Waubonsie State Park Winter Tree Identification Workshop
Bob Henrickson, Assistant Director of the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum led a winter tree identification hike along the Waubonsie loess hills overlooking the Missouri River, March 23, 2007. Many species can be identified by bark characteristics, leaves still clinging to trees, or bud anatomy.
Species observed:
American elm, Ulmus americana
American linden, Tilia americana
Bitternut hickory, Carya cordiformis
Black walnut, Juglans nigra
Blackberry, Rubus allegheniensis
Bur oak, Quercus macrocarpa
Chinkapin, Quercus muelenbergii
Eastern cottonwood, Populus deltoides
Green ash, Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Hackberry, Celtis oxidentalis
Honey locust, Gelditsia triacanthos
Hop hornbeam, Ostrya virginiana
Red cedar, Juniperus virginiana
Red oak, Quercus borealis
Redbud, Cercis canadensis
Rough-leaved dogwood, Cornus drummondii
Shagbark hickory, Carya ovata
Siberian elm, Ulmus pumila
Silver maple, Acer saccarhinum
Slippery elm, Ulmus rubra
Smooth sumac, Rhus glabra
Sycamore, Platanus occidentalis
White oak, Quercus alba
Not seen on this trip, but in the area:
Downy hawthorn, Crataegus mollis
Red Mulberry, Morus rubra
Downy Serviceberry, Amelanchier arborea
Pawpaw, Asimina triloba
Black Oak, Quercus velutina
Bob Henrickson, Assistant Director of the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum led a winter tree identification hike along the Waubonsie loess hills overlooking the Missouri River, March 23, 2007. Many species can be identified by bark characteristics, leaves still clinging to trees, or bud anatomy.
Species observed:
American elm, Ulmus americana
American linden, Tilia americana
Bitternut hickory, Carya cordiformis
Black walnut, Juglans nigra
Blackberry, Rubus allegheniensis
Bur oak, Quercus macrocarpa
Chinkapin, Quercus muelenbergii
Eastern cottonwood, Populus deltoides
Green ash, Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Hackberry, Celtis oxidentalis
Honey locust, Gelditsia triacanthos
Hop hornbeam, Ostrya virginiana
Red cedar, Juniperus virginiana
Red oak, Quercus borealis
Redbud, Cercis canadensis
Rough-leaved dogwood, Cornus drummondii
Shagbark hickory, Carya ovata
Siberian elm, Ulmus pumila
Silver maple, Acer saccarhinum
Slippery elm, Ulmus rubra
Smooth sumac, Rhus glabra
Sycamore, Platanus occidentalis
White oak, Quercus alba
Not seen on this trip, but in the area:
Downy hawthorn, Crataegus mollis
Red Mulberry, Morus rubra
Downy Serviceberry, Amelanchier arborea
Pawpaw, Asimina triloba
Black Oak, Quercus velutina
