Tree Identification

Remember the power you can wield by correctly using a dichotomous key? You can name everything on this planet... so long as it is on your dichotomous key!

Here are some of the resources I used in class:

• A "Simple" dichotomous key for practicing some of the basics.
• Here's a summary from a recent presentation concerning my on-line interactive key. This presentation was originally made at the VCCS Science Peer Group Conference.   February 23-24, 2001.   Sheraton Waterside, Norfolk, VA
• My On-line Interactive Key for the trees in the BRCC Arboretum

(Images from the June 2001 course)

Fall 2001

Here are some more outstanding resources to help you identify trees:

Forest Trees of Virginia (by the VA Dept. of Forestry)
Key To Leaves of Virginia Trees (by VA Tech & 4-H Extension Agency)
Identification of Common Trees of Iowa (Iowa State University Extension - Forestry)
Michigan State University's Tree Identification Guide (Kellogg Experimental Forest)