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Trees can be identified based on their physical characteristics: leaves, fruit, and bark. For example: Hardwood trees are deciduous, meaning they lose their leaves every year.
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Yellow Buckeye | The Cove Forest

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Yellow Buckeye | The Cove Forest
(Aseculus flava) The palm-shaped leaves of this deciduous tree are divided into 5-7 large leaflets. Yellow buckeye is one of the first trees to leaf-out in the spring. It produces clusters of tubular...
Old Giants | The Cove Forest

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Old Giants | The Cove Forest
In remote rugged areas, where logging proved difficult, small remnant patches of intact cove forest still exist. Here, one may encounter unusually large trees with wide trunks, some of which may be...
A Coniferous and Flowering Tree | The Cove Forest

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A Coniferous and Flowering Tree | The Cove Forest
There are two main groups of trees -- coniferous trees and flowering trees. Coniferous trees generally produce seeds in cones, have needle-like leaves and are evergreen. In contrast, flowering trees...
Flowering Dogwood | The Cove Forest

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Flowering Dogwood | The Cove Forest
(Cornus florida) This small understory tree of forests is also widely planted in residential areas. In spring, clusters of small greenish flowers surrounded by four large white petal-like bracts are...
Persimmon | Forty Acre Rock (S.C.)

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Persimmon | Forty Acre Rock (S.C.)
Diospyros virginiana • Native to Eastern United States • Distinctive dark thick bark • Leaves somewhat thickened • Leaves egg shaped and not toothed • Yellow flowers • Grows up to 50 feet tall •...
Eastern Red Cedar | Forty Acre Rock (S.C.)

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Eastern Red Cedar | Forty Acre Rock (S.C.)
Juniperus virginiana Medium-size tree Needle-like leaves Leaves 1 mm - 2 cm (1/16 - 0.75 inches) Leaves entirely green, in pairs along four-sided twigs and branchlets Dominant on rock outcrops...
American Holly | Forty Acre Rock (S.C.)

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American Holly | Forty Acre Rock (S.C.)
• Ilex opaca • Universally recognized eastern tree • Christmas holly • Prickly evergreen leaves • Classic landscape plant • Contains bright red berries and glossy leaves • Grows up to 50 feet • Trunk...
Sweetgum | Congaree National Park (S.C.)

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Sweetgum | Congaree National Park (S.C.)
Liquidambar styraciflua • Tall tree 50 - 120 feet • Five lobes per leaf • Leaves hairless, star-shaped, toothed • Leaves alternate on the twig • Leaves pleasantly fragrant when crushed • Mature bark...
Red Maple | Congaree National Park (S.C.)

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Red Maple | Congaree National Park (S.C.)
Acer rubrum Called Swamp Maple Medium size tree, 20 - 40 feet in height Smooth, gray, young bark on upper trunk Older bark, broken and darker Leaves and branches have opposite arrangement White...