Their branches form a more narrow canopy than what you might see in a pecan or oak tree. A cedar elm's leaves are about 1-2.5 inches long, and the leaves can turn gold to orange-red in the fall.

Compound-leaf trees like the pecan have multiple leaves arrayed around a shared stalk. In both cases, the stalks are attached to twigs. The margins of the leaves are either lobed or toothed.

Here's how to identify certain deciduous trees by closely examining the characteristics of ... Some leaves grow in pairs opposite each other on ... Examples: Hickory, Walnut, Ash, Pecan, and ...

Neil Sperry: gray leaf spot, petunias, shade trees, trimming a pecan tree, cutting tree roots, By Neil Sperry , For the Express-News Updated June 21, 2013 11:52 a.m. Gray leaf spot on St ...