If you’ve ever wanted to be the kind of hiker who can tell the difference between a Doug fir and a pine tree, you’ve come to the right place. Every species of tree has unique characteristics, from its ...
Trees can be identified in winter by observing their needles, bark, branching patterns, and buds. Distinctive bark, such as the smooth gray bark of a beech or the peeling white bark of a paper birch, ...
HAMLIN TOWNSHIP, MI – Sugar maple. Red maple. Silver maple. What’s the difference? Those three maple species are part of the “tree identification pathway” at Ludington State Park, near Ludington. This ...