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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

Black Locust
Robinia pseudoacacia
Tree ID: 201
Date of tree entry: February 4, 2026

Red Oak
Quercus rubra
Tree ID: 205
Date of tree entry: February 4, 2026

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...

Sugar Maple
Acer saccharum
Tree ID: 190
Date of tree entry: February 5, 2025
True Northeast icon, this Sugar Maple is even more gorgeous alone on Halloween, although in reality, its gorgeous cascade of blazing reds, golds, and oranges makes it one of the continent's most hallowed trees. Autumn is their season, here an absolute spectacle, reducing landscape to living...

American Beech
Fagus grandifolia
Tree ID: 189
Date of tree entry: February 5, 2025
The American Beech tree is a medium sided tree that is native to eastern parts of North America. It produces beechnuts, which are eaten by squirrels, deer, and birds. When it grows, it has a large, sprawling canopy of green leaves. In the winter, it retains many of its leaves, now a curly, brown...

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