-Bignonia capreolata

-Bignoniaceae

-Cross-vine

-Capsule

-"twining"

-Cupressocyparis leylandii

-Cupressaceae

-Leyland Cypress

-Peltate cone

-"named for C.J. Leyland"

-Hybrid

-LANDSCAPING ONLY

-Ilex opaca

-Aquifoliaceae

-American Holly

-Drupe

-"opaque or dule leaves"

-Dioecious

-Wood white, heavy and hard

-Fruit eaten by songbirds, not humans

-Woodworking

-Juglans nigra

-Juglandaceae

-Black Walnut

-Nut

-"black"

-Gunstocks, furniture, electronic cabinets, knick-nacks, flooring

-Nuts eaten by squirrels and humans

-Morella cerifera

-Myricaceae

-Waxmyrtle

-Drupe

-"bearing wax"

-Nitrogen-fixing roots

-Wax surrounding fruit used in candlemaking

-Fruit eaten by songbirds, quail, turkey, and ducks

-White-tailed deer browse foliage

-Landscaping

-Ostrya virginiana

-Betulaceae

-Ironwood

-Nutlet

-"of Virginia"

-Dense wood, used in wedges and pry bars

-Platanus occidentalis

-Platanaceae

-Sycamore

-Achene

-"western"

-Pulpwood, sides for drawers

-Some allergic to hairs on leaves

-Landscaping

-Pyrus calleryana

-Rosaceae

-Callery Pear

-Pome

-Native to China and Korea

-Invasive in old pastures

-Quercus nigra

-Fagaceae

-Water Oak

-Nut

-"black"

-Landscaping

-Furniture and storage barrels

-Past use for pulpwood

-Quercus phellos

-Fagaceae

-Willow Oak

-Nut

-"Greek for cork oak"

-Landscaping

-Furniture

-Smilax sp.

-Smilaceae

-Smilax

-Berry

-More or less woody monocot

-Fruit eaten by grouse, songbirds, bear, raccoon

-White-tailed deer and humans eat young shoots

-Staphylea trifolia

-Staphyleaceae

-Bladdernut

-Capsule

-"three-leaved"

-Ulmus rubra

-Ulmaceae

-Red Elm

-Samara

-"red"

-Inner bark mucilaginous, chewed to relieve sore throat

-Fruit matures in spring

-Dutch Elm Disease

-Viburnum rafinesquianum

-Caprifoliaceae

-Downy Arrowwood

-Drupe

-"named for C.S. Rafinesque"

-Twigs used for arrows

-Fruit eaten by songbirds in winter

-Picea engelmannii

-Pinaceae

-Engelman Spruce

-Flat cone

-"named for George Engelman"

-Pinus edulis

-Pinaceae

-Pinyon Pine

-Flat cone

-"edible"

-Seeds large, eaten by songbirds, mammals, and humans

-Pine nuts

-Populus tremuloides

-Salicaceae

-Trembling Aspen

-Capsule

-"similar to Populus tremula"

-Regen from root sprouts

-Browsed by deer, moose, cattle, and sheep

-Phloem eaten by beaver

-Paper and match sticks

-Pseudotsuga menziesii var menziesii

-Pinaceae

-Coastal Douglas-Fir

-Flat cone

-"named for Archibald Menzies"

-Found in Pacific NW

-Pulp, lumber, and plywood

-Nest habitat for northern spotted owl

-Pseudotsuga menziesii var glauca

-Pinaceae

-Mountain Dougllas-Fir

-Found in Rocky Mtns