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JSGandora wrote:Oh...once again that destroys me. Osage-orange is the most stereotypical leaf of all.

It does look a lot like Black Cherry...
Okay, here's another one:

SilverNight wrote:Osage-orange?

YES!!! Good job!

JhnyT13 wrote:Poison Sumac?

Nope. Does everyone give up or are there still guesses coming?

JSGandora wrote:Hm...balsam poplar?

Nope.

JSGandora wrote:Black Cottonwood, if not, black cherry.

Nope! But good guess.

I've been studying tree leaves/needles and got the guide books, but what else should we be studying? In the rule book it says that ID will be based on leaves, but on the old tests, sometimes it's not...

Hi All, I should probably trudge through the 15 pages of posts on this thread right now, but I am not. I'll do that soon. Anyway, I just contacted the state director of Colorado SO and he said in our state it is fine to bring in the state tree list instead of the national one. The rules state "...

The rules state that you can bring in a copy of the Official National List, but local and regional competitions have smaller, specialized lists. Are you allowed to bring a copy of that?

Does anyone know when they're going to be sending out those state lists? :?: It depends on the state. Some lists are already up; some aren't. If your state has a list, it should be on your state website. But it's not. Sigh... Ohio... My coach said she would email it to me, but I seriously don't tru...