Good morning all! I went out on Sunday back to Symphony Park to find more birds but not more snow thank heavens! This week I decided to focus on the trees. It was not a windy day so the weather was gorgeous. I heard and saw a few birds but not as many as last week which is interesting, it was warmer this week than last week. Hmmm. I found the trees to be interesting this week, they were full and not naked. I took the two pictures of the tree itself on Sunday and went to explore the internet to see what type of tree it actually was. After finding this website: http://www.arborday.org/trees/whattree/?TrackingID=908 I realized I needed to go back and take a picture of the leaves/needles on the tree to truly identify what kind of tree it is. So, I went back this morning to the park and came back and took the quiz to identify the tree. After answering questions I decided this tree was a Red Spruce. http://www.arborday.org/trees/whattree/WhatTree.cfm?ItemID=E16c It seems to identify the tree exactly and looks exactly like the one at the park. I really loved this website because I feel as if this was accurate and asked all the right questions to identify the tree. Happy Spring! See you next week!
http://www.arborday.org/trees/whattree/?TrackingID=908
http://www.arborday.org/trees/whattree/WhatTree.cfm?ItemID=E16c
Yes, that type of website is great--known as a dichotomous key, it helps you make the i.d. even when you know nothing about trees! Beware though: a mistake early on can lead you down the wrong path! Your tree may well be a spruce, though the shape of it makes me a little suspicious. Still, very good site you found to assist.
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