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Oleaceae- Olive Family	Common & Scientific Name	Map Loc.	Description	Uses
	Fringetree Chionanthus virginicus		Shrub or small tree, 6-20ft; leaves opposite, oval, 3-8” long; white, fragrant flowers in drooping clusters with smooth petals; fruits bluish-black	Native Americans used root-bark tea to wash inflammations, sores, cuts, and infections; once considered diuretic, useful tonic, and alternative
	Green Ash Fraxinus penslyvanicum		Tree to 100ft; twigs hairless; leaves opposite, pinnate, with 5-9 leaflets, oval, slightly toothed or entire margin; fruits winged	Chippewa made a tonic from the inner bark of ash, and they used a decoction of dried ash roots as an ingredient in enemas.
	White Ash Fraxinus americana		Tree to 100ft; twigs hairless; leaves opposite, pinnate, with 5-9 leaflets, oval, slightly toothed or entire margin; fruits narrow, winged	Used by Connecticut Native Americans to treat cancerous growths. Other antiseptic or diuretic medicines were made from the leaves, bark or seeds.
Pineaceae- Pine Family	Common & Scientific Name	Map Loc.	Description	Uses
	Balsam Fir Abies balsamea		Coniferous tree with upright cones 1-4” long; grows to 60ft; flattish needles to 1.25” long with two vertical white stripes on underside; bark smooth with resin pockets.	Used as antiseptic and diuretic; leaf tea used for colds, coughs, and asthma; oleoresin pleasantly scented
	Red Pine Pinus resinosa		Tree to 50ft; 2 long needles per fasicle; cones are ovoid and 1.5-2.5 in long	Used primarily for timber and pulpwood.
	White Pine Pinus strobus		Largest native conifer in the Northeastern US; 5 needles per fasicle; cones cylindrical and 4-7 in long	Used for dimension lumber, millwork, pulpwood
Roseaceae- Rose Family	Common & Scientific Name	Map Loc.	Description	Uses
	Black Cherry Prunus serotina		Deciduous tree that grows 40-90ft; leaves alternate, oval to lanceolate shaped, blunt toothed, has pubescence on midrib beneath; fruits almost black cherries; bark rough and ‘plated’	! Contains cyanide-like glucoside, prunasin, which can be highly toxic! Inner bark used for tea or syrups for coughs, fevers, colds, sore throats, lung ailments, bronchitis, diarrhea, and dyspepsia
	Choke Cherry Prunus virginiana		Tree, 6-20ft; egg-shaped and bristly sharp-toothed leaves with bare midribs; blossoms and fruits in long clusters and lack spur branches; flowers white; fruits purplish;	Tart fruits can be made into jellies and used for pies; songbirds, ruffed grouse, raccoon, black bear, red fox, etc consume fruits
	Common Apple Malus sp.		Tree to ; leaves simple, alternate, and doubly serrate; bark gray, broken and scaly; white flower	Fruits eaten by humans and wildlife.
	Hawthorn Crataegus sp.		Distinctive group of shrubs, but species relatively undistinguishable; have long thorns on twigs and trunk; fruits small, yellow to red and apple like, persistent on plants throughout winter	Songbirds frequently use dense thickets of Hawthorn for nesting; fruits consumed by wildlife during winter; many varieties used for landscaping
	Serviceberry Amelanchier arborea		Shrub to 25ft; bark gray and white striped; leaves alternate, simple and oval to oblong; fruits pomes	Serviceberries eaten by bird species, including mockingbirds, cardinals, cedar waxwings, towhees, Baltimore orioles, and many others. Rabbits and deer browse its stems
	Sweet Cherry Prunus avium		Tree; broad, simple leaves not lobed with fine, double teeth; bark red-brown and smooth with horizontal lenticels; red, edible drupe fruit	Fruits consumed by humans and wildlife. Workers in Europe often use wood for interior finish and for making furniture