Identifying Trees Without Looking Up

[@Nicky_Brens]

Arborist from Ontario, Canada here and just wanted to say thank you so much man! I absolutely love your videos and appreciate what you’re doing!

[@Rollinghillsconservation]

Hey Adam, just wanted to let you know that your videos and course have been invaluable to me over this last 6 months. I purchased a farm in your area and your videos have helped me identify numerous species of mushroom, as well as give me the confidence to actually add them too the cook pot!

[@GuruEthereal]

💚💙🤙✌️🖖

[@rolux4853]

Man a Farm in the USA is my absolute dream! I have a nice 300 year old house with a decent garden in a small german village and the forest is near. But Germany is so densely populated compared to the rural USA. The huge open land that american farms have is so unbelievably beautiful to me and gives me a feeling of space that I often can’t satisfy here in Germany. Luckily I’m living at the foot of the Harz Mountains I can wander into the forests that are left (they are almost all destroyed these days, climate Change made a specific beetle come over that destroys all the spruces..) and feel that calm feeling of solitude.

[@TS-jm7jm]

​​@@rolux4853dont give up man, work towards moving to america, have a lookout for the ozark mountains, if you can get into the lumber industry it could work out very well for you

[@scottcrawford1104]

Eastern hemlocks are such a noble species. Their boughs grow heavy with snow, like blanketing steps. Their needles are not sharp, but supple and verdant. Finding a grove of hemlock along the shore of a meandering streambed is a great joy. Thanks for the video!

[@EagleJim62]

It's good to see so many people watching a video on tree identification. I'm not the only one who stops to watch and learn. Thanks for the great content, Adam.

[@boomer3150]

I know. I have been doing this since being a kid in the 60s...good to see others are waking up to it!

[@eklectiktoni]

I've done this before with trees and other plants. One time in my backyard, I saw trumpet vine flowers (Campsis radicans) on the ground near the fence line between my and the neighbor's property. I was confused because we don't have a trumpet vine. So i kept looking up into the trees (both properties have lots of pines and oaks). Finally I saw a wild trumpet vine wrapped around my neighbor's pine tree. It has wrapped around the full height of the tree, maybe 60 ft. It was in full bloom and gorgeous.

[@yz4993]

I've been geeking out on tree identification lately, it's so tricky, at least right now. This helped a lot. Thanks, Adam!

[@twatmangle]

Hi Adam, I love your videos, I have been using what you teach here to find and identify medicinal mushrooms in New England here. I use them to make tinctures for my sister who has a terminal diag of cancer. Happy to report that tumors are shrinking! You really have no Idea how or when the things you do with your life will positively affect the lives and health of others. You should know that what you do here helps my family and I appreciate you for it. Thanks Adam

[@danthomas6587]

I haven't done landscaping for a few years but I'm still a plant nerd. That's why I love your channel. Thx for the knowledge Adam.

[@WhatIDoOutdoors]

It’s always a pleasure to watch such an informative video. They are extremely relaxing to watch and listen to. May I say as a compliment, you are the Bob Ross of outdoor education. Thank you

[@tonykatieherres9991]

💯

[@denisemusicnut]

In the UK, basswood/linden trees (tilia species)are called “lime” trees. It makes sense, now that I know the like to grow in limestone rich soils! I always wondered about the name, since the are obviously not citrus! I have two of them. The flowers can be used medicinally, and bees love them. The European and American Linden trees have similar properties with one another, and can be used interchangeably.

[@celiauzarski2064]

Thanks for telling us about alternate name for American Basswood. I live in an area that borders western Pennsylvania. In my memory in I thought the leaf he showed us was a Linden. When he said it was Basswood, I thought it was my error. Thanks for reminding us that different places call the same variety varying common names. I’m a plant nut, so this channel covers all the things that interest me. Its nice to know that Adam extensive knowledge appeals to people like you who reside fairly far from where his videos originate. Thanks for your input about lime tree name. I would not have known without your comment.

[@melchurch3019]

Great tutorial. My walks in the woods have become so much more interesting as I search for clues to identify plants and their habitat. Thanks.

[@amyb5339]

I live next door in Ohio and your naturalist prowess has been invaluableto me. My property backs to undeveloped parkland next to an Ohio scenic waterway. So much opportunity to wild hike.

[@Maddy_might]

Thanks Adam. I will be looking closer at the mushrooms I see to ID trees. We just bought 80 acres and are having fun IDing the trees and mushrooms. We are so grateful for everything we've found so far.

