An Introduction to Tree Identification Rob Riekie Landscape & Operations Director
Why Do we need to know ? General interest Human Inquisitiveness - the need to know Enjoyment of the green environment Understanding the countryside Relationship to properties Understanding the dynamics of the living world
How do we identify Trees ? Leaf Deciduous or coniferous Bark – (trunk/stem) Buds (shape and formation) Shape Colour Fruit – Seed- Catkin – Cone Location Other senses - smell, touch, sound (leaf, bark, buds etc) Wood (colour, growth rings etc.) Roots
Tree Silhouettes
Deciduous Trees Silhouettes