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Northern Catalpa – Catalpa speciosa

Native To State: NO
Naturally Occurring: NO

Description

Appearance: Catalpa speciosa is a deciduous tree known for its large, heart-shaped leaves and showy, trumpet-shaped white flowers.

Leaves: The leaves are large, heart-shaped, and typically clustered at the branch tips.

Flowers: It produces showy, white, trumpet-shaped flowers.

Fruit: The tree bears long, slender pods containing seeds.

Habitat: It is commonly found in a variety of habitats, including woodlands and urban areas.

Distribution: Northern catalpa is native to North America.

Occurrence
One specimen planted along farm yard driveway.

Sawtooth Aspen – Populus grandidentata

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: YES

Description

Appearance: Populus grandidentata is a deciduous tree known for its rounded leaves with big teeth along the margins.

Leaves: The leaves are rounded and have large teeth along the margins.

Bark: The bark is smooth and grayish-green, with white markings.

Habitat: It is commonly found in mixed woodlands and on hillsides.

Distribution: Bigtooth aspen is native to North America.

Occurrence
One large tree in farm yard. A population of Sawtooth Aspen occur on the western side of the large brush island.

Eastern Hemlock – Tsuga canadensis

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: NO

Description

Appearance: Tsuga canadensis is an evergreen tree known for its flat, short needles and small cones.

Leaves: The needles are flat, short, and arranged in two rows.

Cones: It produces small, woody cones that dangle from the branches.

Bark: The bark is brownish-gray and furrowed.

Habitat: It is commonly found in moist, shaded woodlands.

Distribution: Eastern hemlock is native to North America.

Occurrence
Specimens planted on north end of field trail

Arbor Vitae – Thuja occidentalis

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: NO

Description

Appearance: Thuja occidentalis is an evergreen tree known for its scale-like leaves and small, woody cones.

Leaves: The leaves are scale-like, overlapping, and appear in flattened sprays.

Cones: It produces small, woody cones.

Bark: The bark is reddish-brown and fibrous.

Habitat: It is commonly found in wetlands and along streams.

Distribution: Northern white cedar is native to North America.

Compact, pyramidal; height 50′ to 60′, diameter 24″ to 36″; trunk often twisted, strongly tapered, and frequently divided into two or more direct stems; branches short and nearly horizontal; sometimes forms almost impenetrable thickets because dead branches are very stiff and persistent; in the open, develops a conical, symmetrical crown. There are numerous ornamental or garden varieties of white cedar known as arborvitae.

Occurrence
Several larger specimens found around the edges of the farm yard.

Chinese Cork Tree – Phellodendron amurense

Native To State: NO
Naturally Occurring: NO

Description

Appearance: Phellodendron amurense is a deciduous tree known for its pinnately compound leaves and small yellow flowers.

Leaves: The leaves are pinnately compound, with several leaflets.

Flowers: It produces small, yellow flowers in clusters.

Bark: The bark is corky and rough.

Fruit: It produces small, black drupes.

Habitat: It is commonly found in various habitats, including woodlands and urban areas.

Distribution: Amur cork tree is native to eastern Asia.

Occurrence
Two mid-sized specimens in the farm yard and seedlings planted along east side of property in 2017.

Ironwood – Ostrya virginiana

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: YES

Description

Appearance: Ostrya virginiana is a deciduous tree known for its slender, serrated leaves and hop-like fruit clusters.

Leaves: The leaves are alternate, serrated, and resemble those of birch trees.

Fruit: It produces hop-like clusters of seed pods.

Bark: The bark is grayish-brown and develops a shaggy appearance with age.

Habitat: It is commonly found in woodlands and along streambanks.

Distribution: American hophornbeam is native to North America.

Occurrence
Widely occurring in the understory of woods in the formerly pastured areas.

Balsam Fir – Abies balsamea

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: NO

Description

Appearance: Abies balsamea is an evergreen tree known for its spire-like shape and aromatic needles.

Leaves: The needles are flat, dark green, and have a pleasant balsam fragrance.

Cones: It produces small, upright cones that disintegrate upon maturity.

Bark: The bark is grayish-brown and smooth.

Habitat: It is commonly found in northern woodlands and at higher elevations.

Distribution: Balsam fir is native to North America.

Occurrence
Several good-sized specimens appear along the edge of the farm yard, and two nice groups on either side of the marsh.

Black Locust – Robinia pseudoacacia

Native To State: NO
Naturally Occurring: NO

Description

Appearance: Robinia pseudoacacia is a deciduous tree known for its pinnately compound leaves and fragrant white flowers.

Leaves: The leaves are pinnately compound with numerous leaflets.

Flowers: It produces fragrant, white, pea-like flowers in drooping clusters.

Bark: The bark is rough and deeply furrowed.

Fruit: It produces long, brown seed pods.

Habitat: It is commonly found in a variety of habitats, including woodlands and disturbed areas.

Occurrence
Two specimens. One in farm yard and one along fence line off the Hawthorne loop trail.

Prickly Ash – Zanthoxylum americanum

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: YES

Description

Appearance: Zanthoxylum americanum is a deciduous shrub or small tree known for its compound leaves and prickly branches.

Leaves: The leaves are pinnately compound with serrated leaflets.

Thorns: It has stout, sharp thorns on the branches.

Fruit: It produces clusters of small, red berries.

Bark: The bark is grayish and rough.

Habitat: It is commonly found in woodlands and along streams.

Distribution: Common prickly ash is native to North America.

Small single-stemmed shrub up to 10′ that is covered in sharp thorns. A member of the Citrus family, Prickly ash bears smaller than pea sized berries that have a sharp citrus smell and will cause numbing of the mouth if eaten.

Occurrence
Widespread on the property and while native, is considered invasive due to the thorns and spreading habit.