Here are the important tree markers to look for in opposite ranked species:
Ash (Fraxinus spp.) -
- Shield-shaped leaf scar.
- Tall, pointed bud.
- No stupules.
- Pitchfork-like limb tips.
- Long and narrow clustered winged seed.
- Continuous bundle scars inside leaf scar looks like "smiley face".
- Paired winged key seeds.
- Red buds and new red stems on red maple.
- Bark is generally gray but variable in form.
- Crescent shaped leaf scar with three bundle scars.
- Terminal bud is is egg-shaped and slightly larger than lateral buds.
- Stipule scars absent.
- Clove-shaped terminal flower bud.
- "Square plated" bark.
- Leaf scar encircles twig.
- Remnant "raisin" seed.
- Leaf buds inconspicuous.
- Stipule scars are absent.
- Stout twigs over a quarter inch.
- Large, rounded, seed capsule, often spiny.
- Remnant leaf palmately compound.
- Brown seed with gray scar at base (looks like a "buck's eye".
- Leaf scars large and triangular.
- Bundle scars arranged in three groups near the corners of the triangle.
Ash Twig Photo
Ash Twig and Fruit Photo
Ash Limb Tips Photo
The Common Ashes
Maple (Acer spp.) -
Maple Twig Photo
Maple Fruit Photo
Red Maple Bark Photo
The Common Maples
Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida) -
Dogwood Bud, Fruit, Twig Photo
Dogwood Bark Photo
The Flowering Dogwood
Buckeye (Aesculus spp.) -
Buckeye Fruit Photo
The Common Buckeyes
