- by Dave Schroeder Hobblebush (Viburnum lantanoides) (V. Alnifolium) , also known as the witch hobble and triptoe, is one of our more showy native shrubs. It is most often found growing in the cool, moist environment of a ravine ...
by David Schroeder Black tupelo (Nyssa sylvatica), also known as blackgum, sourgum or pepperidge, is one of the least known trees in Connecticut's forests probably because there are not a lot of them and they often grow in seldom ...
- by David Schroeder Boxelder (Acer negundo), sometimes called ash-leafed maple, is the weed tree of the maple family. Even though boxelder is the most widely distributed maple in the United States, it is seldom recognized as a maple because ...
- by David Schroeder Black locust's (Robinia pseudoacacia) home range was initially in the north-central U.S. However, it was widely planted and is now naturalized in most of the eastern part of the country, including Connecticut. It probably owes its ...
- by Dave Schroeder Shagbark hickory (Carya ovata) is one of four hickories found in Connecticut. Of the four it is probably the most easily recognized. The large plates of bark which tend to bend away from the trunk and ...
- By David Schroeder Yellow-poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera) also known as tuliptree, tulip-poplar, and whitewood, is one of the more impressive occupants of Connecticut’s forests. This member of the magnolia family is among the fastest growing and tallest of our eastern hardwoods with ...
- by Dave Schroeder The American basswood (Tilia americana), sometimes called the American linden is an uncommon tree in Eastern Connecticut’s forests. It is nitrogen demanding and prefers calcareous soils and moist sites. Basswood is relatively easy to identify during ...
By Dave Schroeder Atlantic white-cedar (Chamaecyparis thyoides), also called white-cedar or swamp cedar, is usually found growing in fairly dense stands in swamps, bogs and, occasionally along streams. Its range is along the Atlantic coast in a belt, 50 to ...
-by David Schroeder Sassafras (Sassafras albidum) is one of the most easily identified trees in Connecticut. The aromatic leaves are usually Sassafrasone of three distinct shapes: three lobed, mitten shaped (both right and left handed mittens) and unlobed. Twigs are ...
- by Dave Schroeder American beech (Fagus grandifolia) is one of the most easily recognized trees in the forests of Connecticut. Its smooth, light gray to blue gray bark is like no other tree found in these parts. The terminal ...