Since all eyes are on the super-spectacular fall foliage right now (at least in this neck of the woods), I thought it would be the perfect time for a little pop quiz, to see if you can identify trees by their leaves. Think you really know your stuff? Ready...set...name that leaf!
Match the following letters to the numbers on the photos:
A. Silver Maple
B. Sassafras
C. Japanese Maple
D. White Oak
E. Black Tupelo
F. Red Oak
G. Bigleaf Linden (Lime in the U.K.)
H. Sawtooth Oak
I. Yellow Birch
J. Red Maple
Clue for #3: These yellow leaves are VERY large--about 8-10 inches long!
Clue for #4: The "mitten" shapes give it away!
Answers: A-7. B-4. C-2. D-8. E-1. F-6. G-3. H-10. I-9. J-5.
Okay, let's hear it! How did you do? 'Fess up in the comment section below!
P.S. If you'd like to learn more about the leaves where you are, I used the following resources to check and double-check this post: Forestry.about.com; leaf-id.com; arborday.org; and the Leafsnap app for iPads and iPhones. (I wrote about Leafsnap a while back, along with some other fun apps for nature-lovers.)
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