Colorado Tree Identification

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Tree ID Basics

Evergreens – Spruces, Firs, and Douglas Firs

Evergreens – Pines

Evergreens – Junipers and Other Evergreens

Deciduous – Opposite buds – Maples and Ashes

Locusts and Elms

Oaks

Poplars and Willows

Willows of Colorado – Trees and Shrubs

Trees with large compound leaves Ailanthus, Black Walnut, Buckeyes, Hickory,Horsechestnut, Kentucky Coffeetree, Pecan, Sumac

Other Large Trees Beech, Catalpa, Chestnut, Lindens, Mulberry, Sycamore, Tuliptree, Soapberry,
Yellowwood

Medium Sized Trees Birches, Russian Olives, Buffaloberry, Ginkgo, Goldernrain, Goldenchain, Hornbeam, Mountain Ashes, Redbud

Small Trees Dogwood, Hawthorns, Beaked Hazelnut, Alder, Heptacodium, Japanese Tree Lilac, Magnolia, Serviceberry, Tree Euonymus, Smoke Tree

Fruit Trees Apples, Apricot, Cherry, Chokecherry, Crabapples, Peach, Pear, Plum

CU Tree walk map 2015.pdf

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