General Tree Identification

An Introduction
to
Tree
Identification
Rob Riekie
Landscape & Forestry Manager
Why Do we need to know ?
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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 ?
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Leaf
Deciduous or coniferous
Bark – (trunk/stem)
Buds (shape and formation)
Shape
Colour
Fruit – Seed- Catkin – Cone
Other senses - smell, touch, sound (leaf, bark, buds etc)
Wood (colour, growth rings etc.)
Roots
Tree Silhouettes
Deciduous Trees Silhouettes
Lombardy Poplar and Weeping Willow
Oak and Ash Silhouette
Sycamore Silhouette
Sumach, Staghorn Silhouette
English Oak
Silver Birch
London Plane
Horse Chestnut
Lombardy Poplar
Golden Weeping Willow
English Oak
White Willow
Copper Beech
Blue Atlantic Cedar
Common Lime
Ash