Leaf Arrangements
This type of tree loses its leaves in the fall.
What are deciduous trees?
This type of leaf has one leaf attached to a petiole with a axillary bud.
What is a simple leaf?
This tree part sucks up moisture from the ground.
What are roots?
This type of seed is a hard nut with a cap.
What is an acorn?
This tall tree is found near the playground. It has gray, white, and brown flaky bark, alternate leaf arrangement, and fluffy light brown seeds.
What is the London plane tree?
This leaf arrangement is the most common form.
What is alternate leaf arrangement?
This type of leaf is made up of several smaller leaflets. The leaflets are attached to a petiole with an axillary bud.
What is a compound leaf?
This tree part is the topmost part of the tree. If the tree is healthy, this part will be full of leaves.
What is the crown of the tree? (Or just crown)
This tree part helps the tree reproduce. It comes in many sizes, shapes, and colors, and may be visible in spring or summer.
What is a flower?
This small tree is also found near the playground entrance. It can be multi-stemmed or single stemmed. It has opposite leaf arrangement, white or pink flowers, and brown bark.
What is the dogwood tree?
The device MADHORSE is used to describe local species that have this type of leaf arrangement.
What is opposite leaf arrangement?
This leaf margin type has a sharp, jagged edge.
What is a serrate leaf margin?
This part of the tree is actually dead. It is the centermost part of the tree and holds the tree up.
What is heartwood?
What is a seed?
This large tree is found near the parking lot. It has thin leaves that are kept on the tree through the winter, despite being a deciduous tree. It has gray and brown bark, alternate leaf arrangement, unlobed leaves, and acorns with a distinctive shaggy cap.
What is the sawtooth oak?
Scale and needle like leaves belong to this type of tree.
What are evergreen trees?
This type of leaf margin has a wavy edge.
What is an undulate leaf margin?
This part of the tree moves food and nutrients from the crown and leaves to the rest of the tree.
What is phloem?
This tree seed type is found on pine trees. It can hold many seeds at a time and has a hard protective covering.
What is a pine cone?
This type of tree is found along the trail. It is an evergreen tree that has scale like leaves. The leaves are green and prickly, and the bark is brown with thin flakes that come off in strips.
What is the juniper tree?
The catalpa tree is the only local tree that has this rare leaf arrangement form.
What is whorled leaf arrangement?
This tree part is very thin. It adds a new layer of living wood to the tree each year.
What is cambium?
This seed type is found on maples. It is commonly referred to as "fairy wings" or "whirly-gigs".
What are samaras?
This is a medium sized tree, located in the grove of trees behind the playground. It has opposite leaf arrangement.
What is the horsechestnut?