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HCP's Pocket Wetland Special Features (Continued) Surrounding Trees |
-Box Elder (Acer negundo): This tree can grow up to 20 m tall and the trunk quickly divides into spreading branches Leaves are compound with 3 or 5 leaflets Box Elders grow in moist, especially alluvial soil These trees provide shade and birds and squirrels feed on the seeds |
Box Elder compound leaves, Photo by Madeleine DeManche |
-Staghorn Sumac (Rhus typhina): o Can be a small tree or a tall shrub up to 10 m tall o Branches resemble the antlers of a deer o Has broad, flat, pinnately compound leaves o Yellow-green flowers are followed by fuzzy, red berries that cluster at the end of branches and last throughout the winter o They usually grow in dry soils and are found to be drought tolerant, making them an unusual find adjacent to a wetland |
Staghorn Sumac branch (Left) Staghorn Sumac fruit, (Below) Photos by Madeleine DeManche |
-Butternut (Juglans cinerea): o This tree can grow up to 30 m tall o Bark is grayish brown with smooth ridges o Leaves are pinnate with 11-17 leaflets o Flowers are inconspicuous and yellow-green in color |
Butternut leaves, Photo by Juliet Kaye |
Butternut “U-shaped” leaf scar, Photo by Juliet Kaye |