How to Identify Trees in the Winter (Part 1)

[@janetw8294]

I've been watching a lot of these types of videos lately, and this one BY FAR is the BEST I've seen. You come across relaxed, personable and knowledgeable. I am a nursery professional, but learning to identify tall trees by their bark is something like remembering people by their faces; you need to get to know them. Thank you for being so helpful!

[@3nertia]

0:36 - Beech 1:08 - Sugar Maple 3:08 - Spice Bush 3:47 - Ash 4:49 - Black Cherry 7:00 - Hophornbeam 9:02 - Shagbark Hickory 9:45 - Elm 11:42 - Oak 13:24 - Eastern Cottonwood

[@criscoleman]

Thanks.

[@3nertia]

@@criscoleman Happy to help!

[@kaf890890]

We enjoyed your video very much, thank you. We recently acquired 20 acres of woods in Connecticut, and look forward to identifying our trees. We expect to tap a maple tomorrow!

[@AdventureArchives]

Glad the video could help! Hope you make some good syrup :)

[@nathanaelcard]

An Andrew classic! I'm studying bark ID while putting together a neighborhood tree survey, and was delighted (but not a bit surprised) to find an AA video on this subject Great instruction, Andrew

[@AdventureArchives]

Thanks so much! Hope the video helps :)

[@PlanetMojo]

The Red-bellied Woodpecker (and other sap suckers) make those horizontal holes in the tree. Thank you for the information. You do a good job of explaining things!

[@endangeredentertainment8584]

You're a great teacher, brother. You're definitely forestry professor material. You'll do well in any field

[@AdventureArchives]

Thank you so much! That means a lot to me, glad you enjoyed the video :) -Andrew

[@FieryHyrdra]

​@@AdventureArchives Do the spicebush berries taste like black pepper to you? I've found the taste to be nearly identical and the aroma is pretty close too, just with an extra floral aspect.

[@maureenoconnor8857]

Excellent presentation. Very clear explanations & good pictures.

[@AdventureArchives]

+Maureen O'Connor Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it, and thank you for watching :) Cheers! -Andrew

[@Gizmowerks]

Tree hugging starts @6:15. Great video man, thanks for the education.

[@mariaulvw]

Wow love this! such a helpful video!

[@ericcarbonell9927]

I’m from the south but have heard of all these trees. Great teaching video. You took plenty of time at each tree, the lighting and sound was great. Thanks.

[@AdventureArchives]

Thanks so much for the kind words, and thank you for taking the time to watch the video! :)

[@pattysherwood7091]

I am venturing out into the woods in winter and find this video very helpful. Thank you. .

[@Boymandudeguy]

Such an professionally produced video! The damp butt was funny. 10/10!

[@bobbytoledo.]

"If you wanted to you could probably make lots of bows from this" literally the most Napoleon Dynamite thing I've ever heard lol. Love the videos, cheers.

[@wesleymarkmusic403]

Great video. Very helpful information. I'm in Ohio and I'm trying to identify trees this winter. Thank you.

[@SparkyMcBiff]

This is very well done. Your knowledge is admirable and most people viewing this video are completely unaware of how much work went into putting this together. (Camera on tripod in the woods as well as much editing afterwards). Thank you for this!

[@josephallen19]

Nice job, we have almost all the same trees here, all our Ash are dead as well.

[@AdventureArchives]

Joe Robinet Bushcraft Thanks for watching, Joe! Love your videos, by the way. Everytime I watch one, I remind myself that I need to get around to buying an actual axe (as opposed to just a hatchet). --Andrew

[@jackieleblanc5312]

AdventureArchives never did

[@johnathanhall2769]

I swear, all the videos I watch.. joe does too.

[@commoveo1]

Proud of you 👏! Added so much joy to my life and sure it is and will continue to make your life more precious ✨.

[@terrismith9662]

I think KY and Ohio have very similar trees.I grew up in the Appalachia Mountains of Eastern KY. We used to swing on the grapevines when I was a kid. Once when we were swinging, the grapevine broke when my cousin was in mid air. It knocked the breath out of her and we all thought she was dying. Scared us half to death. When we see each other we laugh and remember swinging on the grapevines.

