1. Classification Project
By:Juan Martinez, Kevin Gomez pd.7

2. European
Larch - Larix
decidua
Can Grow up to 15-50m tall
The needles turn yellow and fall in the
late autumn, leaving the trees leafless
through the winter.
Larch cones are erect, small, 1-9 cm
long, green or purple, ripening brown 5-8
months after pollination
There are 10-14 species
Larch is a wood valued for its tough,
waterproof, and durable qualities

3. Osage Orange -
Maclura
pomifera
It grows to about 40 to 60 feet.
The circumference of the bark is about
4 to 7 feet.
The their life span of this shrub is
about 75 years
They can produce fruit after 8 to 12
years.
The wood and the bark is hard and
strong and can be shaped easily.

4. Oaks
(Quercus)
Oak trees are native to Europe, Asia,
North America and South America.
The many different species of oak are
distinguished by their size, their leaves
and the rate at which they grow.
The tress oaks produce characteristic
acorns which are the easiest way to
identify them in nature.
Oak trees are generally hearty and can
be grown in a variety of climates.
They are found throughout various
cultures as important symbols.

5. Honey
(Locust)
Honey locust trees have a dark brown
bark that becomes scaly at maturity.
The seedpods are brown-purple in
color and are flat like snow peas.
Thorns on this tree are very large, with
three points in a purple-brown color.
Animals such as squirrels, rabbits, deer
and birds enjoy the honey locust
seedpods.
The tree trunk will reach 3 feet in
diameter.

6. Pyrus
(Apple and pear)
The botanical name for a popular
group of deciduous trees and shrubs
greatly valued for their beauty and
their delicious fruit, known as Pears.
Pe a r s w i l l n ot s urvive where
temperatures fall lower than -20º F.
Pears are susceptible to fire blight
(more so with the fruit trees than with
those grown for ornament)
A fruit tree of genus pyrus
Name of the tree's edible pomaceous
fruit