Tree and Flower Identification Guide
This guide is designed to help gardeners, students of biology and horticulture, and anyone who loves exploring trees and flowers. It features two main sections: Tree Identification and Flower Identification, along with additional resources on How Flowers Work and the Tree of Life. To get started, click the button below the image or use the drop-down menus at the top of the screen to navigate directly to specific pages.

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The Tree Identification section explains the differences between Broadleaf and Conifer trees and provides simple identification keys. These keys are based on features like leaf shape, buds, thorns, bark, catkins, cones, white flowers, and summer fruits. Close-up photographs highlight the details botanists rely on for tree recognition. The Tree Index links to detailed profiles of over 130 trees.

The Flower Identification section offers a similar approach, focusing on 42 plant families. You’ll learn how flowers function, how they’ve evolved, and how they are grouped into families. Examples include important families like Iris, Lily, and Daffodil, with clear illustrations and simple explanations of botanical terms.

Finally, the Tree of Life section provides a fascinating overview of where trees and flowers fit into the evolutionary history of life on Earth.

There is also a tree guide in the form of an iPad app available for free from the Apple App store. For more information on this app click HERE

Increasingly the positive effects of nature on mental well-being are being recognised and measured. This may be as simple as working in the garden, going for a walk or visiting a wildlife reserve or formal garden. For many people the experience is  enriched by knowing and learning more about the flowering plants and trees that they see or grow. This site provides that information in an easily-accessible form.