[@AdventureArchives]

There's definitely a lot of similarities in the flora in KY and OH :) Wow, glad she was okay! I had was swinging on a grapevine with Thomas (who's in some of our videos) and I remember it snapped and broke while I was in the air too. Thankfully, it wasn't too bad of a drop :)

[@temperaterainforest6203]

Great video! Your voice is crystal clear and you present your information very well.

[@AdventureArchives]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it, and I hope you found it helpful! Cheers :) -Andrew

[@jdr617]

You're the man. Never change

[@phillipmerritt1428]

I To watch you all the time then you disappeared for a while. It’s good to see you back. I have a lot of confidence in what you say that you believe you know well it sounds good to me. Hope you stay this time for a while. I know other things and I have no idea how long it takes to make one of the videos

[@gregr1672]

Great video!! I would like to address your description of Elm Bark ! Here in SW Pa ,I come across lots of Elm and 3 different species I see the most ,the Bark is not easy to push your fingernail into at all . Quite the opposite ,very hard bark . I have come across the very corky soft Elm Bark you speak of ,but not as frequently as the Other Elm I see . I cut firewood almost full time cleaning up down trees,standing dead trees ,and storm damage . I never realized how much Elm is in our area .It is quite a lot in Pa. Much of the Elm I see resembles red oak ,I call it faux Elm ,because it tricks me all the time .The biggest give away is the Rays of the end grain of cut Elm. They are the mist prominent rays I be ever seen on wood . Thanks for your videos ,would love to walk the woods with you ,maybe you could ID These Elms for me ! I think some of them ate Hybrids that took on different characteristics when they were trying to grow blight resistance Elm .

[@JulieJackson1]

Best bark ID vid I've seen. I need someone to do this in my home country, England

[@Reneemaschke]

Thank you 😊!! I've been clearing out my forest, & this info is so helpful!

[@AdventureArchives]

Glad to hear that! Thanks so much for watching :)

[@CarolineHooks]

I love this video! I wish there were more like it! Thank you!

[@godbluffvdgg]

Thanks so much for the upload, I'm learning a lot..I've been a carpenter. on the east coast. for over 3 decades but... I never took time out to learn tree identification...I mean, I knew how to recognize oak and poplar and maple etc but; here in the philly area, as I am sure in many other areas, there is such a vast diversity of trees to study... You really know your stuff and it's very helpful...:)...Thanks again...

[@johndudash2579]

Thank you for the tips, good learning, you motivate me to learn the barks!

[@Scriptures_K]

Only just found you, love your channel already, and this will be most helpful to me, thank you very much!

[@josephwaters2792]

I really loved this. My favorite tree id vid so far! Thanks!

[@donairthemusical5856]

“Having real maple syrup that you tapped on your own is an amazing experience.” Great video. You can learn a lot from this fellow in 15 minutes. Give a watch.

[@AdventureArchives]

Thanks so much!

[@GDTractor]

Love this video !!! Tons!!! I have watched it about ... 5 times so far .. and then when I go to my 19 acre woods .. I try to identify the trees .. I burn dead trees for winter heat . but .. I get frustrated that I can't remember everything .. ha !! so I was the video again !!! Thanks so much for a GREAT video !! Gary ( GD Tractor)

[@sipapito]

Thanks so much the only 🌲 I know was pine and now I feel more educated.greetings from Germany.

[@MandeepHarmonicaMusic]

Great video !! Thanks a lot will surely help me to identify the trees in my neighbourhood.

[@ChayceItLikeItsHot]

I'm studying ecosystem management in Ontario and the common name for ostrya virginiana is ironwood in Canada. I'm not sure if these sorts of things differ between countries & regions but I guess thats why latin names are important to know!

[@daphlavor]

Great Horned Owl 🦉〰️⛰⛰ very cool to see it! Thanks

[@rayharrison8418]

I really enjoy this video you explain things pretty well and I learned a lot I'll definitely be coming back to your channel to see what else I can find

[@CiaofCleburne]

Awesome video. Just what I was searching for. I can hardly wait to get to know the trees on my new land. I also hope to find maples for tapping this spring. I love how much you love these trees!!

