Scenes of Georgia

1. Scenes of Georgia By Day Leigh Story

2. Virginia Creeper • Scientific name is Parthenocisus quinquefolia • It is a vine • It produces fruit in the fall • Has 5 leaves

3. Flowering Dogwood • Scientific name is Cornus Florida • Produces red fruit in the fall • Grows best underneath trees

4. Eastern Red Cedar • Scientific name is Juniperus Virginiana • Looks like a Christmas tree • Native to Georgia

5. Water Oak • Scientific name is Quercus nigra • Little acorns • Club shaped leaves

6. Southern Magnolia • The scientific name is Magnolia grandiflora • It has white creamy blooms in the summer • In fall they are dark green • They have seed pods located in fruits that look like pinecones

7. French Mulberry • Scientific name is Callicarpa americana • Native to Georgia • It’s a small bush • It produces purple fruit in the fall

8. Black Cherry • Scientific name is Prunus serotina • Small trees • It produces small little cherry fruits

9. Sassafrass • Scientific name is Sassafras albidum • The leaves are shaped like turkeys feet • People use to make tea from the leaves

10. Sweet Gum • Scientific name is Liquidambar styraciflua • Star shaped leaves • Makes burrpods

11. Pecan Tree (Stewart) • Scientific name is Carya illinoinensis • Puts on nuts called pecans

12. Loblolly Pine • Scientific name Pinus taeda • Plate like bark • Medium pine cones

13. Mimosa • Scientific name is Albizia julibrissin • Pink like flowers all summer

14. Cow itch vine (Trumpet Creeper) • Scientific name is Campsis radicans • Orange / red trumpet flowers

15. Chinaberry Tree • Scientific name is Melia azedarach • Small green and yellow berries

16. Hackberry or Sugarberry Tree • Scientific name is Celtis occidentalis

17. Persimmon Tree • Scientific name is Diospyros virginiana • Small orange fruit in the fall

18. Post Oak • Scientific name is Quercus stellata • Cross shaped leaves

19. Southern Red Oak • Scientific name is Quercus falcata

20. Morning Glory • Scientific name is Ipomoea nil • Has purple flowers