Tree Identification

It isn’t until one dies on your property and you need a tree removal service or someone knowingly spouts the name of a tree because of its

JEFF REYNOLDS (on the 26th.) ****************************** Today is Garbage Day! It's 44 degrees and dry at 5:00 a.m. The TWCNY morning Weather Forecast: "Mainly Dry/Chilly and Breezy, Quiet Finish to Week With the coastal low still sitting to our East, we are influenced with extra clouds at times as well as the risk for spotty showers. For the most part though, many areas remain dry with chilly and breezy conditions. Highs in the low 50s for this afternoon. Tonight clouds will decrease and…

What is the easiest way to identify a tree? Identify different types of trees by looking at the tree's bark!

Identify trees with pictures - I like that this includes several views, including the bark of trees

“Great charts for tree recognition-especially for those of us whose memory is somewhat lacking at times 🤦‍♀️ @GdnMediaGuild #trees #charts #leaf #buds #horticulture #tree #grow #leaves #gardening #garden”

“Make sure you are barking up the right tree (sorry) with this cool bark ID guide by @squinancywort1”

These pictures and their accompanying text are taken from a beautiful old book on tree identification written by R. ST. Barbe Baker, the self-styled founder of the wonderfully-named The Men of the Trees, an organisation I know nothing about, but wish I had belonged to. The book came out in the 1940s, so all of it is now copyright free. I post this material for those of you who are of a Crafty persuasion (you know who you are;) and anyone else who is interested and would find the information…

This summer, we’ve been out and about in forests, fields, parks and gardens a lot, and enjoyed identifying trees! We noticed that the distinction between tree and shrub is quite impractical for identifying leaves on the go!, and therefore, I decided to extend my 25 Tree Leaves identification chart to 36 Tree and Shrub Leaves, […]