GUIDE TO THE TREES 



Leaves simple i 

 Leaves compound 2 



i. Leaves alternate 3 

 i. Leaves opposite 4 

 3. Margins entire 5 

 3. Margins slightly indented 6 

 3. Margins lobed 7 



5. Oblong-ovate or obovate, large, thick The Magnolias 



5. Oblong, sub-evergreen at the south Swamp Magnolia 



j Rhododendron 

 5.-Ever g reen \MountainLaurel 



5. Obovate, 6' to 10' long Papaw 



5. Oblong, thick, shining, 3' to 5' long Tupelo 



5. Oblong, tree occurring sparingly at the north Persimmon 



5. Heart-shaped Redbud 



5. Leaves of three forms oval, two-lobed, or three-lobed 



frequently all three on one spray Sassafras 



j.-Thick, shining, willow-shaped j %?$ gJ 



5. Thick, shining, ovate, spines in the axils Osage Orange 



5. Broadly oval or obovate, veins prominent, leaves 



usually in clusters at the ends of the branches. Alternate-leaved 



6. Obliquely heart-shaped The Lindens 



6. Obliquely oval The Elms 



6. Obliquely ovate The Hackberry 



6.-Oval or ovate, doubly serrate { ^ %$&, 



6. Repand with spiny teeth Holly 



6. Coarsely-toothed, twigs bearing thorns The Thorns 



& Of quivering habit, petioles compressed The Poplars 



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