"TREE SLEUTHS"

TREE IDENTIFICATION DATA SHEET

created 9/2004 by Trish Smith, Warrensburg Middle School

using Trees of Missouri by C. Settergren and R.E. McDermott

1. Tree ID# Date

2. How are the leaves attached to the stem?

opposite alternate whorled

3. Are the leaves made up of several blades or leaflets (compound) or are they made up of a single blade?

compound simple

4. Are the leaves lobed? (Do the edges of the leaves have indentations and projections?)

yes no

5. Describe the bark of the tree.

smooth smooth, but loose rough

6. Measure 1.5 meters up from the base of the tree and then use a measuring tape and measure the circumference of the tree.

Circumference _________cm

7. Collect a voucher specimen of the tree (1 small branch with multiple leaves on it). Use masking tape and a permanent marker to "tag" the specimen with the tree ID#. Also write the tree ID# on the back of two of the leaves.