In addition to leaves and flowers, you can look at a tree's bark to identify it. ... In the paper birch trees, in particular, the layers peel away in horizontal, curly strips. 3.

But how can you identify birch trees and their leaves in order to tell different types apart? Characteristics of North American Birch Trees . ... Its bark is dark when the tree is young, ...

Every species of tree has unique characteristics, from its bark to its leaves, that you can use as clues to identify ...

Wojtech will share his knowledge about local tree identification and bark at his lecture, "Bark: Get to Know Your Trees", at the Darien Library on Tuesday, Feb. 2 at 7 p.m. Jan 28, 2016 FRANCIS ...

Most of us enjoy knowing the names of our acquaintances — including trees. It’s tougher to identify trees in winter because most have no leaves, which is how we generally recognize trees. But ...

Plus, identifying trees teaches kids to be observant and—by extension—to care about trees and the broader natural environment, ... peeling bark can mean sycamore or birch.

This is a yearly event, and every year, it is an education. This year, I discovered that I thought I knew how to identify young birch trees by their bark, but didn’t.

Despite their lack of leaves in winter, it really is not too difficult to identify most trees now. You just have to look at other characteristics such as branching patterns, bark, overall shape, seeds ...

Identifying features: Mulberry trees are medium-sized trees, ... Sweet birch bark tea can be prepared by adding 1/4-1/2 teaspoon of dried twig bark scrapings to on cup of hot water and then ...

Leaves are the most useful and frequently used characteristics for identifying the species of a tree, but as trees lose their leaves in the autumn, other features become important. The bark ...