DIGITAL TREE GUIDE
We are the original TOAST Green Team. Our job was to research and photograph trees outside of our school. Each Monday morning we meet with Mr. Flynn to complete this task.
Tree # 1
Red Maple (Common name) Acer rubrum (Scientific Name) The red maple grows in New York and is planted in the west. It can grow up to 100 ft. Tree # 2 River Birch (Common name) Betula nigra (Scientific name) The River Birch can grow 60-80ft tall. Young river birch trees have brown and red bark and the bark starts to peel off as it grows. Tree # 3 Catalpa (Common name) Catalpa speciosa (Scientific name) Catalpa bark has a thorny and rough surface. The catalpa tree can grow 40-50 ft. |