Tree Identification Key

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organized by Bill Cook from the Upper Peninsula Tree Improvement Center. It will probably be there!

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I. Trees with needle-like or scale-like leaves; fruit a cone, or cone-like (conifers).

A. Leaves needle-like

 

1. Leaves in bundles or on clusters.
 (needle-like) leaves in bundles
2. Leaves not in bundles.   (needle-like) leaves NOT in bundles

 

B. Leaves scale-like  

  

II. Trees with broad, flat leaves of many shapes and patterns (broadleaf trees).

 

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