This document contains descriptions of several tree species: Lodgepole pine, which is a slow growing species that can live over 500 years; cottonwood, a pioneer species that is very intolerant of competition; purple leaf plum tree, which has purple leaves and can grow to 25 feet tall; green ash tree, which is valued for its light but strong wood; and shellbark hickory, a deciduous tree native to the Midwest that prefers moist soil and can reach 80 feet tall.

1. By:rudy and jesie

2. this tree is a Lodgepole pine
Lodgepole pine is a slow
growing species and may
live over 500 years.
They are heavy seed
producers and often form
dense, pure stands
following fire.
Several varieties of
lodgepole pine are
recognized.
like Pinus Latin name for
pine from Greek "pitus".
contorta twisted Latin
"torque" (to twist).

3. This is The cottonwood
tree
Cottonwood, as with
willow, is a pioneer
species.
It is also very
intolerant of
competition.
Cottonwoods tend to
seed into a new flood
plain and develop as
pure, even-aged
stands.

4. this is a purple leave
plum tree.
The purple leaf plum
tree, also known as
the cherry plum and
Myrobalan plum, is a
beautiful tree that
has lovely purple
ovate leaves with
serrated edges.
At its mature, height,
the purple leaf plum
tree can grow to 25
feet.

5. this is the Green Ash
tree.
The ash tree species that
grow in the United States
belong to the Olive family
of plants and have a wide
geographic distribution,
especially in the East.
Ash trees have great
ornamental and commercial
value, with the light but
strong wood valued for
such products as baseball
bats, furniture and the
handles of tools.

6. This is the Shellbark
Hickory tree
The shellbark hickory is a
deciduous tree, which is
native to the Midwestern
United States.
Shellbark hickory prefers
moist, rich soil, and grows
well in bottomlands and
along flood plains.
mature trees can reach a
height of 80 feet and a
crown width of 40 feet.