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Trees with 'opposite' branching
at
River Bend Nature Center
To continue, just click on simple, compound, or scan down for specific tree
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A simple leaf is single leaf blade
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A compound leaf is multiple leaflets attached along a stem
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Box Elder (Acer negundo)
The box elder tree (a type of maple) has compound leaves with 3-5 leaflets, each pointed at the end and slightly lobed. The stem of each leaf (petiole) wraps around the branch to touch the stem of the opposite leaf.
Box elder twigs tend to be glossy and purplish in color. |
Ash (genus Fraxinus)
Ashes have opposite compound leaves with unlobed leaflets. There are 3 species of ash common to River Bend: black, green, and white.
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Maples (genus Acer)
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Silver maple |
Maples have opposite simple leaves. There are several types of maple at River Bend, including sugar, black, red, silver and the box elder (see above).
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