Thanks to all of you who participated in our virtual A DAY in the WOODS: Identifying the Trees in Your Woods. Below are the recordings and resources from that program.
Introductory video on Tree Identification Basics with Dave Apsley (OSU Extension) and Stephanie Downs (ODNR-Forestry). 42 minute Zoom Video : http://go.osu.edu/treeidbasics
Identifying the Trees in Your Woods video on using tree id key and resources with Dave Apsley (OSU Extension), Stephanie Downs (ODNR-Forestry), Jim Downs (Hocking College) and Tom Macy (ODNR-Forestry). 1 hour Zoom Video: http://go.osu.edu/treeidkeying
New series of Tree Identification Clips on You Tube. Currently there are 6 short (2 to 3 min each) videos in the playlist, many more to come soon: http://go.osu.edu/treeid
To purchase Leaf Identification Key to Eighty-Eight Ohio Trees visit: https://extensionpubs.osu.edu/leaf-identification-key-to-eighty-eight-ohio-trees/
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Reference materials discussed:
- Virginia Tech Dendrology, Tree ID keys (Leaf and Twig), single pages fact sheets with excellent photos, range maps and descriptions: https://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/dendrology/idit.htm
- vTree app for Android or iPhone: https://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/dendrology/vtree.htm
- Eastern Trees, Peterson Field Guides, George Petrides/Janet Wehr, ISBN-13: 978-0395904558
- The Woody Plants of Ohio, E. Lucy Braun, ISBN-13: 978-0814204979
- A Force for Nature: Lucy Braun, Kentucky Educational TV: A Force for Nature: Lucy Braun
- Trees of Ohio: field guide, ODNR Division of Wildlife/Forestry. Free PDF Download: https://ohiodnr.gov/wps/portal/gov/odnr-core/documents/wildlife-documents/ztrees-of-ohio
- Woody Plants of Kentucky and Tennessee: The Complete Winter Guide to Their Identification and Use, Ronald L Jones and B. Eugene Wofford, ISBN-13: 978-0813142500