Leaf Key for Indian Springs Tree Species 1 Leaves needle-like, in (mostly) clusters Pinus taeda, loblolly pine of 3 USDA Symbol: PITA

1 Leaves broad and flat 2 2 Leaves opposite 3

2 Leaves alternate 6

3 Leaves opposite, compound Fraxinus pensylvanica, green ash USDA Symbol: FRPE

3 Leaves opposite, simple 4

4 Leaves opposite, simple, without lobes Cornus florida, flowering dogwood USDA Symbol: COFL2

4 Leaves opposite, simple, lobed 5 (maples)

5 Leaves opposite, simple, lobed, leaf Acer rubrum, red maple edges serrated (saw-like) USDA Symbol: ACRU

5 Leaves opposite, simple, lobed, leaf Acer barbatum, Florida maple edges with large teeth but smooth USDA Symbol: ACBA3 between the teeth 6 Leaves alternate, compound 7 (hickories)

6 Leaves alternate, simple 8

7 Leaves alternate, compound, leaflets 7 Carya alba, mockernut hickory or more, central stalk fuzzy USDA Symbol: CAAL27

7 Leaves alternate, compound, leaflets 5 Carya glabra, pignut hickory or 7, central stalk hairless USDA Symbol: CAGL8

7 Leaves alternate, compound, leaflets Carya ovata, shagbark hickory 5, 3 end leaflets very large USDA Symbol: CAOV2

8 Leaves alternate, simple, no lobes 9 (water oak, blackgum, beech)

8 Leaf alternate, simple, pointed lobes 12 (red oaks, sweetgum, yellow-poplar)

8 Leaf alternate, simple, rounded lobes 13 (white oaks, water oak)

9 Leaves alternate, simple, no lobes, 10 leaf edges smooth (water oak, blackgum)

9 Leaves alternate, simple, no lobes, 11 leaf edges toothed or saw-like (beech, elm, cherry)

10 Leaves alternate, simple, no lobes, Nyssa sylvatica, blackgum leaf edges smooth, leaf thin USDA Symbol: NYSY

10 Leaves alternate, simple, no lobes, Quercus nigra, water oak leaf edges smooth, leaf thick and USDA Symbol: QUNI somewhat leathery, may have bristle tips 11 Leaves alternate, simple, no lobes, Prunus serotina, black cherry leaf edges toothed or saw-like, leaf USDA Symbol: PRSE2 narrow, very fine-toothed, twig very fragrant when broken 11 Leaves alternate, simple, no lobes, Carpinus caroliniana, hornbeam leaf edges toothed or saw-like, fine USDA Symbol: CACA18 toothed, bark smooth and gray.

11 Leaves alternate, simple, no lobes, Ulmus americana, American elm leaf edges toothed or saw-like, coarse USDA Symbol: ULAM toothed, leaf base not symmetrical

11 Leaves alternate, simple, no lobes, Fagus grandifolia, American beech leaf edges toothed or saw-like, teeth USDA Symbol: FAGR large and bristle-tipped, bark smooth and gray 12 Leaf alternate, simple, pointed lobes, Liriodendron tulipifera, yellow-poplar leaf with 3 broad lobes USDA Symbol: LITU

12 Leaf alternate, simple, pointed lobes, Liquidambar styraciflua, sweetgum shaped like a starfish USDA Symbol: LIST2

12 Leaf alternate, simple, pointed lobes, Quercus falcata, southern red oak with several bristle-tipped lobes USDA Symbol: QUFA

You have one of four species in the Quercus rubra, northern red oak red oak group. Difficult to separate USDA Symbol: QURU based on leaves alone.

Quercus coccinea, scarlet oak USDA Symbol: QUCO2

Quercus shumardii, Shumard oak USDA Symbol: QUSH

13 Leaf alternate, simple, rounded Quercus alba, white oak finger-like lobes USDA Symbol: QUAL

13 Leaf alternate, simple, rounded lobes, Quercus stellata, post oak leaf cross-shaped USDA Symbol: QUST

13 Leaves alternate, simple, rounded Quercus nigra, water oak lobes, leaf thick and somewhat USDA Symbol: QUNI leathery, may have bristle tips