Tree Identification Aid

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To aid users of mobile devices as well as those with a mouse or laptop finger pad this site uses a simple image-based menu system. Virtually every picture you see (images and photos) are links to more information arranged in a sort of top-down structure. See an image, click or tap on it to open a new page.

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The grid below contains my photographs of various aspects of common trees. If you are looking to identify a tree from a characteristic you have noted (the leaf or flower for example) then use the 'photograph set' filter to select all the photographs of that characteristic and see if you can find a good match! If you think you know what the tree is then you can select a species from the 'tree index' and see all my photos for that species. Click any of the thumbnails displayed to see the big picture.

Profile - Winter Alder The alder can grow into quite a big tree	Flower Alder It has catkins that are larger than hazel	Flower Alder The flowers have a purple tinge	Seed or fruit Alder Although a deciduous tree it has seed heads like fir cones
Leaf Alder The leaves are broad, ribbed and serated	Leaf Alder Buckthorn The leaves are narrow and pointed	Profile - Winter Ash The ash is a tall, elegant tree	Bark Ash The bark is fairly smooth and ash coloured
Bark Ash the bark develops wrinkles with age!	Cross section Ash The inside does not really show aging circles	Leaf buds, Twig Ash In winter the twigs bear large black opposite buds	Seed or fruit Ash The bunches of keys can stay on the tree for much of the winter
Seed or fruit Ash The key-like seeds have a single 'wing'	Flower Beech Flower	Profile - Winter Beech A big, strong tree	Seed or fruit Beech Newly developing nuts
Bark Beech Bark much smoother than the oak	Seed or fruit Beech Fallen nuts are known as beech mast	Leaf Beech Leaves can often stay on the tree all winter	Twig Beech The leaf buds are very pronounced
Profile - Summer, Profile - Winter Black Pine A rather chaotic pine tree	Flower Black Poplar Black poplar produces these attractive purple catkins	Twig Black Poplar The branches have multiple twigs at the ends	Bark Black Poplar The bark has vertical ridges
Profile - Winter Black Poplar This is a big, tall and bold tree	Flower Blackthorn The flowers emerge before the leaves	Flower Blackthorn The flowers emerge early before the leaves	Seed or fruit Blackthorn The fruit are known as sloes
Twig Blackthorn The bare twigs clearly show the sharp thorns	Profile - Winter Blackthorn The shrub is a rather tangled mess!	Profile - Summer, Profile - Winter Corsican Pine Tall upright trees grown for their timber	Leaf Corsican Pine It has needles rather than leaves
Bark Corsican Pine The bark is ridged	Flower Crab Apple Lovely white flower often with a tinge of pink	Flower Crab Apple It is the outside, or sepals, that give the pink look	Bark Crack Willow The bark is rough and attractive to lichens
Twig Crack Willow The twigs are very brittle which is where it gets its name	Cross section Crack Willow The wood is very light in colour	Flower Crack Willow the flower buds are silvery and furry	Leaf buds Crack Willow The buds are alternate along the twig
Profile - Winter Crack Willow In winter the bare tree has a greenish tinge	Profile - Winter Crack Willow The tree has masses of thin branches	Flower Creeping Willow A low growing creeping shrub	Flower Dogwood The cream flower is much like other species of the same family
Flower Dogwood So the flowers need to be taken in context with the leaves	Twig Dogwood The red stems are often the best gtuide	Profile - Winter Dogwood The red stems are most noticeable in winter	Flower Dogwood The flowers are formed of clusters of smalller flowers