[@CHEFTECH86]

You just helped me identify 5 trees growing on my south central Pa. property! Every time I watch your awesome educational videos, I shut everything else down and watch multiple times! Thank you for all the education!

[@FrozEnbyWolf150]

I instantly recognized those basswood seeds, because we have a large 100-year old linden tree out front that drops those little ball bearings everywhere. They get stuck in my shoe treads and are very easy to slip on when they coat the driveway. At least the linden tree is edible, every part of it, including the leaves and seeds, though it's best to pick them when they're young in the early spring. You can also tap the linden for its sap, though I heard the sugar concentration is only 1/4 that of a maple.

[@metikmusic6066]

These videos are so wholesome Adam is like the bob Ross of nature education lol

[@jodywho6696]

Gooood morning, Adam. I love testing myself too✨

[@gizanked]

Hey I knew the first one. Partly because I just looked it up while picking up leaves for my son's preschool class. Loved the fact that it actually grows 2 different shaped leaves. We've also got a few of bitternut hickory in the front yard! And it must be a mast year between the number of acorns , hickory nut, and beech seeds.

[@vipahman]

Just love listening to your videos. So informative, so much clarity. Your teaching skills are exquisite.

[@michaelbenson582]

So cool to see the walking ferns on the limestone rocks behind you. We have a small population in Indiana in park county. Your channel rocks. Thanks for sharing your passion and knowledge. Regards, mike

[@ElectricUAM]

I love your videos. I'm originally from the south of France and have lived a long time in southern California. I now live in Savannah, Georgia where the fauna is so different from what I'm used to. You help me make sense of what grows around here. I hope to be able to pick mushrooms within a year or so next. Thanks!

[@deeannh17]

I saw the thumbnail and I knew it was a Magnolia tree since that is what we have in front our home. But I live in California and it looks a little different. It has thick leaves, glossy green on one side and brown and fuzzy on the other with neat looking cones and red seeds. The flowers are giant and they open up like lotus flowers. A very pretty tree and it’s easy to rake up the leaves.

[@marciaperry6458]

Thank you (again) for the helpful education about native trees and mushrooms. I live near the coast of Lake Michigan and am conserving my land to provide educational, inspirational and therapeutic experiences. My connections with trees is intuitive but I find I need to learn as much as I can to help others connect/reconnect with nature. Your work is very valuable.

[@gigi3242]

This was fun, and I got some things right (only because I had four kids that had to do tree identification projects, lol) Love this channel, thanks. Take care, be well

[@philippeweltz883]

Tilia americana/American basswood is my favourite tree leave to eat. Better in the spring but still OK later, and I also like the buds in the winter. In my area (more in the North) all populus tree leaves have a somewhat flat petiole (stalk of the leaf) which helps identification. Not sure it is like that everywhere though... Thanks for your excellent videos Adam.

[@bridgetstaszak5800]

I enjoy your videos so much. It makes walking in nature even more enjoyable when you are able to identify, appreciate and understand the incredible growth around us and under foot. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us 💚 🌳

[@debbiecurtis4021]

Thanks for posting this, it will be invaluable information.

[@maureendetro6756]

Thank you so much for the info! I "play" in the woods everyday and love to try to identify every thing I encounter. Im 71 years old.

[@mox3909]

Your videos are so awesome, my dude. I live in Southern New England my whole life, and my 3 year old son is constantly asking what this mushroom/tree/plant is, and watching your videos have answered a lot of questions!

[@kirkhepburnmiddleagedwhiteguy]

Thank you Adam for another highly informative well presented video. You are my go to authority on plant identification from A to Z.

[@Mr38thstreet]

Thanks for the refresher course on Tree Id. A little detective work comes in handy. Love your channel Adam.

[@josephfroton2339]

Brilliant research work! I knew there are hickory trees but had no idea there were so many varieties! Great skill to look at the forest floor. It's so very true especially during Autumn. Another great video! Thanks! 🎃🎃🎃

[@sapelesteve]

Fantastic video Adam! You should do more videos like this. Based on watching this video, I really need to get a field guide of trees in my area and start using it! I live on two acres of land and have no idea what trees are growing around me. Time to brake out the camera and start taking photos for identification purposes! Thanks so much and hope that all is well. 👍👍🌲🌲

[@birdman1174]

Thank you Adam and thank you Tennessee Valley Authority for the improvements that have been and continue to be made to your properties that enable wheelchairs to get back out and enjoy at least the edge of the wilderness. I have been doing this very exercise and also the opposite.

