on rock outcrops...
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• Ilex opaca • Universally recognized eastern tree • Christmas holly • Prickly evergreen leaves • Classic landscape plant • Contains bright red berries and glossy leaves • Grows up to 50 feet • Trunk...
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Liquidambar styraciflua • Tall tree 50 - 120 feet • Five lobes per leaf • Leaves hairless, star-shaped, toothed • Leaves alternate on the twig • Leaves pleasantly fragrant when crushed • Mature bark...
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Acer rubrum Called Swamp Maple Medium size tree, 20 - 40 feet in height Smooth, gray, young bark on upper trunk Older bark, broken and darker Leaves and branches have opposite arrangement White...