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Oak Tree Identification. Alyssa Besser EDCI 270 Newby 2/19/08. Remember. Always click the button to make your selection. The will take you to the previous slide. What's one way to identify a tree?. Height Number of branches The leaf. Try Again!.
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Oak Tree Identification Alyssa Besser EDCI 270 Newby 2/19/08
Remember • Always click the button to make your selection. • The will take you to the previous slide.
What's one way to identify a tree? Height Number of branches The leaf
Try Again! No, height varies by age of the tree.
Try Again! The number of branches does not determine species.
That’s Right! Correct! You can correctly identify a tree by its leaf, good job!
Oak Trees • Oak trees are one family of trees. • There are many species of oak trees and many of the leaves look different from each other. • Lets learn to identify the oak trees of Indiana!
There are two types of Oak tress in Indiana • Red Oaks • Red • Black • Pin • Shingle • Red oak leave lobes are bristled, forming pointed ends. • White Oak • White • Swamp White • Chestnut • Chinquapin • Bur • White Oak leaves have round lobes.
RedOaks • Red Oak Leaf • Black Oak Leaf Bristle Tips
Red Oaks (cont’d) Pin Oak Leaf Shingle Oak Leaf
White Oak Swamp White Oak White Oak Leaf
White Oak (cont’d) • Bur Oak Leaf • ChinquapinOak Leaf
Congratulations, you know how to identify red oaks from oaks! White