Northern Red Oak is the State Tree
Northern red oak Fagaceae Quercus rubra
Leaf: Alternate, simple, 5 to 8 inches long, oblong in shape with 7 to 11 bristle-tipped lobes.Flower: Staminate flowers borne on catkins. Pistillate flowers borne on spikes. Appears with the leaves in April or May.
Fruit: Acorns are 3/4 to 1 inch long and nearly round. The cap is flat and thick, covering about 1/4 of the acorn. Matures in 2 years, ripens August to late October.
Twig: Quite stout, red-brown and glamorous. Terminal buds are multiple, quite large, ovoid, and covered with red-brown, mostly hairless scales.
Bark: On young stems, smooth. Older bark develops wide, flat-topped ridges and shallow furrows. The shallow furrows form a pattern resembling ski tracts.
Form: A medium-sized to large tree that develops a short trunk and round crown when open grown, straight with a clear bole when grown with competition.
Leaf: Alternate, simple, 5 to 8 inches long, oblong in shape with 7 to 11 bristle-tipped lobes.Flower: Staminate flowers borne on catkins. Pistillate flowers borne on spikes. Appears with the leaves in April or May.
Fruit: Acorns are 3/4 to 1 inch long and nearly round. The cap is flat and thick, covering about 1/4 of the acorn. Matures in 2 years, ripens August to late October.
Twig: Quite stout, red-brown and glamorous. Terminal buds are multiple, quite large, ovoid, and covered with red-brown, mostly hairless scales.
Bark: On young stems, smooth. Older bark develops wide, flat-topped ridges and shallow furrows. The shallow furrows form a pattern resembling ski tracts.
Form: A medium-sized to large tree that develops a short trunk and round crown when open grown, straight with a clear bole when grown with competition.
Violet is the State Flower
Violet
Viola sororia
The state flower of New Jersey was originally designated as such by a resolution of the Legislature in 1913. Unfortunately the force of resolution ended with the start of the 1914 legislative session, leaving the violet with uncertain status for the next fifty years. In 1963 an attempt was made to have the Legislature "officially" designate the violet as the state flower, but the legislation apparently failed. In 1971, at the urging of New Jersey's garden clubs, legislation more specifically designating the Common Meadow Violet (Viola sororia) as the state flower was enacted.
Viola sororia
The state flower of New Jersey was originally designated as such by a resolution of the Legislature in 1913. Unfortunately the force of resolution ended with the start of the 1914 legislative session, leaving the violet with uncertain status for the next fifty years. In 1963 an attempt was made to have the Legislature "officially" designate the violet as the state flower, but the legislation apparently failed. In 1971, at the urging of New Jersey's garden clubs, legislation more specifically designating the Common Meadow Violet (Viola sororia) as the state flower was enacted.
AMERICAN GOLDFINCH is theState Bird
AMERICAN GOLDFINCH.
[American Goldfinch.]
CARDUELIS TRISTIS, Linn.
[Carduelis tristis.]
PLATE CLXXXI.--MALE AND FEMALE.
This species merely passes over the State of Louisiana in the beginning of January, and at that season is seen there for only a few days, alighting on the highest tops of trees near water-courses, in small groups of eight or ten, males and females together. They feed at that period on the opening buds of maples, and others that are equally tender and juicy. In the month of November they are again seen moving southwards, and for a few days only.
[American Goldfinch.]
CARDUELIS TRISTIS, Linn.
[Carduelis tristis.]
PLATE CLXXXI.--MALE AND FEMALE.
This species merely passes over the State of Louisiana in the beginning of January, and at that season is seen there for only a few days, alighting on the highest tops of trees near water-courses, in small groups of eight or ten, males and females together. They feed at that period on the opening buds of maples, and others that are equally tender and juicy. In the month of November they are again seen moving southwards, and for a few days only.
Days Inn Hotel in Atlantic City New Jersey.
Evening activities at the pool.
A day at the Atlantic City Steel Pier.
A pleasant day at the amusement park... Tom agrees.
An educational day at the zoo.
We saw: Lions, Giraffes, Chinchilla monkeys, Pigs, Llamas, Ducks, Geese, Birds, Leopards, Zebras, Racoons, Crows, Turtles, and Kangaroos.
Atlantic City Walking Tour
Atlantic City continues to develop each day
Explorers Favorite Eateries
Denny's and the Cheese steak Factory in Atlantic City
Lucy the Elephant
We walked up to the observation deck, and had lunch in the pavilion after the tour.