Black Locust
Its thick bark covers a yellow wood that is used to make fence posts. This wood is very heavy and hard and does not rot when placed into the ground.
Black Cherry
Bark is very scaly and very dark. It has a chemical the Indians used to stop their coughs, which is still used today. Furniture is also made from the tree's reddish wood.
Bur Oak
Bark is divided into long strips. The tree's wood is strong and hard and is used for lumber. Squirrels and Blue Jays feed on the Bur Oak's acorns.
Black Maple
The bark is broken into ridges and the wood is very strong. Leaves are usually 3-lobed while the Sugar Maple is 5-lobed.
American Beech
Has smooth, gray bark that stretches as the tree grows. The wood is very strong and hard and is used for floorboards.
Yellow Buckeye
The bark is broken into flat scales. Its large brown seeds look like the eyes of a deer. The related Ohio Buckeye is the Ohio state tree.
Hackberry
Its bark is covered with corky growths. Its wood is soft and weak and used mainly for firewood.
White Basswood
Bark is flat and was used by the Indians to cover their huts. The wood has no smell and is used to make food boxes. Bees make honey from the tree's flowers.
Sugar Maple
Bark is smooth on young trees and broken into ridges on older trees. Indians discovered how to make syrup from the tree's sap. The wood is used to make furniture and flooring.
