Field Guide to Trees

Forests, parks, backyards, or trees just on the urban sidewalk provide the house to live, provide evacuation centers for people, and further protect the earth by absorbing harmful carbon dioxide. So please use these hints to better understand them by learning more about these lush friends about them.

I wear clothes to go hiking. When walking in a field or a forest, please wear shoes of pants, socks and toes. In this way insects will not bite your feet, thorns will not hurt your skin.

Please go out in summer or early autumn. That is when the leaves grow completely. It is difficult to identify trees in winter (but not impossible!)

Please note small animals. There are insects and other creatures in trees. Turn your eyes to animals that may be bitten or stabbed. And always make one animal

Please do not touch plants with 3 leaves. Toxic grapevines grow on trunks such as the ground and tree trunks. If you rub it, it will give you a badly itching rash. I know how it looks, I remember: three leaves, let it go

Your green friend, please do not hurt the tree. Do not destroy the living branches, cut the bark, or peel off.

Please do not lick, eat, species, bark, leaves. Some trees like the Pacific yews have many toxic parts.

So, you found two different trees in the nearby forest. What should I do. Bring the tree field guide together to help you identify each. Please start with the following tips

Is the crown of the shape (leaf part) rounded, pointed or conical (tapered)? Please note that two trees of the same species can have different shapes. It depends on how crowded they are, how much sunshine they get and how old they are

Start with leaves to start recognizing the tree. Are they needle-like or scaly? Are they wide and flat? Please note whether the leaves are smooth or teeth grow. Do they have leaves like hands? Is this tree branch a single branch or a small leaf? Are the leaves facing each other or alternating with branches? Look for trees with these leaves in the guide

Flowers and trees Can you see flowers of trees? How do they look like? How about a cone? What is their shape and size?

Are there some other small growths of fruit trees, such as acorns or nuts or fruits?

Photo: Cristina Stoian, Shutterstock (top), Carol R Montoya, Dreamstime (middle), George Bailey, Dreamstime (bottom)

Freelance writers, writers, teachers, illustrators and photographers MICHAEL WOJTECH are the author of "Bark: Guide to the Northeastern Tree". Tom Wessel once said, "His book says Michael is good at identifying trees using bark." "Michael and the artist Julia Kuo co-authored" Painting Trees and Leaves. " He obtained a master's degree in conservation biology from the University of Antioquia in New England, where he edited All Terrain magazine.

My guide is here a whisper of a tree. German forestry and artist Peter Wohlleben rarely understands the life inside the tree and can explain it in an easy-to-understand and exciting language. In this cold and clear morning, his blue eyes match the blue of the sky. Wohlleben devoted his life to the investigation and worry of trees. He managed the forest as a nature reserve and lived in a country house near the village of Hummel, far away with his wife Miriam.

This tree stands alone in the field, but it is not alone. The world is connected, the tree is a network. Life flows from tree to field and then comes back like breathing. Water and nutrients get over the veins of the trees, leaves will fall on the ground and be covered. Fill your lungs with the chlorophyll engine air filter and the purest oxygen known to humans. The wind brings insects and seeds, pollen and life. This cycle is infinite and you will never get tired. This tree lives with thousands of families, there are a thousand.

You feel that you are small and ignored. Your question is small and easy to manage. Your heart is filled with hope. You are a member of this family, wherever you go you carry trees. This field will be your canvas and trees will be your story. Life is eternal in this open field, your soul never dries. You stand up, put your hands on old trees, and rub your nails over the bark. The tree now knows you and will never forget. You sighed and nodded his head and said goodbye to the field. This is a future road, the tree will see you, guide you and convey your story to the next traveler