Identify
Identify by feature: which tree, shrub or climber is it?
Pinnate leaves, red berries in winter or white blossom in April? Choose what you see and find the species it usually is, with photos, the feature that identifies each one and the step in the identification key.
Leaves
- Pinnate leaves18 species, such as ash, elder and rowan reviewed
- Lobed leaves (like an oak)10 species, such as English oak, sessile oak and red oak reviewed
- Palmate leaves15 species, such as sycamore, Norway maple and field maple reviewed
- Heart-shaped leaves16 species, such as large-leaved lime, small-leaved lime and common lime reviewed
- Opposite leaves16 species, such as sycamore, Norway maple and field maple reviewed
- Long, narrow leaves17 species, such as white willow, crack willow and osier reviewed
- White or silver underside18 species, such as white poplar, grey poplar and silver maple reviewed
- Lopsided leaf base12 species, such as elm, large-leaved lime and small-leaved lime reviewed
- Spiny leaves4 species, such as holly, Oregon grape and holly olive reviewed
- Evergreen leaves24 species, such as holly, box and cherry laurel reviewed
- Red autumn colour18 species, such as red oak, sweetgum and pin oak reviewed
Needles and scales
- Soft needles9 species, such as European larch, yew and Douglas fir reviewed
- Prickly needles9 species, such as Norway spruce, Colorado blue spruce and Sitka spruce reviewed
- Needles that fall4 species, such as European larch, Japanese larch and dawn redwood reviewed
- Scales instead of needles7 species, such as Lawson cypress, thuja and northern white cedar reviewed
- Needles in bundles9 species, such as Scots pine, black pine and Weymouth pine reviewed
Flowers and blossom
- White blossom23 species, such as blackthorn, hawthorn and wild cherry reviewed
- Pink blossom15 species, such as Japanese cherry, apple and Judas tree reviewed
- Yellow flowers in spring16 species, such as forsythia, cornelian cherry and Oregon grape reviewed
- Purple or blue flowers18 species, such as common lilac, butterfly bush and Chinese wisteria reviewed
- Winter flowers16 species, such as hazel, witch hazel and cornelian cherry reviewed
- Hanging flower clusters13 species, such as bird cherry, false acacia and common laburnum reviewed
Berries and fruit
- Red berries25 species, such as holly, hawthorn and guelder rose reviewed
- Black berries24 species, such as elder, wild privet and garden privet reviewed
- Blue berries10 species, such as blackthorn, highbush blueberry and bilberry reviewed
- Orange berries10 species, such as rowan, whitebeam and Swedish whitebeam reviewed
- Winged seeds17 species, such as sycamore, Norway maple and field maple reviewed
- Nuts, acorns and chestnuts15 species, such as English oak, sessile oak and beech reviewed
- Pods11 species, such as false acacia, common laburnum and Judas tree reviewed
Trunk, twigs and climbers
- White trunk4 species, such as silver birch, downy birch and white poplar reviewed
- Peeling bark12 species, such as London plane, Chinese elm and Persian ironwood reviewed
- Thorns or prickles23 species, such as blackthorn, hawthorn and Midland hawthorn reviewed
- Aerial roots and sucker pads4 species, such as common ivy, climbing hydrangea and Virginia creeper reviewed
- Twining climbers12 species, such as common honeysuckle, hop and hedge bindweed reviewed