The challenging thing may be that they are often only present for such a short time of the year and on large trees they can difficult to obtain. Are there large squares or chunky course pieces of aged grey bark falling away and revealing smooth bark? Is it thick or thin? Are there diamond patterns, does it look shaggy or fleshy? Is it orange, brown, grey or multiple colors? Tree Identification by Flowerįlowers are a fantastic way of discovering what type of tree your studying. Study the texture, patterns and colors and notice if the bark is furrowed, smooth, peeling, flaking or take note of any other unique features. During the winter months after leaves have often blown away (although there are trees that hold onto their leaves until spring), buds may be dormant and hard to identify and the fruit, seeds and flowers might be long gone. Tree Bark characteristics are used when trying to identifying trees, especially deciduous trees, year round. Is the leaf’s margin serrate or entire? Is it simple or compound? How wide and long are they? Are the leaves broad, flat leaves or do the look needle-like? What color are they? Do they have tiny hairs on the undersides? Rough or soft, shiny or dull? Do they have lobes? If so, how many and how deep? Do they grow opposite from one another, are they alternately arranged or whorled on the stem? Tree Identification by Bark There may be thorns on the tree or other characteristics that give us a better understanding of which species we’re observing. We may rely on the over-all shape of the tree, branches and twigs or the smell of the wood. A fragment of a hull or seed from last year, a dried leaf or piece of fruit hanging to a stem.
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