Stacker used information from forestry and landscaping sites to compile a quiz to identify trees by looking at their leaves.

Near infrared hyperspectral imaging (NIR-HSI) spectroscopy can be a rapid, precise, low-cost and non-destructive way for wood identification. In this study, samples of five Guiboutia species were ...

Do you know what MADBUC stands for? Learn how to identify an ash tree by examining its compound leaves, opposite branching, and distinctive terminal bud. That terminal bud resembles the head of a ...

Written by Smithsonian botanist W. John Kress, the book details more than 300 North American tree species in words, maps and photographs—and why we shouldn’t take them for granted Jennie Rothenberg ...

To properly manage a tree, you need to know what species it is. Plus, tree identification is a lot of fun. Knowing a tree’s species is key to understanding their proper growing conditions, how to ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. This four-part Mongabay mini-series examines the latest technological solutions to help tree-planting projects achieve scale and long-term ...

HAMLIN TOWNSHIP, MI – Learn about the three Bs of wintertime tree identification during this guided walk at a Michigan state park. While leaves are a useful tool for pinpointing tree species during ...