Joy's Red Flowered Tree Finder

How many petals does the tree flower have ?

1	4	5	6	Many
			N/A

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1-Petaled Red Flowers

What is the flower shape ?

Golf Tee	Wavy

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1. Sassafras tree / Red Sassafras tree /
   Silky Sassafras tree / White Sassafras tree
   [Sassafras albidum] *3 p.450, 239
   -- Red Flowers: 1-petaled, golf tee shaped.
   -- Fruit: Small black berry.
   -- Leaves: Smooth edged, 1-, 2- or 3-lobed.
   -- Beverage: Root.

   Sassafras20130831Berry.JPG
   

   Sassafras20130831b.JPG
   

   Sassafras20040711.JPG -- leaves
   

   SassafrasAlbidum_RangeMap.jpg
   

2. Crepe Myrtle tree / Crape Myrtle tree  (also in pink or white)
   [Lagerstroemia species] *8
   -- Leaves: Simple, Smooth edged, Unlobed, Football shaped.
   -- Curved leaf veins.
   -- Red Flowers: 1-petaled, Ruffled/Wavy shaped.
   -- Bark: Flakes off to become smooth, reddish and gray-green.
   

   RedCrepeMyrtle20171006SouthBostonVA2.JPG
   

   RedCrepeMyrtle20171006SouthBostonVA1.JPG
   

   RedCrepeMyrtle20171006SouthBostonVALeaf.JPG
   

   RedCrepeMyrtle20171006SouthBostonVAShape.JPG
   

   RedCrepeMyrtle20171006SouthBostonVABark.JPG
   

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   4-Petaled Red Flowers

   What is the flower shape ?

   Dimpled

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3. Flowering Dogwood tree / Whipple-tree (also in white)
   [Cornus florida] *3 p.76, 454, 554, 579, 615
   -- Pink/Red Flowers: 4-petaled, dimpled fan shaped flowers.
   -- Leaves: Smooth edged, unlobed, football shaped.
   -- Berries: Hard, oblong, green turning to red, brown tipped.
   -- Bark: Motled.

   Red4Dogwood090420d.JPG
   

   Red4Dogwood090420b.JPG
   

   Red4Dogwood090420a.JPG
   

   Green4Dogwood_20170503LappingPark4a.JPG
   

   DogwoodFlowering20140901ArborPlaceP.JPG
   

   DogwoodFlowering20140901ArborPlaceU.JPG
   

   CornusFlorida_RangeMap.png
   

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   5-Petaled Red Flowers

   What is the flower shape ?

   Fan

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4. Quince tree
   [Chaenomeles japonica] *4 p.309
   -- Red Flowers: 5-petaled, Fan shaped flowers.
   -- Leaves: Tiny tooth edged, Unlobed, oval shaped.

   TreeRed5Quince120328EdB.JPG
   

   TreeRed5Quince120328EdC.JPG
   

   TreeRed5Quince120328EdA.JPG
   

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   6-Petaled Red Flowers

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   Many-Petaled Red Flowers

   What is the flower shape ?

   Spike

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5. Staghorn Sumac tree
   [Rhus typhina] *1 p.410, 326
   -- Red Flowers: Many-petaled, Spike cluster shaped.
   -- Leaves: Tooth edged, Unlobed, compound leaf of opposite blade shaped leaflets.

   SumacStaghorn20140901SeedClusterK.JPG
   

   SumacStaghorn20140901UndersideOfLeafV.JPG
   

   SumacStaghorn20140901I.JPG
   

   SumacStaghorn20140901CompoundLeaf.JPG
   

   RhusTyphina_RangeMap.png