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 



F \ Rhododendron 



5. ivergre.,n ................. . ............ j Mountain Laurel 



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 



SThick, shining, willow-shaped .................. * 



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 



Dogwood 



6. Obliquely heart-shaped The Lindens 



6. Obliquely oval The Elms 



6. Obliquely ovate The Hackberry 



6. Oval or ovate, doubly serrate \ lJt e rj Lrc , es 



6. Repand with spiny teeth Holly 



6. Coarsely-toothed, twigs bearing thorns The Thorns 



6. Of quivering habit, petioles compressed The Poplars 



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