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Exploring Tree Classification: Identifying Wisconsin's Diverse Tree Species

Discover the art of tree classification in Wisconsin with Miss Emily Ranch as your guide. With around 750 types of trees in North America and 100,000 globally, understanding tree vocabulary is essential for identification. This lesson introduces important terms like coniferous and deciduous, and explores examples such as sugar maple, balsam fir, and white pine. Learn to observe leaf shapes, branching structures, and pith characteristics to discern between tree species. Join us in this engaging exploration of Wisconsin's rich arboreal landscape!

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Exploring Tree Classification: Identifying Wisconsin's Diverse Tree Species

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  1. Falling into Classification Recognizing Wisconsin Trees Miss Emily Ranch

  2. There are about 750 types of trees in North America and about 100,000 in the world.

  3. Vocabulary • Classifying trees takes an advanced vocabulary • Lets tackle some new words • Each word will help us identify the trees

  4. Coniferous Deciduous

  5. Examples Coniferous Deciduous Box Elder Black Ash Sugar Maple Silver Maple • Balsam Fir • White Spruce • White Pine • Tamarack

  6. Coniferous Deciduous

  7. Coniferous Leave Needle Shaped Leave Needles NOT Shaped

  8. Needle Shaped Leaves Clustered Single Grouped

  9. Single Leaves Flat Needles Angled Needles

  10. Coniferous Deciduous

  11. Deciduous Alternate Branches Opposite Branches

  12. Leaf Type Simple Complex

  13. Leaf Ridge Smooth Outline Toothed Outline

  14. Pith Type Plated Pith Not Plated Pith

  15. Leaf Lobe Simple Lobed Non - Lobed

  16. Lets Get Started! Now that we know what we’re looking for we can successfully identify some trees

  17. Example http://dnr.wi.gov/org/caer/ce/eek/veg/treekey/index.htm Let’s do it together.

  18. Example #2

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