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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.
Spiny stems
Non-spiny - buds ALTERNATE
Non-spiny - buds OPPOSITE
Spiny stems:
N.B. click on title to go to spp.
Hawthorn
Blackthorn
Rose
Japanese rose
Buckthorn
Sea buckthorn
Gooseberry
Restharrow
Blackberry
Barberry
Julian's barberry
Non-spiny stems: BUDS ALTERNATE (Smaller to bigger plants)
N.B. click on title to go to spp.
Blueberry
Daphne
Dwarf willow
Dwarf birch
Bog myrtle
Mountain willow
Whortle-lvd willow
Woolly willow
Spiraea
Blackcurrant
Flowering currant
Mountain currant
Broom
Birch
Downy birch
Hazel
Italian Alder
Alder
Rowan
Wild service tree
Whitebeam
Apple
Plum
Cherry
Bird cherry
Aspen
Poplar
Balsam Poplars
Goat willow
Laburnum
Elm
Wych elm
Hornbeam
Beech
Oak
Pedunculate oak
Lime
Sweet chestnut
Walnut
Mulberry
Larch
Dawn redwood
Swamp cypress
Tree of heaven
Non-spiny stems: BUDS OPPOSITE (Smaller to bigger plants)
N.B. click on title to go to spp.
Privet
Honeysuckle
Snowberry
Coralberry
Dogwood
Himalayan honeysuckle
Guelder rose
Elder
Field maple
Manna Ash
Ash
Horse chestnut
Sycamore