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at other boxes to find one that better at\u003Cbr>ber of SFTT follow up |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Common Name \u003Cbr>Scientific\u003Cbr>Picture of Leaf\u003Cbr>Leaf Size\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>Name\u003Cbr>Marks top 10\u003Cbr>Picture of Seed\u003Cbr>Distinguishing Attributes\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>Leaf Position |  |  |  |\n| \u003Cbr>3-6” opposite | \u003Cbr>3-4” opposite |  | Sugar Maple\u003Cbr>Acer saccharum Usually 5 lightly coarsely toothed lobes\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>4-6” opposite |\n| Hedge Maple\u003Cbr>Acer campestre\u003Cbr>Backside of leaf fuzzy and white\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>5-7” opposite | \u003Cbr>4-6” opposite |  | Tulip Poplar\u003Cbr>Liriodendron tulipifera\u003Cbr>No middle lobe, leaves bright yellow in fall\u003Cbr>3-6” alternate\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>|\n| London Planetree \u003Cbr>Platanus x acerifolia\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>Distinct flaking bark\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>5-10” alternate | Sweetgum\u003Cbr>Liquidambar styraciflua\u003Cbr>5 or 7 lobes, toothed\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>3-7”\u003Cbr>along margins alternate\u003Cbr>|  | Ginkgo\u003Cbr>Ginkgo biloba Distinct fan-shaped leaves, only females\u003Cbr>have fruits\u003Cbr>3-4” alternate\u003Cbr>|\n| Northern Red Oak\u003Cbr>Quercus rubra\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>5-9”\u003Cbr>alternate\u003Cbr>7-11 waxy spine-tipped lobes\u003Cbr>| Swamp White Oak\u003Cbr>Quercus bicolor  |  | |\n|  | 3-7 ” | leaves have a leathery texture and white backside\u003Cbr>alternate |  |\n\n| | Crabapple\u003Cbr>Malus | Cherry\u003Cbr>Prunus |  | Nectar gland \u003Cbr>|  | Black Tupelo\u003Cbr>Nyssa sylvatica |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| \u003Cbr>Leaves slightly ridged on edges; apple size and color vary\u003Cbr>3” alternate |  | 2-4” | Leaves in many colors w/ small nectar glands; bark w/ distinctive horizontal stripes\u003Cbr>alternate |  |  | Glossy leaves,\u003Cbr>bright red in fall;\u003Cbr>small black fruit 3-6” alternate |  |  |\n| Honey Locust\u003Cbr>Gleditsia triacanthos\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>4-8”\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>alternate\u003Cbr>Even leaves, small and wispy; long fruit pods\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>|  | Green Ash \u003Cbr>Fraxinus pennsylvanica\u003Cbr>Lance shaped leaflets in 5s or 7s\u003Cbr>8-12” opposite\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>|  |  |  | Japanese Pagoda\u003Cbr>Styphnolobium japonicum\u003Cbr>Oval leaves; larger\u003Cbr>than honeylocust 6-10” alternate\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>|  | |\n| \u003Cbr>Elm\u003Cbr>Ulmus |  | Japanese Zelkova\u003Cbr>Zelkova serrata\u003Cbr>|  |  | | Callery Pear\u003Cbr>Pyrus calleryana | |  |\n| Rough leaf,\u003Cbr>uneven at base |  | slightly rough leaf\u003Cbr>texture, even at base;\u003Cbr>seeds at base of leaf |  |  |  | waxy leaf; fruit is\u003Cbr>brown in fall |  |  |\n| 3-5” alternate |  | 2-5” alternate |  |  |  | 1-3” alternate |  |  |\n| Little Leaf Linden  |  | Silver Linden |  |  |  | American Linden |  |  |\n| Tilia cordata |  | Tilia tomentosa |  |  |  | Tilia americana |  |  |\n| \u003Cbr>Leaves a bit rough; heart shaped\u003Cbr>2-4” alternate |  | 4-8” | Leaves similar to Little Leaf, but silver on back alternate |  |  | Leaves larger than\u003Cbr>little-leaf linden 4-10” alternate |  |  |\n| Japanese Tree Lilac\u003Cbr>Syringa reticulata\u003Cbr>white blooms with strong smell in springsummer\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>3-4” opposite\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>|  | Remember….\u003Cbr>1) Pay attention to\u003Cbr>alternate vs. opposite 2) Leaf size matters!\u003Cbr>3) Not all street trees are listed here. |  |  |  | Leaf Shapes\u003Cbr>Hand Teardrop Oak  Compound\u003Cbr>Football Uneven\u003Cbr>|  |  |\n\n[Go to opentreemap.org/boston to see the progress of our](Go to opentreemap.org/boston to see the progress of our) tree inventory  \nSign up for our newsletter at [treeboston.org](treeboston.org) to learn more about our programs and volunteer opportunities  \nSpeak for the Trees [treeboston.org @Trees_Boston](treeboston.org @Trees_Boston) [trees@treeboston.org](trees@treeboston.org)","cbCaiczM8hNhkrXa","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiczM8hNhkrXa","pdf",1014198,"English","# Instructions for matching trees\n## How to use the example boxes\n# Reference species list\n## Common name and scientific name pairs\n## Key distinguishing leaf and bark traits","[{\"question\":\"How should readers use the example boxes in the guide?\",\"answer\":\"Readers compare the leaves and listed attributes on the tree they are observing with the attributes shown in the boxes. 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