Surrounding Trees

Box Elder (Acer negundo):

• This tree can grow up to 20 m tall and the trunk quickly divides into spreading branches

• Leaves are compound with 3 or 5 leaflets

• Box Elders grow in moist, especially alluvial soil

• These trees provide shade and birds and squirrels feed on the seeds

Staghorn Sumac (Rhus typhina):

• Can be a small tree or a tall shrub up to 10 m tall

• Branches resemble the antlers of a deer

• Has broad, flat, pinnately compound leaves

• Yellow-green flowers are followed by fuzzy, red berries that cluster at the end of branches and last throughout the winter

• They usually grow in dry soils and are found to be drought tolerant, making them an unusual find adjacent to a wetland

Butternut (Juglans cinerea):

• This tree can grow up to 30 m tall

• Bark is grayish brown with smooth ridges

• Leaves are pinnate with 11-17 leaflets

• Flowers are inconspicuous and yellow-green in color