This is a picture of a red oak with characteristically sharp- pointed lobed leaves. This picture is of white oak leaves with round- pointed lobes and young acorns. Notice the scraggly branches on this white oak located on the lawn outside of Trailside building. The heart- shaped leaves of the cottonwood tree. The bark of the cottonwood tree has a very distinct texture.
Cottonwood trees can grow to huge heights.
Notice the size of these cottonwoods, which are located at the upper parking lot, in comparison to the cars. The bark of young quaking aspen is white colored. Basswood trees often grow in clusters. The leaves of basswood trees are asymmetrical- they are lopsided at the base of the leaf. Willow leave are long, narrow and slender.