[@eqlzr2]

Nice video. Kinda an old video. Not sure how I missed it. Lately, I'm collecting samples of small dead branches from trees around here and exposing and oiling a few inches of the wood for a little collection. Like a lot of cities, my city touts itself as the city of trees, and there actually is an online map of what trees are planted in which neighborhoods, so I have access to a variety of different trees, some unusual. Also, when I was a kid living in Iowa, we lived on a big corner lot with a lot of huge pretty mature trees. The entire town was thick with big mature elm trees that looked like gorgeous archways in the winter when they were covered in snow and ice. Unfortunately, Dutch Elm disease wiped them almost entirely out. We also had several huge pin oak trees in the yard, and big bolts of lightning eventually wiped those out, too. That'll wake up a little kid in the middle of the night when the trees are right outside your bedroom windows.

[@jeffseaton5193]

Awesome video! Learned alot in this one. Like what you did with the shagbark!

[@dustinthewind357]

This is very helpful! I'm wanting to make a bow, but I'm really bad at telling the trees apart.

[@AdventureArchives]

Rick Rabies - Can't respond directly to your comment for some reason, but that's a good point, haha. This is in Central Ohio, but probably applies more or less to a good chunk of the midwest/eastern US. And haha, I get that a lot. I sit in the dirt too much I guess. I also have shorts with a big brown paint stain on them.

[@dangerdavefreestyle]

I live in Ohio and love heating my home with wood. I plan on getting a book called "bark". Thanks for making the vid.

[@rickhaller3328]

Really enjoyed this lesson on winter tree identification.

[@mhowie68]

excellent descriptions. thanks for the great video

[@Hooozyer]

nice to know when buying firewood for cooking, people say hickory when it is most likely ash very informative

[@AdventureArchives]

Thanks so much for watching! Glad you liked the video :)

[@turtlebayster]

Excellent video all round. Thank you and keep up the great work.

[@LeSadW666]

After watching these videos for a while I have really started to pick it up!

[@AdventureArchives]

+LeSadW666 Awesome! Glad they could be of help :) Learn any new trees recently? Thank you for watching! -Andrew

[@winkinsunhempwshemp]

Thanks for the tree enthusiasm...very useful info. :)

[@stevebrenneman4214]

Great info. I hadn't heard of from any place else before. Thanks!

[@yourbuddyrook]

great video and very relevant to me here in NE OH!

[@AdventureArchives]

yourbuddyrook Thank you - glad you liked it! We'll try to do more videos like this soon --Andrew

[@tgreenejams]

Great, informative video, thank you!

[@MarioHemsley]

Great job! Made me want to learn more, and I'm in Los Angeles! Thank you!

[@Hiker63]

Great video. We have some acreage in the Georgia mountains and this has really helped.

[@TheGeniuschrist]

I really enjoy this, dude. The hillbillies where I grew up didn't teach me anything about trees!

[@GrammaRosesHomestead]

Reminds me of my Dendrology class! Good job!

[@gregmerckx8557]

Terrific video brother. Thank you.

[@chevyman35089]

great vid , lots of detail ..keep up the good work!

[@AdventureArchives]

TheOutdoorsmansAutomotive Thanks a bunch, and glad you liked it! Let us know if there are any videos you'd like to see --Andrew

[@davidazinger5639]

Awesome video. Really interesting. Never heard of MADB - maple ash dogwood buckeye have non alternating branches. We got some river birches over here in WV that have cool looking bark - so distinct. I don’t know that I have ever seen An ash tree.

[@AdventureArchives]

I think MADBuck might be something specific to Ohio - but it's pretty applicable in nearby states as well, i'm sure. Yeah, Ash trees are rare to find these days I think, because the emerald ash borer killed lots of them. Thank you for watching! -Andrew

[@DerangedSurvival]

Great informative video. Just subscribed, I look forward to watching more of your videos.

[@AdventureArchives]

Deranged Survival Thank you so much! Really glad you liked it, and hope you enjoy the other vids as well!

[@edhultgren517]

Well done young man.

[@tangerine3486]

Do you have a video on the tapping of your Maple?

[@dulahdaglace]

thanks for making this! we just got a wood-burning insert and i was having difficulty figuring out wood

[@AdventureArchives]

+dulahdaglace Absolutely - Glad it could help! Thank you for watching :) Cheers! -Andrew

[@jacoblarr9464]

8:40. Best part

[@emilysha418]

Thanks from Wisconsin!

