Ashes Tree:

*Ash wood is white and tough and can be used for oars, axe-handles, hockey-sticks, skis and

many other 'implements'.

*A weeping form with long drooping branches is much grown in gardens.

*Before Christianity, ash was a sacred tree in

Scandinavia - a symbol of the life-force.

• Boxelder Tree:• They have tree bugs • The leaves are opposite and compound.

They are approximately 6" (15cm) long, usually containing 3-7 leaflets.(View Measured Leaf)The leaflets are elliptical, pointed at the tips, coarsely saw-toothed, about 2-4" (5-10cm) long and 1-1.5" (2.5-4cm) wide, light green and no hair on top of leaf and generally paler on the bottom of the leaf. (

• Maple Leaf:• Maple trees are the most common trees

found in the United States• They are commonly found in gardens • Over 125 different species of maple trees

Pinus tree

• Michigan state tree • Tallest one in marquette mich. Is 180 ft • Wood used in home construction • Largest of the northeastern conifers • Only coifer with five needles in a bundle east of rocky

mountains