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native larges willow, several trunks
alternate leaves fine toothing
prevent erosion in riverbanks
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trembling aspen
- petiole flate and stiff
- bark greenish in color
- leading pulp wood tree in country
- preferred species to the beaver
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big tooth aspen
- pioneer species
- photosynthetic bark
- found in forest
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eastern cottonwood
- longest lived and largest in its genus
- found in flood plain & lake shores
- irregular tree form, leaves broad triangle shape
- pointed at end & toothed flowering catkins
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lombardy poplar
- used as windbreaks, narrow upright growth form
- diamond shaped leaves used ornamentaly
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sweet gum
- alternate leaf arrangement
- star like leaves with furrowed bark
- same family as witch hazel
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sycamore
- palmately lobed leaves, alternate
- camoflouge bark
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wild black cherry
- top dollar tree in nys
- alternate leaves that are lancelot
- burnt potatoe chip bark
- white flowers black fruit
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sweet cherry
- obovate leaves, fruits sweet and edible
- smooth bark glands at the petiole
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hawthorn
- small tree in open areas
- apple like fruit thorns 3 inches long
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common apple
fuzzy leaves and petiole
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downy serviceberry
- first fruit available to wildlife
- smooth bark, gray with verticle stripes
- alternate ovate leaves
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american mountain ash
- pinnately compound leaves
- shiny red fruits
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honey locust
branched thorns, spiral pods, twice pinnately compound leaves
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kentucky coffee tree
- short fat pods, compound leaves
- furrowed bark
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red bud
- heart shaped leaves, atlantic coastal plain
- flowers very early
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chinese sumac
- stout growth, lots of pith
- tree of heaven, smooth bark
- waffeling pattern rounded glands on leaflets
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sugar maple
- nys tree shade tolerant
- self perpetuating
- palmately lobed leaves
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silver maple
- flower very early in season, deep sinus
- palmately lobed leaves, silver on backside
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red maple
variable bark, swirl to finger print pattern
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ash leaved maple
- flood plain, wood is extremely brittle
- narrow v shaped scales, compound leaves
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