For this post, we will look at three different trees and use some of the information from the last few posts in order to identify these trees in winter. Depending on where you live, there is not much more time for winter trees to look like winter trees so we will pick up this projectContinueContinue reading “Winter Tree ID: Beeches, Sycamores, & Dogwoods”
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Winter Tree ID: Parts of a Twig #2
A few more things about twigs that are useful to know then we will put this aspect of winter tree ID aside for awhile. If you did not see the first post on twig parts, you can read it here. In part 1, one of the things we looked at were terminal and lateral buds,ContinueContinue reading “Winter Tree ID: Parts of a Twig #2”
Winter Tree ID: Parts of a Twig
The whole idea of this year’s posts on Winter Tree ID is to get the reader (that’s you!) familiar with things you may not have thought about with regard to trees. This brings us to talking about parts of a twig. The parts of the twig are especially important with making an ID of winterContinueContinue reading “Winter Tree ID: Parts of a Twig”
Winter Tree ID: Leaf Placement
Leaf placement is a key ID factor when trying to figure out what any flowering plant is. Leaf placement can be either opposite, alternate, or whorled. When you talk about trees, you are mainly dealing with just opposite or alternate. The opposite and alternate lingo also applies to the twigs and branching structure. However, ifContinueContinue reading “Winter Tree ID: Leaf Placement”
Winter Tree ID: Bark
So if I said that it is almost as easy to identify a tree in winter as it is in summer you would probably not believe me. It is just a matter of looking at details and features you normally do not think about. This series will start with some of the most basic featuresContinueContinue reading “Winter Tree ID: Bark”
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