With the spring sunshine and summer months on the way, I should hope that many of you will be spending much more time outside. With this in mind, what a fabulous time to work on your tree identification. Below are some facts to help you with your tree ID.
YEW TREE
Red berries (DO NOT PICK OR EAT)
Scaly brown bark
Evergreen (has leaves all year)
All parts of the tree are poisonous
Wood not food safe (burning or utensils)
HAZEL TREE
It has Catkins
Hazel nuts grown in the summer
Good to make bow drill with
Food safe (burning or utensils)
Bark -Silver grey to pale brown, sometimes peeling
OAK TREE
Acorn’s grow on them in summer
Takes 40 years to grow its first acorn’s
Bark – Pale grey with deep ridges
Good for making furniture (hard wood)
Ships in the Navy was built from oak wood
HAWTHORN TREE
Bark – brown with shallow ridges
Leave is lobed, glossy and green leaves
Good fire wood
Also known as the May-tree. (Due to its flowering period). Only tree named for the month it blooms
The red berries have a star shape on the bottom also the berries can be good to make medicine
BEECH TREE
Bark is silver grey and smooth
Contains beech nuts which are in a prickly husk (look on floor may see these near the tree)
Good hard wood to use for furniture and flooring.
The wood is good for fire wood
Winter bubs are distinctively, sharply pointed and not pressed against the twigs
