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 



S .-Evergreen \ Rhododendron 



( 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 



S- — Heart-shaped Redbud 



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



frequently all three on one spray Sassafras 



S-Thick, shining, willow-shaped { ^^^t ofk 



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 hrssiches. 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 \ —^ Birches 



' I The Hornbeams 



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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