Identify My Trees
Trees mark the changing seasons, protect our water, and clean our air. You can figure out which tree is which by spotting differences in leaves, bark, and even where a tree is growing.
How to Information
Leaf Snap (Tree ID app)
This free app is a great resource for beginners looking to learn how to identify trees. You take a picture of a leaf, and the app tells you the tree. We’ve tested it a few times and found it to be surprisingly accurate.
Tree ID “Interview” Key
This is a resource for someone with advanced knowledge in identifying trees. The key asks you sometimes-technical questions like “Is a leaf singly or pinnately compound?” and uses your answers to identify the tree.
Identify My Trees: Conifers
This video helps you identify key features for common cone-bearing trees in the northeastern US.
Identify My Trees: Catskill Mountains
This video helps you identify key features for common “northern hardwood” trees (which lose their leaves) found not only in the Catskills but in many areas of New York and New England.
Identify My Trees: Hudson Valley
This video helps you identify key features for common hardwood trees in the Hudson Valley of New York. Many of these species are also common in mid-Atlantic states like New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Related Activities