[@PeterFraser-hp3rs]

8:07 The substrates of some of these mushrooms are amazingly specific. They're very picky what they choose to grow on.

[@christineedwards4865]

Lots of great information, as always. I didn't realize there was a mycena that grew specifically from walnuts, or a mushroom associated with cucumber magnolia fruits. (They're often called "mountain magnolias" here in VA.) Are you familiar with an herbaceous plant that makes a similar looking fruit to a cucumber magnolia, a cluster of red berries but the cluster is long-ish, not like ginseng? It senesced already and the leaves are missing, either eaten by deer or rotted away.

[@scottsmith8546]

Well done Adam! I live in Mid-western Michigan and we do have all the trees you've named there and then some. When I walk through the woods during each season, I seem to always notice something I've not seen before, but it's usually from a tree I've known, but at different parts of the years, there is change....except the bark, from the bottom upwards to the twigs there are unique characteristics from each segment, but it's always the same for each type of tree and that's my biggest clue. The cottonwoods, maples, and oaks are the most prolific in my area, but there are also a few of m;any others, with my favorites being the "Bone trees" Sycamores.

[@mdl17576]

Magnolia accuminata

[@kkingquad]

Top tier channel! I do this while I’m walking. I look for leaves, fruits and other context clues to figure out what’s around. Thanks for the extra tips

[@lynnsbomb]

I always enjoy your videos and love all the great info. I found my first hen of the woods this past Thursday and what a great experience. I actually found 2 different trees with them but the first tree they were a little old. But I brought home a nice “head” of the fresh ones and wow are they delicious.

[@Vbluevital]

Thank You Adam most pleasurable as always.

[@mariatorres9789]

Excellent video! This is the best for winter id, when most leaves are gone from branches.

[@senatorjosephmccarthy2720]

Thanks for an educational lesson on identifying some of the trees in Pennsylvania, Adam. It was impressive seeing you identify the tiny saplings.

[@theMusiCandMedicinE]

What an enjoyable time of year to explore the eastern woodlands. The mosquitoes and black flies were so numerous in late summer it was almost unbearable lol I've been taking long woods walks for the past couple weeks, keeping my eyes on the floor and the canopy. Making observations and new identifications. It's great. Always enjoy your videos, looking forward to the next one 🙂

[@justanamerican9024]

Thank you so much. The way you share your extensive knowledge is amazing. I learn so much from your videos and look forward to them.

[@PhilRushworth]

KZbin gold!!! I'm constantly wondering what yes I'm looking at when I'm out birding. I must now binge watch ALL you AMAZING videos!!!! You deserve 1M subs!

[@hoosierpioneer]

Your presentation style allows me the chance to see if I can figure it out before you tell me. And slowly I'm learning because I got aspen and hemlock!

[@moseknowsnature]

Adam- Great video! You are a true naturalist and a very good teacher. May God continue to bless you. Mose

[@BecomingVT]

This is absolutely brilliant. I’m going to give it a try in my woods.

[@kristabouse4379]

Love this!! Thank you for taking the time to teach us 🧡

[@shawn2204]

LOVE IT!! A great technique to use in combination when you're trying to assess a new landscape for resources, habitats, and edibles! I continue to love your videos! Keep up the great work!!!

[@cl41rr3]

Hi there, Adam! I've been watching your videos for the last three or four years and I have not said it before but thank you for making this content. I live around your area in WPA but I never knew much about our local flora until I started watching your videos. Ever since I watched your video about Chicken of the Woods, I've fallen in love with mushroom hunting and mushrooms in general. I've always been very passionate about nature but your videos helped push me towards further learning and now I'm able to comfortably and safely harvest several varieties. Your educational content has absolutely been reaching and changing the lives of so many people. Thank you for leacing such an impact on my life and helping me to discover my love of mushrooms and our local forests!!

[@lbr88x30]

Hi Adam, I often do this for tulip poplars. Loved your tips!

[@whatifitnt]

Thank You! 💝

[@christopherstanko2847]

You always inspire me to be more proactive in the woods instead of just walking for recreation

[@cherylgodding2339]

I love your videos, they are so educational and entertaining! While I'm a biologist by training, I always learn new stuff from you. This time it's the mushrooms as identifiers, I never knew that. Thanks, Adam.

