Trees
Trees by leaf, bark, fruit and fall color, from oaks and maples to evergreens.
19 field notes
- How to Identify a Juniper (and Tell It From Cedar)FN-0255 · · 6 min read
- Pine vs. Spruce vs. Fir: How to Identify Evergreen TreesFN-0229 · · 7 min read
- What Is the Big Tree With White, Camouflage-Peeling Bark? Identifying the American SycamoreFN-0195 · · 6 min read
- What Is the Fast-Growing Weedy Tree With Long Leaves and a Bad Smell? Identifying Tree of HeavenFN-0187 · · 6 min read
- Why Is My Pine Turning Yellow and Dropping Needles This Fall? Understanding Seasonal Needle DropFN-0182 · · 6 min read
- What Are the Shimmering Golden Trees Lighting Up the Mountains in Fall? Identifying Quaking AspenFN-0175 · · 6 min read
- Sugar Maple vs. Red Maple: How to Tell the Two Most Common Maples Apart in FallFN-0171 · · 6 min read
- What Is the Tree Blazing Scarlet Before Everything Else in Fall? Identifying Black Gum (Black Tupelo)FN-0170 · · 6 min read
- White Oak vs. Red Oak: How to Tell the Two Great Oak Groups ApartFN-0164 · · 6 min read
- What Is the Tree With Fan-Shaped Leaves — and Why Does Its Fruit Smell So Bad? Identifying the GinkgoFN-0161 · · 5 min read
- What Is the Tree With Mitten-Shaped Leaves? Identifying SassafrasFN-0146 · · 6 min read
- What Are the Nuts Falling From the Shaggy-Barked Tree? Shagbark HickoryFN-0139 · · 6 min read
- Why Do Leaves Change Color in Fall — and How to Identify Trees by Their Color?FN-0134 · · 6 min read
- What Are the Shiny Brown Nuts Falling From My Tree? Identifying Buckeyes and Horse ChestnutsFN-0109 · · 6 min read
- What Are the Spiky Brown Balls Falling From My Tree? Identifying SweetgumFN-0103 · · 5 min read
- What Are the Green, Brain-Like Fruits Falling From a Tree? Identifying Osage Orange (Hedge Apples)FN-0099 · · 5 min read
- Why Are There So Many Acorns This Year? Understanding Oak Mast YearsFN-0098 · · 5 min read
- What Are the Green Balls Falling From My Tree and Staining Everything? Identifying Black WalnutFN-0093 · · 5 min read
- How to Identify a Tree by Its Leaves, Bark, and ShapeFN-0018 · · 7 min read
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