basic identification of broadleaf trees
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Basic Identification of Broadleaf Trees
Why tree I.D?
Enjoyment Knowledge Disease and Insect management Is the foundation of forest management
We have to know what we have before we can manage it
Tree NamesScientific vs. Common
Tree Names
Ulmus pumila Chinese Elm P Elm Siberian elm
Basic Tree I.D. IsThe Process Of Elimination
Leaves Fall Color
Fruit/Nuts Twigs/Branches
Thorns
Buds
Bark
Twig CharacteristicsTerminal
Bud
Lenticels
Lateral Bud
Leaf Scar
Twig CharacteristicsBundle Scars
Twig CharacteristicsPith
Continuous PithChambered Pith
Black Walnut
Leaf Scars
V-Shaped
Heart-Shaped
Shield-Shaped
Ring-Shaped
Round-Shaped
Leaf Scars
Maple Vs. Ash
Bark Characteristics Can Change Over Time
Silver Maple
American Linden/Basswood
Bottomland Area Cottonwood Boxelder Silver Maple Green Ash Willow River Birch
Upland Area White Oak Shagbark Hickory White Ash Red Oak Sugar Maple Black Oak Basswood Black Cherry
Tree Location
What is the leaf?
Find the bud!
Simple Leaf
Compound Leaf
Doubly Compound
Palmately Compound
Leaf Arrangement
Alternate Opposite Whorled
Alternate Common Species Elm Oak Basswood Hackberry Redbud Honeylocust Sycamore Cherry Hickory Walnut Serviceberry Birch Cottonwood Willow
Opposite
Common Species Maple Ash Buckeye
Whorled
Ash, Fraxinus species
Opposite
Shield-Shaped
Compound
WingedSeed
Bark
Green Ash, Fraxinus pennsylvanica
White Ash, Fraxinus americana
Green Vs. White Ash
Buds/Scars
Green
White
Black Ash, Fraxinus nigra
Oaks
Clustered Buds
Simple
AlternateAcorns
OaksJuvenile Characteristics
Red Vs. White Oak
Red Vs. White Oak
White Oak, Quercus alba
Bur Oak, Quercus macrocarpa
Chinkapin Oak
Black Oak, Quercus velutina
Black Oak
Northern Red Oak, Quercus rubra
Swamp White Oak, Quercus bicolor
White BurSwamp White
RedChinkapin
Black
White BurSwamp White
RedBlack
Red
White Bur
Elm, Ulmus species
Alternate
Bud Off-Set
Vase-Shaped
Crossing Ridges
Elm, Ulmus species
RedWhite
Siberian elm, Ulmus pumila
Maple, Acer species
Opposite
Simple V-shapedLeaf Scar
DoubleWingedSeed
Sugar Maple, Acer saccharum
Red Maple, Acer rubrum
Silver Maple, Acer saccharinum
Boxelder, Acer negundo
Bottomland Species
Sycamore, Platanus occidentalis
River Birch, Betula nigra
Kentucky coffeetree, Gymnocladus dioicus
Cottonwood
Willow
Upland Species
Shagbark Hickory, Carya ovata
Bitternut Hickory, Carya cordiformis
Black Cherry, Prunus serotina
American Linden (Basswood), Tilia americana
Bigtooth Aspen Quaking Aspen
Upland &/Or Bottomland Species
Hackberry, Celtis occidentalis
Honeylocust, Gleditsia triacanthos
Black Locust, Robinia pseudoacacia
Mulberry, Morus species
Black Walnut, Juglans nigra
Review
Simple Vs. Compound Leaves Alternate or Opposite or Whorled Practice-Practice-Practice
Conifers
Pine
White Pine
Spruce
Fir
Concolor Fir
Eastern Redcedar
Larch
Review
Pine needles in fascicle Spruce-pointed and 4-sided Fir-Flat Practice-Practice-Practice