[@caydancebloom]

I gotta admit... when you would point out a tree I would think..."yup ... it's a tree!" It was comical to me that you were mentioning the tree that you would miss were it not for the leaves because the bark pattern isn't very distinctive. That is how I feel about most of what you talked about, lol. Yup.. it's a leaf! I do so enjoy your videos! When the chaos settles this winter... when I feel like I'm ready to tackle learning mushrooms... you are number one on my list to binge watch and then go try practical application! I'm really looking forward to that. Every time I watch a video I wish that you could walk in the woods with me and answer every single one of my, "what's THIS one and what does IT do!?!?!?" lol thank you for making these videos!

[@oliviawick1201]

Excellent video. I was so surprised the cone came from a Magnolia. Learned so much from this presentation. Very appreciative for it

[@madamecampsalot6384]

Thanks Adam! This was a fun, engaging exercise with tons of information.

[@Matt-vb2jo]

I'm in the pisgah forest and explore at least 3 times a week. The tree identification is something I'm just learning. Thank you for your educational presentations. The mushroom vids you have made are amazing.

[@ricksanchez3176]

Hi Adam, on an off topic note. I found what to my untrained eye is American Ash standing unscathed in the center of beetle kill and beetle damage central. I am not a forrester or up on the subject, I would like to propagate from it. Or pass it off to someone who can. In the middle of standing dead, and half dead, bark split, and tops broke out, there is one Ash standing proud.

[@LittlePieceOfHeaven.65]

You always make it sound so easy lol . I wish I could just spend a afternoon class with you in the woods and learn "hands on". Thanks for sharing your knowledge!!

[@LouiseAdie-zm2jf]

Don't forget the petiole on the quaking aspen leaf....flattened, creates the tremor, or quake, when windy. Love your videos.

[@ryanwilhite]

This year I did find mushrooms growing from a magnolia cone, but they weren't the magnolia cone mushroom. They were the candlesnuff fungus, Xylaria hypoxylon.

[@SaxonRanger94]

Thanks, Adam! You’re the man

[@wesh388]

Adam, just wanted to let you know how much I LOVE your videos. I've been watching them for several years now and have learned so much about the local trees and plants in my area (even tho i live in Ohio and not Pennsylvania). Thank you for making these videos and for putting so much effort into making them enjoyable and easy to understand!

[@LearnYourLand]

Thank you! And you're welcome. I appreciate your kind words!

[@lifestidepools]

Excellent lesson!

[@nikkinous]

I am in New Jersey on the Shore ..specifically the Manasquan River Watershed area. I was walking through a stream and found some of those Cucumber Magnolia seed pods resting on some moss near by. Beautiful bright red on bright green. I had no idea what I was looking at, neither did my plant app! Stumbled across your image for this video and saw it! Wow I had no idea we had those trees natively in this area! Thanks for making this video!

[@johnwax9759]

Excellent informative video! Thank you from western New York! More please!

[@RT-ph1bs]

at 6:43 , i think your birds had flocked to NJ area! I enjoy watching your full of knowledge videos since Pandemic and I learn to appreciate nature more, thank you

[@kevinesterline622]

Awesome videos, love this kind of stuff. Always waiting for more. Great job, with info and education of the natural world. Thank you sir

[@maryalice5357]

The vastness of your knowledge is astounding. Will that cute little mushroom help that hickory nut grow? Or the other on the magnolia cone. I've not noticed this on my star magnolia litter. Just little green droppings that turn black. Later the cones with bright red fruits pop out and falls. Then tiny furry rabbit feet grow on the branch ends over winter. They become the gorgeous fragrant multi petaled flowers! Thanks. I learn so much from you!

[@joeypeterson9198]

Speaking of the fruit of Basswoods trees, since they are related to cocoa they can be used to make a really convincing chocolate. I made a birthday cake from them last year.

[@bettyriggs8573]

Thanks. You have helped me identify a tree that has puzzled me for several years. We have at least two on our land. They have large, heart-shaped leaves... American Basswood. Thank you, thank you.

[@richardbernard6845]

Hi Adam, welcome back and thank you for all that you do.

[@russelldawkins9094]

Thanks for the enlightenment, Adam, delivered in such an easy-to-digest manner. I only wish you were based in my neck of the woods so I could appreciate what I am seeing here when I walk in our forests. I am on Vancouver Island in western Canada. I wonder if you have any connections with a compatriot or colleague you could recommend, doing what you are doing, but out west? That would be greatly appreciated.

