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Foresty contest
MIchigan FFA skills contest forestry
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Environmental Studies
Not Applicable
03/28/2013

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Term
White cedar
Definition

needles- scaly

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Term
Red Ceder
Definition
dark green, scalelike needles evergreen
reddish tinge in winter
Term
White Pine
Definition
Conifer, Evergreen, Whorled Branching Pattern, Needles in Bunches of 5
Term
Red Pine
Definition
pine of eastern North America having long needles in bunches of two and reddish bark Whorled
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Jack Pine
Definition

 

2 bundled, Wide V, sharp needles

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Term
American Elm
Definition
bark- light gray, deeply grooved into wide ridges w/ red peaking through
leaf- dark green w/ rough, fale green+fuzzy beneath, elliptical, toothed, 3-6" long, 1-3" wide
Term
Yellow Birch
Definition
Alternate, simple, ovate, 4 to 6 inches long, pinnately-veined, acute tip, rounded base, doubly serrate margins, somewhat soft or fuzzy
Term
White Ash
Definition
alternate, toothed, not lobed, compound -diamond bark underside of leaf in whitish
Term
White Oak
Definition
bark- light gray, shallowly grooved into long+scaly ridges
leeaf- bright green above, white/grey below, 5-9 rounded lobes 4-9" long, 2-4" wide
Term
Scotch Pine
Definition
Evergreen needles, 1 1/2 to 3 inches long, with two stout, twisted needles per fascicle, blue-green with distinct stomatal bands.
Term
Tamarack
Definition
is best identified by its light green, needle like foliage found in clusters of 10 to 20. It is the only softwood that drops all its needles each fall.
Term
Basswood
Definition
Bark: Coarse medium-brown
Leaves: Almost circular, dark green, fine-serrated edges
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White Birch
Definition
ID:finely toothes & found on long shoots or in groups of 3s on short shoots. tree is easily identified by the white, peeling bark.
Term
Aspen
Definition
leathery, roundish leaves. white bark.
Term
Balsam Fir
Definition
Conifer, Evergreen, Whorled Branching Pattern, Needles Not in Bunches
Term
Red Oak
Definition
leaves' margins have 3 points (arrows); reddish bark, simple, alternate
Term
Sugar Maple
Definition
opposite arrangement, simple, 5 lobes, round sinuses, used to make maple syrup
Term
Red Maple
Definition
bark-young-smooth+gray, old- darker+coarser
leaf- green above, light green-->white below, opposite 2.5-4", 3 shallow toothed lobes
Term
American Beech
Definition
bark- gray, thin, smooth
leaf- elliptical, toothed, dark green above, light green under, 2.5-5", 1/3" wide
Term
Black Cherry
Definition
bark- bitter+strong smell, inner bark is brown
leaf- smooth+shiny+green above, pale green+few hairs below, elliptical, toothed, 2-5"
Term
Hemlock
Definition
an evergreen tree of North America having flat needles and small cones. poisen comes from this tree
Term
Sassafras
Definition
bark- gray/brown, deeply furrowed
leaf- shiny green above, pale+hairy below, 2 lobes or 3 broad rounded ones
Term
Blue Spruce
Definition
Evergreen needles, 3/4 to 1 1/4 inches long, stiff and very sharp (spine-like), displayed nearly straight out from twig, silvery blue to dark green. Strong acidic taste. Each needle borne on a raised, woody peg (sterigma).
Term
Ironwood
Definition
Evergreen needles, 3/4 to 1 1/4 inches long, stiff and very sharp (spine-like), displayed nearly straight out from twig, silvery blue to dark green. Strong acidic taste. Each needle borne on a raised, woody peg (sterigma).
Term
White Spruce
Definition
Evergreen needles, stiff, 1/3 to 3/4 inch long, square in cross section, needle tips are pointed but not sharp, green to gray-green. Each needle borne on a raised, woody peg (sterigma).
Term
Sycamore
Definition
bark- smooth and white, brown, green, grey, peels in flakes, deeply grooved, scaly ridges
leaf- bright green above, pale below, hairless, 4-8" long, 3-5 shallow lobes, short points, wavy edges, scattered large teeth
Term
Black Walnut
Definition
Alternate, pinnately compound, 12 to 24 inches long with 10 to 24 leaflets (poorly formed or missing terminal leaflet), leaflets are ovate-lanceolate, finely serrate, and 3 to 3 1/2 inches long, rachis is stout
Term
Cottonwood
Definition
Opposite branching, simple, heart shaped leaves, serrated, coarse, grooving bark,
Term
Hickory Shagbark
Definition
bark peels back compound altrernate
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