Identify
Look at the tree and answer Start with the leaf; if you don't know an answer, skip it. On the right (or below, on a phone) you'll see the trees that fit, plus the ones that fit in everything but one, in case you were unsure.
Or identify it from a photo
What are the leaves like? 01 Look closely at a twig. If there are no leaves (it's winter), skip ahead to the bark or the fruit.
An ordinary leaf Thin and long, like a pine Pressed flat against the twig, like a cypress Huge, shaped like a fan or a feather Not sure, next
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How do the needles grow? 02 Pull off a sprig and look at the base: on pines the needles are held together in a small sheath.
Like little brushes Singly along the twig Not sure, next
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Is the leaf all in one piece? 03 A compound leaf looks like a small branch with many leaflets, but it falls off whole and has a bud at its base.
Simple Pinnate Bipinnate, like a fern Palmate Not sure, next
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What shape is it? 04 If the leaf is compound, look at a single leaflet.
Like a poplar Like an oak Like a plane or a maple Not sure, next
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What is the edge like? 05 Like a saw Not sure, next
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How are they set on the twig? 06 Look at where the leaves (or whole compound leaves) join the twig.
Alternate Opposite Whorled Many together on a short shoot Not sure, next
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Does it keep its leaves in winter? 07 Evergreen Deciduous Not sure, next
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What is the bark like? 08 Look at the trunk of a big tree: on young trees nearly all bark is smooth.
Deep cracks Leaves patches or scales Thick and soft Palms Not sure, next
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What fruit does it have? 09 Look on the ground under the tree too.
Cypress, juniper Like a bean Spins as it falls Berry, cherry, olive Walnut, chestnut, hazelnut London plane Not sure, next
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Where is it growing? 10 Not sure, next
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