Other Large Trees

Beech, Catalpa, Chestnut, Lindens, Mulberry, Sycamore, Tuliptree, Soapberry, Yellowwood

European Beech

Fagus sylvatica

European Beech leaves

European Copper Beech

Fagus sylvatica purpurea

European Copper Beech leaves

Another European Copper Beech

European Copper Beech trunk (with interesting artwork)

Northern Catalpa

Catalpa speciosa

Catalpa leaf

Catalpa seed pods

Catalpa Flowers. Catalpa have some of the most beautiful flowers on trees.

American Chestnut

Castanea dentata

The American Chestnut used to dominate the forests on the east coast, but the disease Chestnut blight has nearly eradicated the species. There are a couple of small specimens in Boulder.

Chestnut leaves

Chestnut fruit while still green

Chestnut leaf and dry fruit

Chestnut fruit ready to drop

Little Leaf Linden

Tilia cordata

Little Leaf Linden foliage. Note the two different kinds of leaves on the tree. The second kind is a seed leaf.

Little Leaf Linden Flowers. When in bloom, the lindens are covered with these flowers, and the bees love them.

American Linden

Tilia americana

American Linden foliage.

Mulberry

Morus rubra

Mulberry leaves

American Sycamore

Platanus occidentalis

Sycamore leaf

Sycamore bark

Tuliptree or Yellow Poplar

Liriodendron tulipifera

Tuliptree leaf

Tuliptree flower (dry)

Western Soapberry

Sapindus drummondii

Soapberry Fruit

Soapberry Bark

Soapberry Fruit Buds

Yellowwood

Cladratis kentuckea

Yellowwood leaf