FreeHow to identify a tree: the four-step field method
Leaf, bark, shape, setting — the order experienced naturalists read a tree in.
Learn the field craft
Know the tree before you name it.
Leaves, bark, grain, rings, look-alikes — naturalist know-how, free to read inside the app and right here.
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FreeIdentify trees by their leaves: shape, edge, and arrangement
Simple or compound, toothed or smooth, opposite or alternate — the leaf tells the family.
FreeRead the bark: identify a tree without a single leaf
Ridges, plates, peels, and color — bark is the field mark that lasts all winter.
FreeIdentify wood by its grain: rings, rays, and pores
Open or closed grain, ring-porous or diffuse — the cut surface names the wood.
FreeRead tree rings: age, growth, and the seasons in the wood
Wide and narrow bands tell a tree's age and the years it lived through.
FreeTree seasons: when to look for leaves, flowers, and fruit
Bud break to leaf fall — the calendar that makes each species easiest to name.
FreeConfusing look-alike trees and how to tell them apart
Maple or sycamore, oak or chestnut — the one detail that separates each pair.
FreeKeep a tree life list that actually grows
Log it right, and your list becomes a map of every wood you've walked.