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Redbud
Tree ID: 203
Date of tree entry: February 4, 2026

American Beech Tree
Fagus grandifolia
Tree ID: 198
Date of tree entry: February 3, 2026
This American Beech tree is nestled next to Sloane Physics Laboratory, where it lies along a well-traveled part of Science Hill. If you were standing beneath it, you might notice the Yuttle driving by each day as students make their way to class. The tree is known for its smooth, light gray bark...

Sweet Gums
Liquidambar styraciflua
Tree ID: 204
Date of tree entry: February 4, 2026
She is small but mighty.
River birch in front of Kline Tower

River birch
Betula nigra
Tree ID: 206
Date of tree entry: February 4, 2026
Alternate branching pattern, papery bark, peeling in the winter, no ridges, brown and gray bark during the winter

Black Locust
Robinia pseudoacacia
Tree ID: 201
Date of tree entry: February 4, 2026
This Black Locust Tree is found across Prospect Street from Sterling Chemistry Laboratory, and just up the hill from Ingalls Ice Rink. If you were a squirrel that lived in this tree, you would be able to see students walking to their laboratory classes in the morning and fans coming to cheer for...

Red Oak
Quercus rubra
Tree ID: 205
Date of tree entry: February 4, 2026
This massive red oak is located in the center of science hill, near the Yale Science building and in front of Kline tower. Measuring over 70 feet tall and with a canopy area of over 400 square meters, this tree provides shade and a beautiful view to all who pass by it. Like all red oak, it has...

Norway Spruce
Picea
Tree ID: 200
Date of tree entry: February 4, 2026

White Pine
Tree ID: 202
Date of tree entry: February 4, 2026

White Oak
Quercus alba
Tree ID: 184
Date of tree entry: February 4, 2025
Known colloquially as the only type of wood that could kill all vampires in The Vampire Diaries, the white oak is indeed as magical and powerful as it sounds! Not only does bark from the tree form stakes to kill vampires, but it is also used for barrels (called staves, so sometimes the tree is...

Sassafras
Sassafras albidum
Tree ID: 188
Date of tree entry: February 5, 2025
This Sassafras tree stands beside a hilly walkway, blending in with other young trees, including magnolias. Sassafras will always be distinctive, however, due to its aromatic smell. Unique to North America, the sweet and spicy scent of Sassafras may entice you to take a bite. But fear not, you can...

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