Yea, dead giveaways if you already know what they are. :)

#2's bark looks familiar, but I can't guess it
#3 might be a Redbud
#4 looks like the growth of a maple
#6 pretty sure that's Kentucky coffeetree
Some of the others (5 & 7) are some kinda Prunus (cherry)

Beng,

You're on a roll...you should have ventured a guess at all of them. Pretty good guess on #4, but no cigar. No credit for #2 and only half credit for 5 & 7 :)

Does this help?

#1
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#4
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#7
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#8
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#4 - Platanus (sp.)
#7 - Prunus maackii

What's all the white stuff on the ground?

Resin

#8 looks like it might be a rowan of some sort

Resin

Prunus maackii it is. Unfortunately, no Rowan or Platanus in the group. I believe three of the eight have now been identified.

Now, regarding the lack of white stuff, a better question is where in the he!! is it? A freakishly mild winter thus far with snow fall well below average. January was the warmest on record, with coldest temp this winter being
-10F/-23C. That's grilling weather!

#2 & #4 are dang hard. Several sapling species have #2's bark-cracking pattern. Branching seems opposite on #2. Have---to-----maintain------credibility-------arrrggghhhh...

#8 I will risk a guess -- Alternate-leaf dogwood. Horizontal branching & the other clue.

#1 Betula lenta
#2 Fraxinus sp.
#4 Cladrastis kentuckea
#5 Prunus serotina

conifer50

You guys are picking them off now. Beng got #8 (Cornus alternifolia) and Conifer50 scored with 4 & 5. That leaves 1 & 2...a native and an exotic. #1 would be much easier if it was a bit larger, while bold branching (and eventually the bark) of #2 is key.

I still think #1 is a species of birch, #2 is going to require more thought!

conifer50

Agreed that #2 is difficult...I really didn't expect anyone to get it. It's a hybrid of Phellodendron amurense and P. sachalinense called 'His Majesty'. #2 is Carpinus caroliniana. No "muscling" of trunk yet, which would have made it easy to ID. It does have the characteristic crook to it, however. Thanks for indulging me.

Bob

Thanks for indulging us.

Does your C. alternifolia have decent flowers & fruit at that age? I've got a small seedling.

Hi Beng,

I sing the praise of this little beauty at every opportunity. I bought mine in a #5 container and it was about 3'-4' when planted summer of 2000. Its now about 9' x 12'. Mine flowered at a young age and produces a nice fruit crop every year. The birds get absolutley silly over the fruit. It's located at NE corner of the house, and I love to waste time watching & listening to them through the window as they seem to lose all sense of caution harvesting the fruit.

The flowers are subtle, but still very nice. An added bonus is their fragrance. You don't see this feature mentioned very often, but it is quite pleasing. Probably not quite as nice as Fringe Tree, but close. What am I doing...you already know all this. Like I said, I sing its praise at every opportunity. ;)

Bob

Bright red catches birds' attention from afar, so instead of red fruit like Flowering dogwood, Pagoda has bright red fruit-stems.

An old-timers' name for Pagoda dogwood is Pigeonberry...