It’s the Season for Evergreens!

The below list is a group of sites that will allow you to key out different types of trees. For this lesson we will be working with evergreen trees. We use evergreen trees as decoration during the holiday season. Do you know why? Yes, it has always been done this way, but why? Using the samples in front of you select a key and identify the tree species.

National Arbor Day Tree Key

http://www.arborday.org/trees/treeID.html

Ohio University Tree Key

http://ohioline.osu.edu/b700/b700_08.html

ISU Forestry Key

http://www.exnet.iastate.edu/pages/tree/key.html

Maine Tree Key

http://www.nhest.org/penquis/penquistreekey.html

Leaf Key

http://www.fiegenbaum.org/keytest/leaf_key.html

Dichotomous Tree Key with DNR

http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/eek/veg/treekey/treestart.htm

Site that answer some really good questions about Evergreen Trees.

Why do evergreen trees have needles?

http://www.wonderquest.com/PineNeedles.htm

Plants that provide good cut greens.

http://clevessf.dev.advance.net/gardencenter/column/dec97/greens_plants.html

What is an evergreen tree if you live in Africa?

http://www.gridclub.com/fact_gadget/1001/nature/plant_kingdom/332.html

Christmas Tree Legends

http://www.ipm.iastate.edu/ipm/hortnews/2001/12-7-2001/christmastree.html