Forestry ID

[JSGandora]

Too bad I can only understand 2/3 of that. XD

So...a relatively easy pine this time:



What is so special about the flexibility or lack there of of the needles of this pine?

[amerikestrel]

Red Pine, Pinus resinosa. The needles "snap cleanly when bent". I wonder if there's an evolutionary reason for this.

[JSGandora]

Hm, that would be an interesting reason I'd imagine. Good job, you're up!

Good job for interpreting my question, I reread it and it was very ambiguous.

[amerikestrel]

Here's a nice picture of an underleaf.


This tree is commonly found near what natural feature?

[JSGandora]

Ahhh...I hope I'm right this time. Eastern Cottonwood? Fremont Cottonwood is not as coarsely toothed.

[amerikestrel]

Yes, good job! Can you answer the question?

[JSGandora]

Oops, sorry. I didn't see the question. Is the answer is along river and stream courses in rich, moist woods and pond margines?

[amerikestrel]

Yup, they grow along riverbanks and floodplains.

[JSGandora]

Yay, I just copied from Sibley.

My turn...but apparently imgur.com doesn't work right now. Just don't look at the url for this okay?


These acorns contain what type of acid (sorry for the stupid question, I couldn't find anything else)?

[amerikestrel]

Oh gee...this is probably very easy but I haven't studied oaks yet. Is it a Black Oak (Quercus velutina)?

I think acorns have high levels of tannic acid?