Burns Environmental » native trees http://burnsenvironmental.com/information For Environment, For Infrastructure Tue, 23 Feb 2010 03:35:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Backyard Habitat Notes http://burnsenvironmental.com/information/2008/08/backyard-habitat/ http://burnsenvironmental.com/information/2008/08/backyard-habitat/#comments Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:35:54 +0000 james http://burnsenvironmental.com/information/?p=19

Many of the trees listed on the previous page have a large number of common names, and some are very interesting. One of the common names for huckleberry is farkleberry. By the way, all blueberries are the descendants of huckleberry. Wax myrtle is also known as swamp myrtle, and bayberry, because it was used in the manufacture of bayberry candles.

Some of the Latin is interesting as well, and often more descriptive. The Latin for Yaupon Holly is Ilex vomitoria, which means what it sounds like. Don’t eat any of the berries, or you will find out why!

]]> http://burnsenvironmental.com/information/2008/08/backyard-habitat/feed/ 0 Backyard Native Habitat Project http://burnsenvironmental.com/information/2008/08/backyard-native-habitat-project/ http://burnsenvironmental.com/information/2008/08/backyard-native-habitat-project/#comments Wed, 13 Aug 2008 03:46:11 +0000 james http://burnsenvironmental.com/information/?p=15

This is a list of trees found in a backyard native habitat project that I am working on. It is listed in the order in which they were discovered. The project involves the identification and documentation of species on the property, and the elimination of non natives. The property owner wishes to bring about a more natural habitat, and encourage wildlife, particularly birds.

  • Black Cherry Prunus serotina
  • Eastern Red Cedar Juniperus virginiana
  • Blackjack Oak Quercus marilandica
  • Red Oak Quercus rubra
  • Sweet Gum Liquidambar styraciflua
  • Hickory Carya tomentesa
  • Huckleberry Vaccinium arboreum
  • Dogwood Cornus florida
  • Red Mulberry Morus rubra
  • Winged Elm Ulmus alata
  • Sassafras Sassafras albidum
  • Water Oak Quercus nigra
  • Box Elder Maple Acer negundo
  • Wax Myrtle Myrica cerifera
  • Yaupon Holly Ilex vomitoria
  • American Holly Ilex opaca
  • Hornbeam Carpinus caroliniana
  • Post Oak Quercus stellata
  • Shinning Sumac Rhus capallina
  • Pin Oak Quercus phellos
  • Black Gum Nyssa Sylvatica
  • Loblolly Pine pinus taeda
  • Smooth Bark Hickory Carya glabra
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