Hey Forestrians (:
We just won our state competition yesterday (woot woot) and I'm wondering what kind of trees you guys think will be the most common down in Orlando. Not expecting local specimens on the test because I bet it's a pretty limited selection, but I'm excited to see all the east coast trees we don't have here in CA. Not just teams qualifying for Nats, but anyone who knows what will be down there
Re: Forestry ID
Posted: April 15th, 2012, 7:07 pm
by Wadhk
ES14 wrote:Shagbark Hickory?
Correct.
Re: Forestry ID
Posted: April 15th, 2012, 7:37 pm
by ES14
Re: Forestry ID
Posted: April 15th, 2012, 7:49 pm
by 135scioly
Common chokecherry?
Re: Forestry ID
Posted: April 15th, 2012, 8:02 pm
by ES14
135scioly wrote:Common chokecherry?
Yes
Re: Forestry ID
Posted: April 15th, 2012, 8:10 pm
by 135scioly
Yay! This one was at my state comp yesterday... And dont look at the url because it has the name in it, sorry i couldnt find one without it.
The question they asked wqs: what part of this tree do squirrels eat? I guessed. So does anyone know the right answer?
Re: Forestry ID
Posted: April 15th, 2012, 10:16 pm
by Wadhk
Red Maple, squirrels eat the seeds and drink the sap.
Re: Forestry ID
Posted: April 16th, 2012, 4:28 am
by 135scioly
Yup, and thts what I put for the squirrels, taht they eat the seeds. I didn't write about the sap though... Your turn!
Re: Forestry ID
Posted: April 16th, 2012, 3:05 pm
by TheBookworm
clairebear7 wrote:Hey Forestrians (:
We just won our state competition yesterday (woot woot) and I'm wondering what kind of trees you guys think will be the most common down in Orlando. Not expecting local specimens on the test because I bet it's a pretty limited selection, but I'm excited to see all the east coast trees we don't have here in CA. Not just teams qualifying for Nats, but anyone who knows what will be down there
There are few trees on the national tree list in orlando. Umm...red maples, southern magnolia, various types of pine tree, live oak, and perhaps other but I'm not sure because I live in Miami, not Orlando, but when I went there for state, those are the ones I saw...oh! and definitly cabbage palmetto; it's our state tree
And what's a bummer is that you'll actually find lots of the trees on the national list in orlando. But that's as south as they go. Here, the only trees on the list that I've found so far (excluding pine trees) are live oak and cabbage palmetto. >.< sorry, I just had to say that...