Hi:) I am taking a dendrology class this semester. I live in the extreme southwest portion of louisiana and would love to send you leaves. swee gum, oaks, maples, pecan, magnolias, ect. you won't be disappointed. I will send you an email and collect the leaves for you to mail out this saturday. does that sound good?

i would love to send leaves for this project as well. email me for a list. i know i can send:
hibiscus.........several kinds
pecan
catalpa tree
hackberry tree
magnolia
beauty berry
vitex
and many others

please email me.

i can send them in a manila envelope with the cardboard. and i would like the red valerian. and by any chance do you have yellow cleome that grows wild where you are? thanks. barb

I can send you many Ginko tree leaves, they are so lovely and unusual. Lets see, I can get you the Ginko leaves, tulip trees, Every kind of oak you can think of, Maple, Crepe Myrtles, birch, (that you may have in your area) Mimosa, Rhododendrons, Pear tree and I am sure I can find more. I can look for pods, but at this time in my zone they may be a bit hard to find.

I would like some of your hen and chicks.

I can send you these:
persimmon
redbud

I have most of the trees everyone else has listed.

LMK.
chrmann@hotmail.com

Might I suggest asking the teacher if this is okay to do? S/he might consider getting leaves collected by others as 'too much outside help', since even thought it demonstrates a certain excitement, it's close to an academic ethics line --
similar to buying a term paper or having someone write parts of it.

Just something to consider.

Thanks for all of the responses. kilngod raised an excellent question about the academic ethics of asking for help online. I considered this before posting. The project states that the student is to collect 20 leaves labeling them with the date collected and the place where they are collected. My daughter has already collected over 40 leaves from our area and she is still collecting. I have helped her since she is only 12 and cannot drive or reach some of the leaves on the taller trees. We have walked around the neighborhood as a family looking for leaves.

I do not believe that the teacher will object to outside help since she has gathered the required 20 leaves on her own. As he looks at her project, he will know which leaves she has collected because they have been labeled with the date and place collected. I have asked that anyone sending us leaves record the date and place collected also. If those sending leaves would like to include their name, we would be happy to include it in the collection information. That way she will be able to list her sources in much the same way as one would do when writing a term paper. The teacher will then be able to decide for himself which leaves will receive extra credit.

I have a degree in Secondary Education in biology and mathematics. I take every opportunity to instill in my children a love in these areas. We have collected leaves during the fall for years. However, we usually wait until they are turning colors. We also collect flowers, rocks, and coins. I thought that this was just another way to add extra interest to the subject.

I will send emails today. If anyone else is interested, we would love some citrus fruit leaves (orange, lemon, lime, etc.).

Thanks again,

Valerie

even if she cannot use ours, I still think this is a wonderful idea. I have acess to a lemon tree.

I have the following trees and shrubs on my property:
tulip poplar
beech
japanese maple
magnolia
mulberry
oak
maple
service berry
dogwood
holly
crepe myrtle
winterberry holly
redbud
vitex
rhododendron
If you are interested in any of these leaves, I would like to trade for your red valerian.

Kristi

Kudos to you for extending this project! I see you were looking for sugar maple and hickory. If you have not found these, I can provide them. I also have virtually all the native northeastern trees: sassafras, several oaks and maples, cucumber (magnolia), etc. Let me know if you still need any ao these.

Sally

Valerie, I'm so glad for your response and I agree completely. Excellent and thorough. The parallel to sources and bibliography is just perfect.

Now if I only knew what all the trees were in my new habitat/zone here....I'd send some too. (I'll email if I can figure some out.) I remember fondly doing one of these leaf collections back in school.

And thank you so much for taking my suggestion in good spirit as it was intended.
My best,
Tina

I have several citrus trees, including a couple variegated types that I can send. Only one of my citrus varieties can survive the winters in my zone, all the others are wintered over inside. If you are interested I'd like some of your red valarian seeds.
Karyn

I can send you 4 leaf clovers and I have dried, and dried and flattened colored maple leaves that I could send as well. I also have money plant pods that I could add to her collection! :0)
Its always nice when a student goes the extra mile on a project - they learn so much more and the bond between the two of you grows stronger as a result - you are making memories! I did the same with my two daughters and we had so much fun - enjoy it while she is still interested in spending time with you! LOL

Jodi

I have the pawpaw that no one else seems to have, also have spicebush, black cherry, river birch, american elm (if there are any leaves left, they're dropping now.)Also have catalpa pods. I'm sure I have others since I live in the middle of several hundred acres. Let me know if you still need / want more.

Hello Everyone,

Thanks for all of the great support on this project. I think we have plenty of leaves. If you have not received an email from me and would still like to send leaves, please email me. I have tried to email everyone interested in sending.

We are now undergoing the task of placing all the leaves we have collected ourselves on pages. We found that Elmer's Craft Bond Spray Adhesive works very well. We just spray the side of the leaf we want against the page, press it down with wax paper and a book, and wait until the glue sets (about half an hour). They look great.

When we get the project completed, I will try to post photos of both the girl's books with close-ups of some of the pages.

Thanks again for all of your time and effort.

Valerie

Hello again,

I just wanted to let everyone know that the leaves we have received so far are wonderful. We have completed a few pages and they look great!

If you are still planning on sending leaves, please contact me at vml@pcu.net. She is planning to turn the project in on the 17th, so the leaves would need to get here this week. Even if the leaves do not get here before she turns in the project, we would like to add them when she gets it back.

This has been a great activity for both of my girls and we will continue to add leaves to the books. Thanks.

Valerie