Basics of Tree Identification Twigs

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This video serves as an introduction on how to identify angiosperm trees using their twigs. If you have any questions about the video please ask me in the comment section below :) • **************************************************************************** • Instagram: / mo_plant_daddy • Twitter: / mo_plant_daddy • Facebook: / mo.plant.daddy • Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mo_plant_dadd... • **************************************************************************** • Music in video: • Fredji - Happy Life (Vlog No Copyrigh... • **************************************************************************** • Vocabulary: • Alternate: Buds are staggered, don’t arise directly across from each other. • Apical (or terminal) bud: Buds that reside at the end of a twig. • Bud scales: Modified leaves that surround a bud. • Bundle scar: Where the leaf was attached to the plant’s vascular tissue. • Glabrous: Smooth, hairless. • Imbricate: Bud scales overlap each other like shingles. • Internode: The space between two nodes. • Lateral (or axillary buds): Buds that reside on the sides of a twigs. • Leaf scar: Represents a place on a twig where a leaf was attached. • Lenticels: Pores on a twig that allow for gas exchange to occur between the inside of the twig and the outside air. • Naked: No bud scales present, buds protected by modified leaves. • Opposite: Buds arise directly across from each other. • Node: A node is where buds attach to the stem. • Pubescent: Has tiny hairs or fuzz. • Resin: An organic substance that is insoluble in water and is secreted by plants. • Stipule scars: Remnants of leaf-like structures (stipules) on a twig. • Valvate: Bud scales meet in the middle, don’t overlap. • **************************************************************************** • Species used in video: • Acer negundo L. (Box-elder) • Acer saccharum Marshall (Sugar maple) • Asimina triloba (L.) Dunal. (Pawpaw) • Cercis canadensis L. (Eastern redbud) • Cornus sericea L. (Red-stemmed dogwood) • Gymnocladus dioicus (L.) K. Koch (Kentucky coffee tree) • Juglans nigra L. (Black walnut) • Liquidambar styraciflua L. (Tulip tree) • Lonicera maackii (Rupr.) Herder (Amur honeysuckle) • Magnolia spp. (Magnolia) • Platanus occidentalis L. (Sycamore) • Populus deltoides (Eastern cottonwood) • Pyrus calleryana Decne. (Bradford pear) • Salix spp. (Willow) • Sassafras albidum (Sassafras) • ******************************************************************************************** • RECOMMENDED PLANT IDENTIFICATION RESOURCES (United States) • Affiliate Disclosure: Some of the links in this description are affiliate links, meaning that if you click through and make a purchase, I may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you. This helps support the channel and allows me to continue creating content like this. Thank you for the support! • MIDWEST (Centralized in MO/IL) • 1. Forest Trees of Illinois (Moderate) - https://amzn.to/4dOmQUe • 2. Fruit Key and Twig Key to Trees and Shrubs (Moderate) - https://amzn.to/3UcoU1b • 3. Steyermark's Flora of Missouri, Volume 3 (Expert) - https://amzn.to/3UcoU1b • 4. Vascular Flora of Illinois: A Field Guide, Fourth Edition (Moderate) - https://amzn.to/4f38Wyu • 5. *Most Eastern region plant ID guides will be helpful • EAST • 1. Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Trees: Eastern Region (Beginner) - https://amzn.to/48cc3lJ • 2. National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Wildflowers: Eastern Region (Beginner) - https://amzn.to/3A5T67t • WEST • 1. The Jepson Manual: Vascular Plants of California (Expert) - https://amzn.to/3Ynln2F • 2. Plants of the Rocky Mountains (Beginner) - https://amzn.to/4eMQ2vZ • 3. National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Trees: Western Region (Beginner) - https://amzn.to/3Y8pONx • 4. National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Wildflowers: Western Region (Beginner) - https://amzn.to/3Ue7Hol • ALL OF NORTH AMERICA • 1. The Sibley Guide to Trees (Beginner) - https://amzn.to/4eLfORv • Will update list as I find more plant ID books I like! In my opinion, a lot of the moderate plant ID books tend to be better for learning, but if you want to go at a slower pace, grab a more beginner one. I don’t recommend getting an expert level plant ID book until you can comfortably navigate through a moderate one. Have fun identifying! :)

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