Identify 11 Trees By the Bark (Easy Tips)

I'm 41 and up until now, a 'tree' was just a tree. I really did not make any effort to learn or distinguish them. But now that I walk in the local parks more often and take the time to absorb my surroundings, I am interested to learn. This is the best video I've seen so far and I've actively browsed quite a bunch. Thank you.

By far the best bark comparison video I’ve seen. And so concise. Thanks for making this!

That was an IMPRESSIVE cherry tree. I've never seen one that big.

Was on a walk today and saw bark that I remembered from this video. Rewatched your video and sure enough, it was a Hackberry tree. Haha, it made my day. It is currently winter here in Ohio and I’m trying to identify trees by just their bark. Thanks for your help.

Thank you so much for this video. Please do more series identifying trees. I’ve watched SO many videos online trying to explain and yours was truly the most informative/clear/easy to understand. The tips about the inside color of trees is going to help SO much. Could you do a video showing oak, elm, ash, and poplar? I keep getting these confused with one another. Another amazing video would be differentiating between trees that are very similar. Like Ash/Elm/Poplar

You’ve no idea how much I enjoy there videos! I heat with wood therefore spend considerable time amongst trees and there’s many I cannot identify. I’m usually harvesting my firewood after the leaves have fallen therefore identification is much more difficult. I live in south central Nebraska and we don’t have, IMO, a large number of different tree species mostly Cottonwood, Chinese Elm and Ash. Very interesting and thank you.

Thanks a ton. This was both fast yet just comprehensive enough to help me in identifying trees.

Excellent video. Especially appreciated the easy to understand terminology for us laymen (non-arboretum people). Great detailed explanation on identifying a tree from the bark colour, pattern and branch formation. Hope you made more videos like this. Especially looking for a way to differentiate all the Conifers in  North America. Thank you.

Thank you very much for your video. I found it very informative and useful as a beginner woodsman. Much appreciated.

I really enjoyed this video. Thank you so much! Now I know the trees around my house.☺️🌲🌳

Studying for high school science olympiad regionals (tomorrow)! This is so helpful, thank you so much. Really concise and specific.

There are some woods that have a very distinct scent. Like this stuff.

Nice job! Stumbled across your video while I'm refreshing a bit before leading a school ecology class's field trip to learn about trees. Something I was taught that always stuck with me and really helped me learn my trees is that you should use several different factors to confirm your ID; always go through the entire identification of the tree and never stop midway just because you think you know what the tree is. I've been fooled a lot by those pesky Black Gums because their bark or shape looked like a different tree.

Great video! This is a lifesaver for my upcoming botany field exam.

Fantastic! Great timing! Have been identifying in earnest dozens of trees the past few weeks (in the northeast). Stumbled on your older videos two weeks ago and was wondering if the tricks would be mingled together in a single video. Subbed. Your explanations are concise and very informative. Very much appreciated! If you are up to diving deeper, would appreciate videos which distinguish the various common oaks and various common maples.

Walked in our local park yesterday and found trees labeled with id, name, and numbered by path distance. It was still very difficult to id them with certainty in deeper woods. Next day, I found you and your helpful tips, Thank-you. You are much better than our tree labels.

You out done yourself Beaver, Great video I have lot woods land you explained excellently some my trees wondered what they are. Now I know Thank you .

Hello BB. First time viewer and very grateful for this video. I recently got "switched on" to identifying Trees and Plants in my neighborhood and this video has been a great tool in how to better identify trees on sight. I do have an app that I like, but having someone point out the nuances is priceless. Many thanks!

Thank you so very much for doing this video, my girlfriend just wanted to make sure she found out what type of tree was in our yard, and we just found out from you our tree is a river beech.

Love this!! Thanks so much for posting. I’m trying to learn ly trees and limber and I appreciate the information! Subscribed!