Identifying Trees

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Identifying Trees

• A Guide to Identifying Common Forest Trees in
  Virginia

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Five Ways to Identify Trees

• Leaves
• Bark
• Fruit
• Twigs
• Flowers

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Parts of a Leaf
Margin
Vein
Blade
Midrib
Stem (Petiole)
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Common Leaf Shapes
Oval
Circular
Heart
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Common Leaf Shapes
Cross
Bell
Tulip
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Common Leaf Shapes
Mitten
Needle
Star
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Types of Leaf Margins
Wavy
Toothed
Smooth
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Types of Leaf Margins
Double Toothed
Lobed
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Simple and Compound Leaves
Simple
Compound
Simple leaves have a stem that supports a single
leaf. There is a bud at the base of a leaf while
attached to a twig.
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Simple and Compound Leaves
Simple
Compound
Compound leaves have a central stalk that
supports several leaflets. There is no bud at
the base of a leaflet.
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Leaf Arrangement
Alternate
Opposite
Most trees have alternate arrangement, but maple,
ash, dogwood and horsechestnut have opposite
arrangement.
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Types of Fruit
Berries
Pods
Cones
Nuts
Winged Fruit
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Work CitedThank you for allowing me to use your
information.

• Dendrology at Virginia Tech . Department of
  Forestry Virginia Tech . July 23,2001
  dendrohome.htm
• Forest Trees of Virginia. Virginia Department of
  Forestry, Charlottesville, VA. 1997