Tree Identification

Grows to 60 feet   

Tolerates Shade  

 Cool Moist Soil

15-23 Leaflets per Leaf    

½ inch Fleshy Exterior Nut   

Brown-Colored Wood

Lobed leaf  

Acorn Cap with Hairy Edge

Dark Gray Deeply Furrowed Bark

Many Ornamental Varieties 

Sharp, Silverly Needles 

Pyramid Shaped

Compound Leaf with 5-9 Leaflets

Wet soils

Wood used to make baseball bats

Full Sun  

Moist, Well-drained Soil  

Fragrant, White Blooms in Early Summer

1/2 inch long acorns 

Small deeply lobed leaf 

Lower branches persist on stem.

Reddish Brown Shaggy Curly Bark 

Wet Soils

Shade Tolerant        

Smallest Leaves of the Elm Trees

Introduced from Asia

Fast growing

Seeds Mature in Fall 

Shade Tolerant

Orange Fall Color 

Grows to 65 feet  

Full Sunlight to Partial Shade

Moist Loam Soil

Understory shrub  

Tubelike beak at end of nut  

Hazelnuts = Wildlife Food Source

Compound Leaf

Short Lived

Poorly Formed Tree 

Introduced to MN 

Large heart-shaped leaves

Orchid-like flowers bloom in late spring.

Large Tree with Massive Trunk

Cottony Seeds 

Shade intolerant

1-to-2-inch Thorns on Branches

Toothed Leaf Margins 

Fruits Look Like Tiny Apples

Grows to 60 Feet  

Drooping Branches, 6 in. Cones

European Species

Straight Trunk Lacking Side Branches  

Golden Yellow Fall Color

Sandy or Rocky Soils       

Single Trunk Often Crooked

Two Twisted Needles per Cluster

Introduced From Europe 

Very Fast Growing

Short Bole with Wide Crown

Brittle Branches Often Break

Native to Eastern Asia  

Gracefully Drooping Branches

Found Near Wetland Edges

Red Fruit Persists in Winter

Birds Eat Fruit

Slender Tree with a Narrow Pyramid Shape

Wet or Poorly Drained Soil

Invasive Understory Shrub

Introduced into United States 

Oval Smooth Glossy Leaves

Flowers/fruit Along Long Stalk 

Fruit Eaten by Birds 

Sprouts Prolifically    

Conifer with Scaly Needles 

Pyramid Shape  

Dry Soils

Pink Flowers in Spring 

Colorful Fruit in Summer 

Screening or Windbreak Shrub

Fast Growing, Short-Lived 

Papery, White Bark 

Moist, Sandy-Loam Soils

State Tree; Grows to 70+ feet

Requires Full Sunlight

Sandy Soils

Usually 5 Leaflets per Leaf

1 ½ Inch, 4-Ribbed Nut

Slow Growing Tree

Lowland Shrub 

Grows in or Near Wetland Areas

Redish Twigs with Large Buds

Deep to Shallow Lobed Leaves

Stout Twigs with no Ridges

Oblong Acorn with no Fringe