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Dendrology Laboratory Syllabus

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Course Outline:

Lab

Lab Site

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1

On Campus

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Lab 1

Lab 1

2

On Campus

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Lab 2 only / cumulative

Lab 2 only / cumulative

3

On Campus

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Lab 3 only / cumulative

Lab 3 only / cumulative

4

Montgomery County Park

MAP

Lab 4 only / cumulative

Lab 4 only / cumulative

5

On Campus

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Lab 5 only / cumulative

Lab 5 only / cumulative

6

On Campus

-

Lab 6 only / cumulative

Lab 6 only / cumulative

7 Midterm Outdoor Exam

8

Pandapas Pond, lower lot

MAP

Lab 8 only / cumulative

Lab 8 only / cumulative

9 Merrimac MAP Lab 9 only / cumulative Lab 9 only / cumulative

10

Pandapas Pond, upper lot

MAP

Lab 10 only / cumulative

Lab 10 only / cumulative

11

On Campus

-

Lab 11 only / cumulative

Lab 11 only / cumulative

12

Pandapas Pond, lower lot

MAP

Lab 12 only / cumulative

Lab 12 only / cumulative

13

Montgomery County Park

MAP

Lab 13 only / cumulative

Lab 13 only / cumulative

14

Review / Bonus Day

15

Final Outdoor Exam

Lab #1: On Campus
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 Family

Botanical Name

Common Name

Aceraceae

Acer rubrum

red maple

Aceraceae

Acer saccharum

sugar maple

Anacardiaceae

Toxicodendron radicans

poison-ivy

Cornaceae

Cornus florida

flowering dogwood

Fagaceae

Fagus grandifolia

American beech

Fagaceae

Quercus alba

white oak

Oleaceae

Fraxinus pennsylvanica

green ash

Pinaceae

Abies concolor

white fir

Pinaceae

Picea abies

Norway spruce

Pinaceae

Picea glauca

white spruce

Pinaceae

Pinus strobus

eastern white pine
Platanaceae Platanus occidentalis American sycamore

Rosaceae

Prunus serotina

black cherry

Lab #2: On Campus
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 Family

Botanical Name

Common Name

Aceraceae

Acer negundo

boxelder

Aceraceae

Acer platanoides

Norway maple

Aceraceae

Acer saccharinum

silver maple

Cornaceae (Nyssaceae)

Nyssa sylvatica

blackgum

Cupressaceae (Taxodiaceae)

Metasequoia glyptostroboides

dawn redwood

Fagaceae

Fagus sylvatica

European beech

Hamamelidaceae

Liquidambar styraciflua

sweetgum

Lauraceae

Sassafras albidum

sassafras

Magnoliaceae

Liriodendron tulipifera

yellow-poplar

Rosaceae

Prunus avium

sweet cherry

Salicaceae

Salix babylonica

weeping willow

Salicaceae

Salix nigra

black willow

Lab #3: On Campus
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 Family

Botanical Name

Common Name

Betulaceae

Betula lenta

black (sweet) birch

Betulaceae

Betula nigra

river birch

Fabaceae

Gleditsia triacanthos

honeylocust

Fagaceae

Castanea mollissima

Chinese chestnut

Fagaceae

Quercus imbricaria

shingle oak

Fagaceae

Quercus macrocarpa

bur oak

Fagaceae

Quercus palustris

pin oak

Fagaceae

Quercus phellos

willow oak

Fagaceae

Quercus prinus

chestnut oak

Fagaceae

Quercus velutina

black oak

Pinaceae

Tsuga canadensis

eastern hemlock

Rosaceae

Pyrus calleryana

pear

Lab #4: Montgomery County Park
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 Family

Botanical Name

Common Name

Betulaceae

Ostrya virginiana

eastern hophornbeam

Caprifoliaceae

Viburnum prunifolium

blackhaw

Cornaceae

Cornus alternifolia

alternate-leaf dogwood

Fabaceae

Cercis canadensis

eastern redbud

Fabaceae

Robinia pseudoacacia

black locust

Fagaceae

Quercus rubra

northern red oak

Juglandaceae

Juglans nigra

black walnut

Lauraceae

Lindera benzoin

spicebush

Magnoliaceae

Magnolia acuminata

cucumbertree

Oleaceae

Fraxinus americana

white ash

Pinaceae

Pinus virginiana

Virginia pine

Lab #5: On Campus
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 Family

Botanical Name

Common Name

Betulaceae

Betula papyrifera

paper birch

Betulaceae

Betula pendula

European white birch

Betulaceae

Betula populifolia 

gray birch

Betulaceae

Carpinus caroliniana

hornbeam

Bignoniaceae

Catalpa speciosa

catalpa

Cupressaceae

Juniperus virginiana

eastern redcedar

Ebenaceae

Diospyros virginiana

common persimmon

Juglandaceae

Carya alba (tomentosa)

mockernut hickory

Juglandaceae

Carya cordiformis

bitternut hickory

Juglandaceae

Carya glabra

pignut hickory 

Juglandaceae

Carya ovata

shagbark hickory

Pinaceae

Larix decidua

European larch

Rosaceae

Crataegus spp. spp.

