choke cherry tree fairly straight with narrow rounded crown branches point upwards bark reddish...
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Choke Cherry Tree
Fairly straight with narrow rounded crown
Branches point upwards
Bark reddish brown smooth
Bark marked by orange, horizontal, dots on older trees
Size – 3-8m
Leaves have sharp pointed tips
Uneven teeth on margins
Small white flowers
Small round bright red brries on a single pin like stem
Found in open woods, bluffs, and along river banks throughout Alberta.
Intolerant of shade
Tamarack/Larch
Slender with a straight trunk
Bark thin, smooth, grey when young, becomes dark reddish-brown and scaly when olderBranches curved slightly downwardsLeaves – needle-shaped in feather like clustersNeeds are long, soft, flexible, pale green turning bright yellow in autumn
Sheds needles in fall
Long cones that are red. Open in the autumn and live on tree through winter
Found in swamp areas where in central and northern Alberta where it receives plenty of lightCan also be found on valley slopes
Lodgepole Pine
Tall, slender evergreen with a straight trunk
Bark is orange-brown, somewhat scaly
Branches curve upwards
20-30 m high
Needles in bundles of 2. Long, spirally twisted, stiff, very sharp pointed
Short egg shaped cones that remain on trees for many years
Grows on a wide variety of sites.
Prefers to grow in well drained sandy soils in the western part of the province
Aspen poplar
Also known as trembling aspen
Slender with a long straight trunk and rounded crown
Bark is smooth, greenish white when young, becoming blackened and furrowed near base on older trees
Branches only high up on older trees
20 meters high
Leaves - Alternate, simple, rounded, abruptly pointed at tip
Small hairy catkind appear before the leaves
Fruit – small green capsules in catkins which split when ripe to form a cotton mass
Very common and widespread through forested regions
Leaves tremble with slight breezes because of flattened leaf stems
White Birch
Other names: Paper birch, Canoe birch
Small to medium sized
Crown is oval when beside other trees, but pyramid shaped when it is in the open
Branches are slender, twisted, pebbled, and brown.
Smooth bark turning white with age, peels easily
Leaves are alternate, simple, egg-shaped
Flowers are catkins that droop
Fruit are conelike catkins
Common along riverbanks and moist wooded areas.Intolerant of shade
White Spruce
Dense evergreen with straight trunk
Bark is scaly, thin, grey to ashy brown. Branches are horizontal
Average 25 meters high, can be taller if it has favorable conditions
Leaves are needles that are long, straight, stiff, sharp-pointed, bluish green, and have an aromatic scent when crushed
Cones that are cylinder shaped at the ends of twigs
Cones open in the autumn and drop during the winter or spring
Found in a variety of soil types and climatic regions
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