UVM Virtual Plant Walk 1: Deciduous Trees, 35+ feet tall
List of Plants by Size and Family
Plants with links can be found on or near the UVM campus.
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Deciduous Trees, 35+ feet tall
Aceraceae (maple family)
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Acer x freemanii 'Jeffersred' | "Autumn Blaze® maple" | |
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2.)
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Acer negundo | "boxelder" | |
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3.)
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Acer platanoides | "Norway maple" | |
| 3a.) Acer platanoides 'Crimson King' | "Crimson King Norway maple" | ||
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4.)
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Acer pseudoplatanus | "sycamore maple" | |
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5.)
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Acer rubrum | "red maple" | |
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6.)
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Acer saccharinum | "silver maple" | |
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7.)
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Acer saccharum | "sugar maple" |
Araliaceae (aralia family)
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Kalopanax septemlobus (formerly Kalopanax pictus) | "castor-aralia" |
Betulaceae (birch family)
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Betula alleghaniensis | "yellow birch" | |
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10.)
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Betula lenta | "sweet (black) birch" | |
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11.)
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Betula nigra | "river birch" | |
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12.)
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Betula papyrifera | "paper birch" | |
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Betula pendula | "European white birch" | |
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Betula populifolia | "gray birch" |
Bignoniaceae (bignonia family)
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Catalpa speciosa | "northern catalpa" |
Cercidiphyllaceae (katsura tree family)
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Cercidiphyllum japonicum | "katsura tree" | |
| 16a.) Cercidiphyllum japonicum 'Pendula' | "weeping katsura tree" |
Fagaceae (beech family)
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Fagus grandifolia | "American beech" | |
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Fagus sylvatica | "European beech" | |
| 18a.) Fagus sylvatica 'Purpurea' | "purple European beech" | ||
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19.)
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Quercus acutissima | "sawtooth oak" | |
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20.)
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Quercus alba | "white oak" | |
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21.)
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Quercus bicolor | "swamp white oak" | |
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22.)
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Quercus imbricaria | "shingle oak" | |
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Quercus macrocarpa | "bur oak" | |
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24.)
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Quercus muehlenbergii | "chinkapin oak" | |
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Quercus palustris | "pin oak" | |
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Quercus robur 'Fastigiata' | "fastigiate English oak" | |
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Quercus rubra | "red oak" |
Map of Plants on Campus with List of Plants (in the order suggested for the walk)
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Photos of Plants (in the order suggested for the walk)
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| Betula nigra
"river birch" Betulaceae (birch family) Click on the photo for a larger image. |
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| Betula papyrifera
"paper birch" Betulaceae (birch family) Click on the photo for a larger image. |
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(no photo available)
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Quercus rubra
"red oak" Fagaceae (beech family) Click on the photo for a larger image. |
| Kalopanax septemlobus (formerly Kalopanax pictus) "castor-aralia" Araliaceae (aralia family) Click on the photo for a larger image. |
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| Acer negundo
"boxelder" Aceraceae (maple family) Click on the photo for a larger image. |
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| Acer x freemanii 'Jeffersred'
Autumn Blaze(R) maple Aceraceae (maple family) Click on the photo for a larger image. |
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| Catalpa speciosa
"northern catalpa" Bignoniaceae (bignonia family) Click on the photo for a larger image. |
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| Betula populifolia
"gray birch" Betulaceae (birch family) Click on the photo for a larger image. |
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| Betula alleghaniensis
"yellow birch" Betulaceae (birch family) Click on the photo for a larger image. |
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| Betula lenta
"sweet (black) birch" Betulaceae (birch family) Click on the photo for a larger image. |
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| Fagus sylvatica
"European beech" Fagaceae (beech family) Click on the photo for a larger image. |
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| Quercus palustris
"pin oak" Fagaceae (beech family) Click on the photo for a larger image. |
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| Fagus grandifolia
"American beech" Fagaceae (beech family) Click on the photo for a larger image. |
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| Acer saccharum
"sugar maple" Aceraceae (maple family) Click on the photo for a larger image. |
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| Acer rubrum
"red maple" Aceraceae (maple family) Click on the photo for a larger image. |
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| Quercus robur 'Fastigiata'
"fastigiate English oak" Fagaceae (beech family) Click on the photo for a larger image. |
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| Acer saccharinum
"silver maple" Aceraceae (maple family) Click on the photo for a larger image. |
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| Acer platanoides
"Norway maple" Aceraceae (maple family) Click on the photo for a larger image. |
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| Cercidiphyllum japonicum
"katsura tree" Cercidiphyllaceae (katsura tree family) Click on the photo for a larger image. View Cercidiphyllum japonicum page in the UConn Plant Database |
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| Quercus alba
"white oak" Fagaceae (beech family) Click on the photo for a larger image. |
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| Quercus macrocarpa
"bur oak" Fagaceae (beech family) Click on the photo for a larger image. |
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| Quercus imbricaria
"shingle oak" Fagaceae (beech family) Click on the photo for a larger image. |
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| Quercus muehlenbergii
"chinkapin oak" Fagaceae (beech family) Click on the photo for a larger image. |
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| Quercus bicolor
"swamp white oak" Fagaceae (beech family) Click on the photo for a larger image. |
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| Fagus sylvatica 'Purpurea'
"purple European beech" Fagaceae (beech family) Click on the photo for a larger image. |
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| Acer platanoides 'Crimson King'
"Crimson King Norway Maple" Aceraceae (maple family) Click on the photo for a larger image. |
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(no photo available)
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Cercidiphyllum japonicum 'Pendula'
"weeping katsura tree" Cercidiphyllaceae (katsura tree family) Click on the photo for a larger image. |