[@beautifulvictory4eva185]

❤❤❤ thank you Adam I have so much fun learning new things from your channel I go out all the time and put it to use what I learn. You are by far the most educated and best teacher!!

[@dougvogt8058]

As always, I learned a lot, and I really appreciate your effort.

[@keri11369]

Adam invaluable info for my hikes and foraging whether tree or shroom you're very helpful

[@keri11369]

Chester & Bucks counties, PA

[@georgemcconnell5405]

I am a big fan of your videos. I have learned so much from these field guides. You're a great educator. My favorite thing is that I grew up in western Pennsylvania, so the forests that you walk through are very nostalgic looking for me.

[@gibbersking6575]

Good golly! I am sitting with my mouth open at how you identify the trees from the trunks/bark. They all (almost) look the same to me. The leaves, different from one another, yes. But those trunks? I'd never be able to identify them that way. Which is fine. I don't need that to enjoy the tree :). I'm just so impressed by that skill!

[@WilliamKelly-ou2nm]

Everything that you do is blessed. If you do the loving thing you will always be doing the right thing! 🙏❤️‍🔥🖖

[@robertfulmer8475]

Your method in this video is completely awesome and very absorbable, what a teacher you are, Thankyou Adam

[@brookejuedes4832]

We have a bunch of Amanita Muscaria growing in our woods amongst quaking aspen trees. Thank you for your videos! I struggle with identifying trees. Your videos help a lot. ❤

[@t2000kw]

Thanks for your new video. I live in south central Ohio and our weather isn't all that different from yours. I used to live in Western PA in Monongahela. This was long before I knew what morel or oyster mushrooms were. Here in Ohio, morels are THE mushroom to hunt in the spring, but I learned about oysters and much prefer them. Anyway, I really appreciate your videos, as I'm always looking to learn more about nature and foraging in the forest and meadows, too.

[@pato7694]

Another excellent and informative video. Bring a western pa resident these videos are even more interesting.Great job.

[@quinntheeskimooutdoors6234]

Thanks for sharing 😊

[@davidniemi6553]

I am in northern Virginia, and have a pine tree growing here that I haven't been able to identify. It has bunches of 3 needles, and its cones are egg-shaped and egg-sized. The needles are not nearly as long as shortleaf but longer than Virginia Pine (which is not saying much).

[@MoonbloomMusic]

I was just thinking, why don't tree i.d. methods include looking for clues on the forest floor. All of the channels I watched on tree i.d. didn't mention this. Thanks for the synchronicity!

[@jeffstone28]

What a fun video - thanks! You really had your Sherlock Holmes vibe going. Those buds on the American Beech... were they produced this year for next year's leaves, or are they leftovers that didn't open this spring?

[@LearnYourLand]

They started forming during this year's summer season and will give rise to new growth next year.

[@opabinnier]

You guys are lucky to have all those hadsome, exotic trees! So I love watching your vids- the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence... or ocean in this case.

[@kevinknight470]

Hi Adam, excellent video for an average Person like Me. Your knowledge is very impressive. Your delivery is perfect, not too technical. Please continue sharing your knowledge and wisdom with us, thanx.😃

[@myshrazahorchak1906]

You should come to Vancouver Island BC and do a few courses! You would love it here, very diverse mushrooms all year round. And tons of people would be interested... Fantastic information, given super clearly, thank you ❤

[@CougarClan]

Suckers are an amazing friction fire wood and the inner bark makes super strong cordage!

[@tonystewart7624]

Thank you for another great video.

[@bobrech3661]

Adam. Found Hickory nuts on a walk through McKean Park (near Erie) last week. Not sure I’ve seen them before. Are they pretty common in Western Pennsylvania? Also found walnuts and tons of acorns.

[@loboalamo]

Useful knowledge as always! Thank you.

[@christophermulrine702]

Thanks, I really do enjoy your videos.

[@ildiko1vt]

Very helpful Adam, thank you for addressing this topic. PS....oh how cool....that limestone also has the creeping fern growing on it...

[@peterruddick1952]

Sassafras have beautiful distinctive leaves... the wooded area on my Cape Cod property abound with Sassafras and I helped cultivate them near the pond front in preference to scrub oak

[@KarlitaBerger]

YAY!!!! i LOVE THIS VIDEO ADAM!! your so creative with ways to show us how to identify things... lightening round!! I LOVE IT!! i have a desire to learn more about the trees in my area in Northern Saskatchewan Canada. THANK YOU for your sharing!!