![]() If you are observing trees in Winter along your route to work for example - look forward to late Spring when the leaves break through to see if guessed correctly. Knowing the names of species is just the beginning of a relationship with trees. ![]() Enjoy observing, looking, listening and learning. Part of the point of learning to identify trees in Winter is to connect with nature and immerse yourself in your environment, where you live, or where you are today. The edges of leaves create patterns that are often. The flora with heart-shaped leaves mainly include the catalpa, paulownia, and basswood. One very important way to identify types of tree leaves is by the overall shape of the leaf around its edges. The former one has coarser teeth as compared to the latter. The rattling noise made by leaves when breeze flows is helpful in identifying the tree. In time, these trees will become so well known to you it will feel like spotting a friendly and familiar face as you walk along a busy city street. The leaves of the latter have a pointed tip, and are small with fine teeth. Instead, try to positively identify three or four distinctive winter trees to start with. Just as with our seaweed guide, forget about trying to identify everything you see on your walk. Woodland trees can be harder to tell apart looking at form only as they vary a greater deal in shape from their “text book” illustration. In forests, trees are tightly packed together and fight for space. ![]() Trees in parks and cities will usually have more space around them and the overall form and branch shape of the trees will be more textbook-like in their appearance. Planted parklands and street trees are an ideal place to tree-watch. Unlike, say, seaweed foraging, tree identification is something you can take up almost anywhere. ![]()
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