[@jamieemes4292]

Thanks for a great video! Look forward to checking out your other videos 😊

[@ArbitraryLifestyle]

Northern cardinal call at 12:00?

[@BonafideToolJunkie]

One interesting fact, trees in the deep woods will usually grow taller and straighter, because they have to compete for sunlight. This makes them more suitable for lumber. Trees at the base of a hill also tend to do better due to the water runoff and extra nutrients they receive.

[@AdventureArchives]

Paul Weatherby Good to know! I figured trees in the forest grew straighter (Which I think makes it harder to ID them by shape?), but didn't know about them growing better at the bottom of a hill. Thanks for sharing! --Andrew

[@roballen1216]

Could the oak at the 11:54 mark maybe be a pin oak?

[@AdventureArchives]

***** Haha yup, looking at the leaves, it could definitely be pin oak. Good catch, and thanks for watching!

[@brianmedeiros417]

Well done sir.

[@Plagu3Marine7]

Thanks, just got some property with woods in Ohio and this is very helpful!

[@CheckLike]

Nice video. I'm doing a winter tree ID outing tomorrow in my community just randomly for whoever is interested. I'm in Southern Ontario, first Nations community

[@christiekeller6736]

Check out these beeches!! I've seen a lot of big beeches!!!

[@christiekeller6736]

Btw, Loved this video. Subscribed. :)

[@AdventureArchives]

Christie Keller Thanks! All the beeches love our videos :) ~Bryan

[@christiekeller6736]

AdventureArchives Hehe. Ain't that the truth! How could they not with all of this wood?! I'm trying to learn how to identify different trees. :) Would you recommend any books that help? :)

[@AdventureArchives]

Christie Keller Hmm, I haven't used it, but Audubon Society has a tree guide. I have their mushroom guide and like it well enough. But perhaps finding a simpler book for your local area would be a better way to start. I went to my state's (Ohio) department of natural resources website and they actually had a page with trees listed for Ohio: forestry.ohiodnr.gov/trees Haha, glad you like the video! --Andrew

[@ArbitraryLifestyle]

Ain't nothing like a good beech and some young ash ;)

[@nettle_head]

I’ve been waiting for him to say “you can tell because of the way it is”

[@AdventureArchives]

How neat is that!?

[@fordman7479]

I remember as a kid my dad picking ice icicles off the branches and it being kinda sweet flavored ice, like a natural popsicle.

[@carebearbear7688]

Very helpful Thankful to you!

[@angieskidmore8755]

Did anyone notice the big beach tree had initials on it? 6:40

[@LoFiJazzfingers]

Really like you re videos man, you should try posting on r/hiking on reddit I'm shore you get more exposure. Keep up the good work.

[@AdventureArchives]

Thanks so much! I'm glad you liked it. I'll consider posting these side vids to /r/hiking, though I sometimes worry they may think I'm spamming them. Thanks again! --Andrew

[@SiriusHikes]

Love your new content! But your old content still has tremendous value. Andrew, do you ever thinkina out updating these videos?

[@davidbrogan606]

Good job.

[@AdventureArchives]

Thanks so much!

[@TimBeaudet]

I know it has been done before, but I'd really like AA's take on making a bow out in the bush. There was enough talk in this video that I now want to see it happen, so if you can - make one!

[@AdventureArchives]

+Tim Beaudet Sounds great! I have an American Elm log drying that I've been meaning to try and build a bow out of. I think I'm going to have to finally get around to that this summer, and film it all :) In the meantime, it's not quite what you're looking for, but here's a video of Robby and I shooting a crude bow I made out of a dead standing elm tree: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n3_bmaRogNNjoc0 Cheers! -Andrew

[@woodbarter5713]

2:10 I've dropped many Honeylocust and the bark doesn't look close to similar to that maple.

[@AdventureArchives]

Yeah, I was just thinking people who haven't had much experiencing IDing trees might get honeylocusts and really old maples potentially confused. At least the honeylocust cultivars that don't have those huge thorns in them, haha.

[@locqtusofborg1503]

Thanks for sharing ❤

[@robertsheffey8894]

Nice video. You have a new subscriber.