hawthorn

Tiliaceae

Tilia americana

American basswood

Tiliaceae

Tilia cordata

littleleaf linden

Lab #6: On Campus
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 Family

Botanical Name

Common Name

Cornaceae

Cornus kousa

kousa dogwood

Ericaceae

Rhododendron maximum

great rhododendron

Ginkgoaceae

Ginkgo biloba

ginkgo

Magnoliaceae

Magnolia grandiflora

southern magnolia

Pinaceae

Picea pungens

blue spruce

Pinaceae

Pinus nigra

Austrian pine

Pinaceae

Pinus sylvestris 

Scotch pine

Ulmaceae

Celtis occidentalis

hackberry

Ulmaceae

Ulmus americana

American elm

Ulmaceae

Ulmus parvifolia

Chinese elm

Ulmaceae

Ulmus pumila

Siberian elm

Ulmaceae

Ulmus rubra

slippery elm

Ulmaceae

Ulmus thomasii

rock elm

Ulmaceae

Zelkova serrata

Japanese zelkova

Lab #8: Pandapas Pond, lower lot
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 Family

Botanical Name

Common Name

Anacardiaceae

Rhus typhina

staghorn sumac

Betulaceae

Alnus serrulata

hazel alder

Cornaceae

Cornus amomum

silky dogwood

Ericaceae

Kalmia latifolia

mountain laurel

Ericaceae

Oxydendrum arboreum

sourwood

Ericaceae

Rhododendron calendulaceum

flame azalea

Ericaceae

Vaccinium pallidum

lowbush blueberry

Fagaceae

Quercus ilicifolia

bear oak

Pinaceae

Pinus pungens

Table Mountain pine

Pinaceae

Pinus rigida

pitch pine

Lab #9: Merrimac
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 Family

Botanical Name

Common Name

Anacardiaceae

Rhus copallinum (copallina)

shining sumac

Anacardiaceae

Rhus glabra

smooth sumac

Betulaceae

Betula alleghaniensis

yellow birch

Fagaceae

Castanea pumila

Eastern chinkapin

Fagaceae

Quercus stellata

post oak

Pinaceae

Picea mariana

black spruce

Pinaceae

Picea rubens

red spruce

Pinaceae

Pinus palustris

longleaf pine

Pinaceae

Pinus resinosa

red pine

Pinaceae

Pinus taeda

loblolly pine

Rosaceae

Malus pumila

common apple

Rosaceae

Rubus allegheniensis

Alleghany blackberry

Rosaceae

Rubus occidentalis

black raspberry

Salicaceae

Populus grandidentata

bigtooth aspen

Lab #10: Pandapas Pond, upper lot
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 Family

Botanical Name

Common Name

Aceraceae

Acer pensylvanicum

striped maple

Fagaceae

Castanea dentata

American chestnut

Fagaceae

Quercus coccinea

scarlet oak

Hamamelidaceae

Hamamelis virginiana

witch-hazel

Myricaceae

Comptonia peregrina

sweetfern

Rosaceae

Amelanchier arborea

downy serviceberry

Lab #11: On Campus
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 Family

Botanical Name

Common Name

Aceraceae

Acer palmatum

Japanese maple

Aquifoliaceae

Ilex opaca

American holly

Cupressaceae (Taxodiaceae)

Taxodium distichum

baldcypress

Cupressaceae

Thuja occidentalis

northern white-cedar

Moraceae

Morus rubra

red mulberry

Pinaceae

Abies balsamea

balsam fir

Pinaceae

Abies fraseri

Fraser fir

Pinaceae

Pinus thunbergii (thunbergiana)

Japanese black pine

Pinaceae

Pseudotsuga menziesii

Douglas-fir

Pinaceae

Tsuga caroliniana

Carolina hemlock

Scrophulariaceae

Paulownia tomentosa

royal paulownia

Taxaceae

Taxus spp.

yew

Lab #12: Pandapas Pond, lower lot
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 Family

Botanical Name

Common Name
Caprifoliaceae Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis American elderberry

Caprifoliaceae

Viburnum acerifolium

mapleleaf viburnum

Elaeagnaceae

Elaeagnus umbellata

autumn-olive

Ericaceae

Epigaea repens

trailing arbutus

Ericaceae

Gaultheria procumbens

teaberry

Rubiaceae

Mitchella repens

partridge berry

Smilacaceae

Smilax rotundifolia

greenbrier

Vitaceae

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Virginia creeper

Lab #13: Montgomery County Park
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 Family

Botanical Name

Common Name

Caprifoliaceae

Lonicera japonica

Japanese honeysuckle

Caprifoliaceae

Lonicera maackii

Amur honeysuckle

Celastraceae

Celastrus spp.

bittersweet

Hippocastanaceae

Aesculus flava

yellow buckeye

Oleaceae

Ligustrum spp.

privet

Pinaceae

Pinus echinata

shortleaf pine

Rosaceae

Rosa multiflora

multiflora rose

Simaroubaceae

Ailanthus altissima

tree-of-heaven

Vitaceae

Vitis spp.

grape

 

 

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