Key to Leaves of Virginia Trees
The Virginia Forestry Educational Foundation provides
this 92 page book free to students who learn ten trees. Contact your
4-H Extension Agent
for details.
School trees:
- Silver Maple (Acer saccharinum )
- Sugar Maple ( Acer saccharum )
- Eastern Redcedar (Juniperus virginiana )
- Norway Spruce (Picea abies )
- Yoshino Cherry (Prunus x yedoensis )
Saplings:
- Redbud ( Cercus canadensis )
- Leyland Cypress (Cupressocyparis leylandii )
- Chinese Holly (Ilex cornuta )
- American Holly (Ilex opaca )
- Crapemyrtle ( Lagerstroemia indica )
- Pond Pine (Pinus serotina )
- Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus )
Other Species :
- Common Juniper (Juniperus communis )
- Eastern Redcedar (Juniperus virginiana )
- Privet ( Ligustrum spp. )
- Japanese Honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica )
- White Mulberry (Morus alba )
- Heavenly Bamboo (Nandina domestica )
- Virginia Pine (Pinus virginiana )
- Willow Oak (Quercus phellos )
- Chestnut Oak (Quercus prinus )
- Allegheny Blackberry (Rubus allegheniensis )
Survey
by:
Jeff Kirwan; 11/1/01
Page update: 1/26/06
Tracey S. Sherman
Virginia Tech Dept of Forestry