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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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Paw Paw | Congaree National Park (S.C.)

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Paw Paw | Congaree National Park (S.C.)
Asimina triloba • Small tree or shrub related to custard-apple family • Large, green leaves • Foliage resembles magnolia • Long, naked, deep brown hairy or red-brown hairy end buds • Twigs and young...
Loblolly Pine | Congaree National Park (S.C.)

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Loblolly Pine | Congaree National Park (S.C.)
Pinus taeda Large in height and diameter Average diameter is 4 feet Average circumference is 10 feet Dull, light green needles 6 - 9 inches long Three needles per cluster Cylindrical prickly cones...
Bald Cypress | Congaree National Park (S.C.)

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Bald Cypress | Congaree National Park (S.C.)
• Taxodium distichum • Only deciduous southern conifer • Height to 150 feet with diameter to 12 feet • Light and feathery foliage • Frilly leaves • A conifer that sheds leaves all at once • Horizontal...
American Beech | Congaree National Park (S.C.)

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American Beech | Congaree National Park (S.C.)
• Fagus grandifolia • Tall tree grows to 60 - 80 feet with 2 - 3 foot diameter • Distinctive, smooth gray bark • Long, slender many-scaled buds • Egg-shaped and coarse-toothed leaves 3 - 6 inches •...
Red Bay | Bulls Island Natural Area (S.C.)

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Red Bay | Bulls Island Natural Area (S.C.)
• Persea borbonia • Also known as Bull Bay • Evergreen with narrow head • Grows to 75 feet tall • Trunk 3 feet in diameter • Red bark • Bright red lumber used for making cabinets • Elliptic leathery...
Popcorn Tree | Bulls Island Natural Area (S.C.)

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Popcorn Tree | Bulls Island Natural Area (S.C.)
S apium sebiferum • Also known as Tallow Tree • Nonnative, of Chinese origin • Takes over marsh • Leaves pointed at both ends • Sap is milky and poisonous if rubbed in eyes or taken internally •...
Cabbage Palmetto | Bulls Island Natural Area (S.C.)

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Cabbage Palmetto | Bulls Island Natural Area (S.C.)
Sabal palmetto State tree of South Carolina and Florida Named for large leaf bud or "cabbage" at top of trunk Grows upward from a single terminal bud Mature height 30 - 50 feet Trunk up to 2 feet...
Yellow Buckeye | Appalachian Cove (S.C.) | NatureScene

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Yellow Buckeye | Appalachian Cove (S.C.) | NatureScene
Yellow Buckeye: Aesculus octandra Popular shade tree Grows up to 90 feet high with a trunk diameter of 3 feet Leaves are compound palmate Leaves are 5 to 15 inches long; occur in groups of five Yellow...
Tulip Tree | Appalachian Cove (S.C.) | NatureScene

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Tulip Tree | Appalachian Cove (S.C.) | NatureScene
Liriodendron tulipfera Beautiful ornamental tree Ranked among noblest trees in American forests Largest deciduous tree in North America Also known as Yellow Poplar Leaf is tulip-shaped Important...