Tree Identification Key

If there is a word or term that you aren't familiar with, visit the Glossary of Terms
organized by Bill Cook from the Upper Peninsula Tree Improvement Center. It will probably be there!

** Click on the buttons to view an illustration of each tree feature **

I. Trees with needle-like or scale-like leaves; fruit a cone, or cone-like (conifers).
II. Trees with broad, flat leaves of many shapes and patterns (broadleaf trees).
           A. Leaves compound.

B. Leaves simple.

See a drawing of a simple leaf.

1. Opposite.

See a drawing of opposite branching.

2. Alternate.

See a drawing of alternate branching.

... to introductory Dichotomous Key page