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Ten Familiar Tree Genera
Tree: a woody plant that has many secondary branches supported clear of the ground on a single main stem or trunk with clear apical dominance.
The Tree of Life, in Bahrain grows with no abundant water source and is over 400 years old!
Oak (Quercus)
Fruit are known as acorns
Hard wood used commonly to make high quality furniture
About 600 species
Maple (Acer)
Achene fruits fall like helicopters
Acer saccharum is the sugar maple, known for its maple syrup
About 130 species
Cherry (Prunus)
Many but not all fruits are edible to humans
Blossom early in spring and garner much attention
430 Species including cherries, peaches, almonds and plums
Willow (Salix)
Known for large pendular (weeping) shapes
Salix caprea is the name for goat willow, also known as pussy willow
Birch (Betula)
Bark easily peels off of most species of Birch, especially Betula papyrifera (Paper Birch)
Bark was used by Native Americans to make canoes and other items
Pine (Pinus)
Leaves are commonly referred to as needles and persist year-round on healthy trees
Can vary in size from very large species to very small and slow growing species
Spruce (Picea)
Grow in some of the harshest cold climates
Fruit are referred to as cones and grow downward on branches
Fir (Abies)
Commonly used for Christmas trees especially in NW America
Cones grow upward on branches, different from Spruces
Larch (Larix)
Bear cones for fruit but shed leaves (needles) in winter like broadleaf trees
American Larch (Larix laricina) is also known as the Hackamatack
Juniper (Juniperus)
Fruit used to flavor gin and other products
Typically slow growing
Leaves usually referred to as scales
Photo Credits
Tree of Life http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:TreeofLife.JPG
Oakhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/john_vosburgh/5361695097/sizes/z/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kikisdad/89460746/sizes/z/in/photostream/
Maplehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/reiver/1681027282/sizes/z/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/martinlabar/4124546124/sizes/z/in/photostream/
Cherryhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/dalydaly/428847775/sizes/z/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/carolannie/2775683853/sizes/z/in/photostream/
Willowhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/jasonyungny/475218432/sizes/z/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ocean_of_stars/4689621011/sizes/z/in/photostream/
Birchhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/cradlehall/4115023107/sizes/z/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/flit/2458045131/sizes/z/in/photostream/
Photo Credits
Pinehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/kenlewis26/1561777551/sizes/z/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jowo/9522770/sizes/z/in/photostream/
Sprucehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/knickinoptik/4378622151/sizes/z/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/arthur_chapman/3048930081/sizes/z/in/photostream/
Firhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/lonnon/4431740142/sizes/z/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jim-sf/5597241157/sizes/z/in/photostream/
Larchhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/cradlehall/3997382825/sizes/z/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/abejorro34/3909887994/sizes/z/in/photostream/
Juniperhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/vambo25/5033809549/sizes/z/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cwsteeds/192916257/sizes/z/in/photostream/
References
Title http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tree http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tree_of_Life,_Bahrain
Oak http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quercus
Maplehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maple
Cherryhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prunus
Willowhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salix
Birchhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betula
Pinehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinus
Sprucehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picea
Firhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abies
Larchhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larix
Juniperhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juniperus