Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Trees are among the earth's most useful and beautiful products of nature.

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Nature and gadget lovers, this one's for you: a mobile app that lets you ID the species of any ...

In this edition of ID That Tree, Purdue Extension forester Lenny Farlee goes over leaf characteristics to look for when attempting to identify broadleaved deciduous trees in Indiana. He shares the ...

A: I’ve tested several plant identification apps and have found them surprisingly, but not completely, accurate. You simply ...

Spring is in full bloom and trees are beginning to look green again. Learning how to identify trees in yards, neighborhoods and local parks provides insight into the diversity and relationships found ...

Do you know all the trees in your yard? As leaves emerge from buds very soon, I’d challenge you to identify your trees this year. Proper identification of trees is important so we can select the best ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Botanical markers and tree characteristics should be used when identifying a ...

A new iPhone app called LeafSnap is a field guide for tech-friendly naturalists. It can identify a tree's species by analyzing a photograph of its leaf. [partner id ...

A woodworker who can’t identify trees is rather like a greengrocer who can’t tell leeks from lettuce. It doesn’t take a lot of acumen to distinguish pine trees from the rest of them, and if I find a ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. DENVER — As you travel around Colorado to ...

Q. We have a pin oak tree that is approximately 30 feet tall. On the north-facing side of the tree there are many wilted leaves, and there are many balls of strange growth. Pictures of the leaves and ...

Most of the colorful leaves have fallen off our deciduous trees. But that doesn’t mean the beauty of trees is gone. Now you can explore other interesting and colorful attributes of trees – the bark, ...