Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Opposite leaves are just what they sound like: the leaves, whether ...

Leaves are also responsible for respiration and transpiration. A tree's leaves are one major marker that helps in identifying the species. Most trees can be identified by their leaves alone.

ID: A medium-sized deciduous tree, with each leaf composed of 5-8 pairs of serrated leaflets, greyish-brown bark, and clusters of bright red berries in late summer. Here’s a fact: Rowan is a ...

In this edition of ID That Tree, Purdue Extension forester Lenny Farlee ... Come along as we look through real examples of shape, scales, leaf and branches of various local trees. The featured species ...

Winter is the perfect time to learn a new skill when you do not need a green canopy: identifying trees. Since most deciduous trees drop their leaves in the winter, what clues can we use?

Use the tree-spotting guide to identify it together and let them write the tree's name next to it. Take a fallen leaf to stick it to your child's investigation, or help them to do a rubbing of one ...

Credit: Journal of The Royal Society Interface (2025). DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2024.0654 In watching leaves fall, it became clear to the researchers that the determining factor was leaf shape.To find ...