Happy Arbor Day!
Happy Arbor Day, Florida! Trees help us humans out in a lot of different ways. They take in our carbon dioxide and produce the oxygen that we breathe. They give us shade and hold the soil in place,… Read More
Tag: tree identification
Live Oak or Laurel Oak?
If you’re more of a visual learner, check out this video on our “This or That” on our YouTube playlist. Florida is home to many species of trees and knowing what tree you are looking at isn’t always… Read More
Create Your Own Tree Walk
Okay, here’s the deal…I love trees. I think they are really cool, and overlooked way too often. So, during this time of quarantine, I wanted to create an activity you can do at home to help you learn… Read More
Cherry Trees In Florida?
We are probably all familiar with cherries, the fruit we get to enjoy this time of year. But today I want to talk about the cherry trees we have here in Florida, which unfortunately aren’t the same ones… Read More
Could It Be A Brazilian Pepper-Tree?
As an educator I shouldn’t do this, but I’m going to assume most of you have heard about or are familiar with the Brazilian Pepper-Tree (Schinus terebinthifolius). This plant has a super bad reputation because of its very… Read More
Oh, BAY-be!
You’ve probably heard people refer to a tree as a “bay” at some point. There are many different types of “bay” trees, but today we are going to focus on how to tell a redbay (Persea borbonia) from… Read More
Exploring the Oaks
There are 26 species of oaks recorded in the state of Florida, so it’s not exactly an easy genus to conquer. In fact, upon doing a little exploring locally at Brooker Creek Preserve Environmental Education Center, we found… Read More
The Great Cypress Debate
Depending who you talk to there are two different species of cypress (Taxodium spp.) trees in Florida, the bald cypress (Taxodium disitichum) and pond cypress (Taxodium ascendens). When I took my dendrology class (the study of forest plants),… Read More