LINKS

Trees Near Our School
Links

These Web sites help you identify trees. Most use step-by-step illustrated keys that are fairly easy for beginners. Once you reach an identification, you'll find much more information about that tree.

What Tree Is It?: This site is about trees found in Ohio. Picture-keys help you identify trees by leaf, fruit, or twig.
< http://www.oplin.lib.oh.us/products/tree/ >

Beginner's Tree Guide: This site is about trees found in Wisconsin. The picture-key focuses on leaves and uses black-and-white line drawings.
< http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/land/forestry/treeid/BeginKey/dikey1.htm >

Identification of Common Trees of Iowa: An Interactive Key: This site uses a combination of line drawings and photos to step you through the identification process.
< http://www.extension.iastate.edu/pages/tree/ >

Basics of Tree Identification: This site is about trees in Virginia. At the bottom of the page, you'll find a link to a really nice picture-key developed for 4-H students.
< http://www.fw.vt.edu/dendro/forsite/Idtree.htm >

Tree Finder Leaf Identification Guide: Part of the Missouri Botanical Garden's Temperate Deciduous Forest Website. This site includes more of the technical terminology used by advanced students.
< http://mbgnet.mobot.org/pfg/diverse/temp/leafid.htm >

So far, we haven't found an easy, step-by-step key to Illinois trees. However, once you know a tree's name, you can use the following Web site to find out more about where that tree is found in Illinois.

MusemLink-Illinois Forest Module: Just find the tree's name on the list, then click on the underlined link.
< http://museum.state.il.us/muslink/forest/htmls/trees.html >

This Web site has kid-friendly information about Illinois trees:

Kids for Trees: Presented by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.
< http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/chf/pub/tree_kit/ >

Here's a tree-identification quiz:

Tree Identification: Match photos with names (designed for off-line use).
< http://members.aol.com/ggallag958/default.html/treeid.html >

For teachers, here's a tree-identification lesson plan:

Tree Identification by the Use of Leaves: Written for the sixth grade level.
< http://www.iit.edu/~smile/bi9211.html >