Quiz: 10 Common Trees in Urban Parks: July 2022

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As I was walking through Talwood Park in North York, I took photos of the leaves or or other parts of certain trees which are found in many of our urban parks. I will identify each at the end of the post.

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Answers:

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White Elm (Ulmus americana)

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Tulip Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera)

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Horse-chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum)

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Scot’s Pine (Pinus sylvestris)

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Silver Maple (Acer saccharinum)

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White Mulberry (Morus alba)

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Northern Catalpa (Catalpa speciosa)

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Red Oak (Quercus rubra)

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White Spruce (Picea glauca)

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White Cedar (Thuja occidentalis)

NATURE POETRY

I think that I shall never see
A poem lovely as a tree. – Joyce Kilmer

Miles Hearn

3 thoughts on “Quiz: 10 Common Trees in Urban Parks: July 2022”

  1. rosemarie fischer

    Hi Miles
    failed the test…..have a lot to learn…..many looked familiar,that’s something…….Rosemarie

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