Trees and shrubs by leaf shape (or winter twigs)



Choose from:       Leaves       or       Twigs;



Choose from the following 9 groups:-

Trees - scale or needle lvs
Shrubs - narrow/linear lvs
Lvs broad (entire or fine teeth)
Toothed or randomly lobed

Lvs shallowly palmate
Deeply divided - palmate
Deeply - Pinnate
Spines or no leaves

Bare twigs

Linear or needle-like (length >6 x breadth)


Leaves broad (length < 6x breadth) to circular; entire or small teeth only, with branching veins - Select either:


Broad (+/- entire) - Opposite:



Broad (+/- entire) - Alternate

Small shrubs < c.40cm;     Large shrubs/small trees;      Trees;  


Broad (+/- entire) - Alternate - Small shrubs < c.40cm


Broad (+/- entire) - Alternate - larger shrubs (>40cm.) to small trees

Choose from : Deciduous      or      Evergreen

Deciduous alternate entire lvs - shrubs


Evergreen alternate entire lvs - shrubs


Broad entire (+/- fine teeth) - Trees


Leaves toothed or irregularly lobed (starting with smaller plants)


Choose from:     Toothed ,    Spiny     or     Lobed



Toothed leaves


Spiny leaves


Lobed/Irregular lobes


Leaves shallowly palmately lobed


Leaves deeply palmately divided (including ternate)


Leaves deeply pinnately divided


No Leaves or only spines


Dwarf Southern coastal plants:


Winter twigs:


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Spiny stems:


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Non-spiny stems: BUDS ALTERNATE (Smaller to bigger plants)


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Non-spiny stems: BUDS OPPOSITE (Smaller to bigger plants)


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