How to Identify a Tree
How to Identify a Tree
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Step 1. Look at the overall shape
Step 1. Look at the overall shape
Stand back and ask yourself:
Is it tall and narrow?
Wide with a rounded crown?
Cone-shaped?
Does it have drooping branches?
Many trees have a characteristic silhouette. For example:
Oaks often have broad, spreading crowns.
Birches are light and airy.
Pines are usually more conical.
Willows have hanging branches.
Step 2. Look at the leaves
Step 2. Look at the leaves
What shape are they?
Rounded lobes?
Pointed lobes?
Heart-shaped?
Oval?
Needle-like?
Are they:
Simple (one leaf)?
Compound (made of many leaflets)?
What do the edges look like?
Smooth
Serrated (like a bread knife)
Deeply lobed
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