Red Bud

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Redbuckey

Mrs. Boone
Mrs. Mayberry
Mrs. Rooney

Back Wall
Artifact

Serviceberry

Board of
Directors
2013

White Pine

Welcome to the Museum of

SGE Trees

Directors
Offices

Board of Directors Office

Mrs. Boone is a third
grade teacher at SGE.
She created an inquiry
based research project
for select students in her
PM Humanities class.

Mrs. Mayberry is an
instructional assistant and
works with third grade
students at SGE. She
assisted students with the
research and note taking
process for this project.

Mrs. Rooney is the Media

Specialist at SGE. She
modified the virtual
museum template and
assisted students with the
technical aspects of
making this final project.

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This template was designed by Dr. Christy Keeler. View the
Educational Virtual Museums website for more information on this instructional

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White Pine Room

Room1

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Chase is a third grade student. He enjoys
playing video games.

Europa is a third grade student. She enjoys

Playing outside.

Drew is a third grade student. He enjoys

driving R.C cars.

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Red Bud Room

Room 2

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Korynne is a third grade student.
She enjoys reading, and writing.

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Serviceberry Room

Room 3

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Logan is a third grade student and he enjoys
reading.

Kara is a third grade student. She enjoys

watching dolphins.

Jacob is a third grade student. He enjoys

science.

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Red Buckey Room

Room 4

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Kyla is a third grade student. She enjoys
cheerleading and music.

Eden is a third grade student. She enjoys tap

dancing, and archery.

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River Birch Room

Back Wall/ Room 5

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Tori is a third grader at Spring Garden. She
enjoys cooking, playing, and learning.

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Evergreen
Awhitepinetreeisan
evergreen.Evergreenmeans
thatitalwayskeepsitsleaves
eventhroughthewinter.Italso
meansthatitstaysgreen.

Windbreak.com

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Pine Needles
Theneedlescangrow36
incheslong.Theneedles
arrangedinbundlesof5.
Needlesstickgoodinthe
bundles.Needlesmakegood
mulch.Needlesarereally
flammable.
Windbreak.com

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Size
Thewhitepinecangetupto50
80feettalland2040feet
spread.Itsalsoafastgrowing
treesoitgetstallfasteachyear.
Itgrows23feeteachyear.

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Fun Facts
Deereatpartsofthetree.Itcan
liveindifferentsoils.Theyare
ovalshaped.Theyareusedfor
Christmastrees.Thereseedsare
notenclosedinanovary.They
dontsmellsotheyaregoodfor
peoplewithallergies
Windbreak.com
4H virtual trees.com

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SEASONS OF THE RED BUD

TheEASTERNREDBUDisthefirsttree
toflowerinthespring.Itsflowersare
largepinkandpurple.Inthefallthe
leavesbecomeanemeraldgreen.Inthe
fallleavesturntoabeautifulgolden
yellow.

Arbor Day Foundation

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HOW BIG IT GROWS

Thistreegrows20to30feethigh.The
widthis25to35feetwide.Itgrows1to2
feetayear.

Arbor Day Foundation

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GROWING CONDITIONS
Thetreecanonlyliveinzones4to9.It
canalsoliveinalmostanykindofsoil.It
cantakefullsuntopartialsun.

Nature Hills

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Leaves
Theserviceberrytreehasdarkgreen
teardropshapedleavesthatcaterpillars
lovetoeat.Someotheranimalsthateat
thetwigs,leavesandberriesaresquirrels,
rabbits,chipmunks,mice,blackbears,and
wolves.Theleavesarenotretainedfrom
yeartoyear.

Gardenguides.com

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Bark
Theserviceberrytreehasgrayishbark.
Thebarkisalmostsmooth.Thebarkisa
protectionforthetree.Thebarkgivesthe
treeitscolor.Thebarklookslikethe
scalesonasnake.

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Berries
Ontheserviceberrytreethereareberries
andtheyarepurple.Theberriesarenot
justedibleforanimals,buttheyareedible
forpeople.Thefruitslooklikeblueberries.
Theblossomsbloominthespringtime
andtheberriesgrowaroundthesummer
time.

Gardenguides.com

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Size
Thesizeoftheserviceberrytreehasa
widerangeofaseedlingtoaheightof25
35feethigh.

Gardenguides.com

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Species
Aredbuckeyeisashrub.Thereisalsoa
dwarfredbuckeyeandayellowred
buckeye,andmaybeothers.Thescientific
nameisAsculumPavia.Theleaveson
thistreemakearoundshape.

NatureHills.com

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Fruits And Flowers

Thetreegrowsdeepredflowers,and
brownfruits.Thefruitsusuallygrowin
thefall.Sometimestheyhaveseeds
insteadofthefruits.Theredbuckeyes
darkgreenleavesgrowrightbeforethe
oaksandmaplesshowup.Ithasyellow
greenfoliage.

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Healthy Tree
Itssoilneedstobewelldrained,andit
needsfullsunwithalittleshade.Its
wildlyadaptable,anditsgrowthis
moderate.Thezonesthatthisplantcan
liveare49.Itusuallygrowsinspringand
summer.ItsonlyintheU.S.Itcangoup
tothetemperatures20f.Itgrowsupto
1020feettall.

NatureHills.com

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What This Tree Attracts

Usuallyhummingbirds,beesand
butterfliesalllikethesekindsoftrees.Its
probablybecauseofitsbeautifulred
flowers.

GardenGuides.org

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My Tree
MytreeisaRiverBirchtreewhichisalso
knownastheBetulaNigra.Infallmy
leavesturnyellow,orange,andbrown.My
leavesareshapedlikeadiamondwith
ruggededges.Itsleavesaredouble
toothed.
Itsbarkissalmonuntilthesalmonbark
pealsintodarkredbark.Sometimesthe
barkisbrownorlooksblack.
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fcps.edu:RiverBirch

LifeSpanandLength

Theriverbirchhasaverytallheight.It
growsupto80FEETTALL!
TheRiverBirchhasashortlifespan.

FUNFACT
TheRiverBirchtreegrowsfast,
toreach80feetinashortlifespan.
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fcps.edu:RiverBirch

Harmers
RiverBirchtreehas2veryharmful
insects.
1.Birchleafminer
2.Bronzebirch

fcps.edu:RiverBirch

Photo:http://www.scientificillustrator.com/art/insects/bronzebirchborer.jpg

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Flowers!
Thereare2differenttypesof
flowersonmyRiverBirchtree!
1.Themale
2.Thefemale

Factsandphoto:fcps.edu:RiverBirch

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