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: 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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