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:

Opposite leaves;

Alternate (or spiral) leaves

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:

N.B. click on title to go to spp.

Non-spiny - buds ALTERNATE

Non-spiny - buds OPPOSITE

Spiny stems:

N.B. click on title to go to spp.

Julian's barberry

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

N.B. click on title to go to spp.

Mountain willow

Whortle-lvd willow

Flowering currant

Mountain currant

Wild service tree

Pedunculate oak

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

N.B. click on title to go to spp.

Himalayan honeysuckle