[@AdventureArchives]

Thanks so much! Glad you liked it!

[@corygroothousen5955]

Great video !!

[@ironDsteele]

Great video on trees, one of the best I've seen thus far on You Tube. I've found that no matter how much you learn, there is always another tree that you'll find and will stump you : P New discoveries in nature is never ending process. There is another great channel on here that will help you hone your skills, check out Don Leopold's playlist on Dendrology, it's a valuable resource. Keep up the good work!

[@AdventureArchives]

ironDsteele Thanks so much! Glad you liked the video, and good to hear it's helpful. And that is very true. I was just hiking today and found a tree I didn't recognize. And I always have to keep practicing every winter or else I'll forget a lot of things. Thanks for sharing that playlist. The videos are really helpful and nice and quick to the point!

[@ironDsteele]

No problem, Don is the best in the business. If you get around to it, you should cover coniferous trees as well, Spruces really fool me from time to time. Be sure to check out my wild plant identification playlist on my channel, I think you will enjoy it!

[@陈凯伟-h6d]

Universal Steel

[@angieskidmore8755]

that will "stump you" HEHE

[@janetshepherd9062]

Totally enjoyed this. How did you learn so much abut all these trees? Was this a course of study in school?

[@AdventureArchives]

It started as a hobby, and then later on I took a couple of courses in school, but it's mostly just been a hobby :) -Andrew

[@Ostaphigeli]

@ 1.29 - it would be nice if the camera looked up, too.

[@AdventureArchives]

Yeah, sorry about that - I filmed this a long while back and wasn't able to add any footage at the time of editing.

[@usernamehere6061]

11:42 not a pin oak?

[@Jazzking22]

Great video! Thanks

[@phillipmerritt1428]

Very good video thanks for the detail and thanks for the comparison and thanks for the comments. Newton survival Bushcraft and prepping with this is helpful have a neighbor that can do it probably from a football field length from them I have to go up look like Sherlock Holmes. Keep up the good videos I haven't seen any in a while. Thanks Gingdah

[@thepacksmith6555]

Please add to the description what region in which you are identifying trees.

[@qsurface3799]

Very good video

[@joemercado9664]

This dude rules

[@jackburton2299]

Awesome vid! Any suggestions for books in winter tree identification?

[@mccommas2]

Thanks for the Vid. I enjoyed it. I wonder how come the different Maples and Oaks don't crossbreed and produce random results (those darnable bees!). Are they not genetically compatible?

[@AdventureArchives]

+John R. McCommas Hmm, I have actually heard that lots of red maples and silver maples hybridize becuase they're genetically similar. And I know there are lots of different maple cultivars that i assume are created by cross breeding. But I'm not as sure about oaks. Thank you for watching! :) -Andrew

[@CheckLike]

+AdventureArchives I believe Bur Oak and White Oak and Swamp White may produce hybrids I do see examples of Bur and White Oak tree's with slightly to heavily mixed characteristics. Red Maple and Silver maple may hybridize to produce Freeman's Maple or Acer xfreemanii. whether Black Maple and Sugar Maple hybridize I am unsure

[@AdventureArchives]

+CheckLike Good to know - thank you for the information!

[@michelledolly3789]

Thank You

[@lawrencereed8106]

great job you do it right .

[@kingg406]

Cool, nice smooth delivery that doesn't get off subject! If you could create a video that broke species down like a science fair project. Maybe like video flash cards! Repetition! Try a camera man, one less thing... Do Whats Fun~ G

[@AdventureArchives]

+KING G Thanks so much! That's a good idea, I might look into doing that :) Thank you for watching! -Andrew

[@Emberdrake212]

I have several snags in the area I'm in, and I'm attempting to use a bow drill. I need to identify the snags in order to make the best possible fireboard. Can I contact you using hangouts and send you pictures of the dead trees so that I'm able to use them?

[@AdventureArchives]

Sorry, just saw this. Yup, that works! I will direct message you our google address and I'll do my best to ID them - no promises though, haha. Cheers! -Andrew

[@AdventureArchives]

Seems I can't direct message you, but feel free to contact us at [e-mail]

[@Donnybrook10]

I like your channel subbed

[@AdventureArchives]

+Donnybrook10 Thanks so much! Glad you like it :) -Andrew