Tree Page #1

	Tree Page #1
Aceraceae- Maple Family	Common & Scientific Name	Map Loc.	Description	Uses
	Striped Maple Acer pensylvanicum		Slender tree, to 15ft; bark greenish, with white vertical stripes; leaves 3-lobed, finely double-toothed, up to 8” wide	Native Americans used inner-bark tea for colds, coughs, ,bronchitis, and kidney infections; leaf and twig tea used both to allay or induce nausea, and induce vomiting, depending on dosage
	Red Maple Acer rubrum		Deciduous tree that grows 20-40ft; bark smooth and gray when young; leaves 3-5 lobed, leaf sinuses v-shaped; twigs and buds reddish; fruit small, reddish samara	Commonly called soft maple and sometimes wood used to make furniture
	Silver Maple Acer saccharinum		Deciduous tree that grows ft; bark rough; leaves 5 lobed, toothed, and have deep sinuses; fruit samara	Fast growing tree that was once used to line city streets, however, it is very susceptible to breaking, so not used anymore.
	Sugar Maple Acer saccharum		Deciduous tree that grows 60-130ft; leaves green on both sides, 5-lobed with rounded sinuses; buds sharp; fruits samaras	Maple syrup made from sap; New Englanders once drank sap as spring tonic; Native Americans used inner-bark tea for coughs, diarrhea, and blood purifier
Anacardiaceae- Cashew Family	Common & Scientific Name	Map Loc.	Description	Uses
	Staghorn Sumac Rhus typhina		Shrub or small tree, 4-15 ft; hairy twigs and leafstalks; fruits long-hairy, red	Berry tea used for “female disorders” and lung ailments; leaf tea used for sore throats and tonsillitis
Betulaceae- Birch Family	Common & Scientific Name	Map Loc.	Description	Uses
	Smooth Alder Alnus serrulata		Shrub to 15ft; leaves wedge-shaped, or slightly rounded at base, toothed, wavy-edged; bark dark with few speckles	Native Americans used bark tea for diarrhea, coughs, toothaches, Poison Ivy, and sore mouth
	Sweet/ Black Birch Betula lenta		Tree to 70 ft.; alternate, simple, oval, toothed leaves; gray to black bark with horizontal lenticels; bark, leaves and twigs have wintergreen fragrance when broken	Native Americans used bark tea for fevers, stomachaches, lung problems; Methyl salicylate, essential oil, made from bark and used for rheumatism, gout, bladder infections; can be used as pain reliever for sore muscles
	Ironwood/ Hophornbeam Ostrya viriginiana		Small tree to 20ft; leaves narrow to broad ovate, margins sharply serrated, 3-5” long; catkins short, cylindrical, producing flattened oval seed to 1” across with bristly hairs at base	Native Americans used bark decoction as blood builder, to bathe sore muscles, rheumatism, and treatment for rectal cancer; inner bark used historically to treat fevers and blood purifier for malaria
Caesalpinaceae-	Common & Scientific Name	Map Loc.	Description	Uses
	Eastern Redbud Cercis canadensis		Small tree to 40ft; leaves heart-shaped, entire margins, 3-6”; flowers red-purple, pea-like appearing before leaves; fruit a flat, pod-shaped, inedible legume	Inner bark tea highly astringent; often planted as ornamental
Caprifoliaceae- Honeysuckle Family	Common & Scientific Name	Map Loc.	Description	Uses
	Morrow's Honeysuckle Lonicera morrowii		Shrub; opposite, simple, pubescent leaves	Fruit is reportedly cathartic and emetic, but may also be poisonous
	Elderberry Sambucus canadensis		Shrub; 3-12ft.; opposite, compound leaves; fragrant white flowers in upright clusters; purplish-black fruit in Fall.	Astringent, diuretic, promotes sweating, laxative. Inner bark used in pain killer. Crushed leaves act as an insect repellant.