Leaf shapes play an important role in tree identification, providing key characteristics that botanists and foresters rely on. As a result, botanists and foresters have developed terms for the ...

All of this information can help you find the essential markers needed to identify a tree. Leaves, bark, twigs, ... for example, is totally different from the heart-shaped leaf of an eastern redbud.

The spiky, iconic Canadian maple leaf. A large, lush Florida palm leaf. Thin aspen leaves rustling in the crisp Colorado air. You can probably recall many different leaf shapes from many different ...

Sean O'Brien, from the UNH Cooperative Extension, takes a look at how beech leaf disease spreads and the signs to help you ...

5. Fungal and Bacterial Infections. If the leaves are covered with brown spots, your money tree may have a fungal or ...

In this edition of ID That Tree, Purdue Extension forester Lenny Farlee takes us through the different characteristics of coniferous trees found here in Indiana, particularly their foliage and the ...

Catalpa Trees Are Making a Comeback—Here's How to Add One To Your Yard first appeared on Dengarden on Jun 14, 2025 This story was originally reported by Dengarden on Jun 14, 2025, where it first ...

An apple may not fall far from the tree, but for a leaf, it depends on its shape. Elm or apple leaves — oval and symmetrical, with few protruding lobes — fall quickly, making them likely to ...

The team investigated how the shape of the leaves of deciduous trees affects how they fall, using an "automated sedimentation apparatus" to conduct 100 free fall experiments a day on biomimetic ...

Why do leaves fall off trees in the autumn? 02:44. MINNEAPOLIS — The latest map shows fall colors are just starting to emerge across parts of northern and southern Minnesota.

But chlorophyll is full of nitrogen and other valuable components, so when they can, trees will pull the pigment out of their leaves as winter approaches. In many trees, such as ginkgoes and honey ...

Purchase trees from a local nursery and plant between spring and early fall. Tulip trees do best in a sunny spot that has ...