All tree leaves have an outer layer called the epidermis, which can also be used in the identification process. This leaf "skin" always has a waxy cover called the cuticle and varies in thickness.

All of this information can help you find the essential markers needed to identify a tree. Leaves, bark, twigs, and fruit can make quick work of tree identification. Leaf Shape .

While the ornamental crabapple tree is a common landscaping choice for homeowners, with beautiful blooms in the spring, it is not unusual for trees to fall prey to an array ...

Q.: We have a pink flowering crabapple tree that is about 20 years old. For the last several years, after it blooms, it acts like it is fall and the leaves drop off. It seems to come back okay ...

In this edition of ID That Tree, Purdue Extension forester Lenny Farlee takes us through the different characteristics of coniferous trees found here in Indiana, particularly their foliage and the ...

Q. I have a flowering crabapple tree that is losing leaves. All during the spring the tree flowered and was beautiful. Now, the leaves turn yellow then fall. I've watered and fed regularly with t ...

I have a weeping crabapple tree that is about 10 years old. In the spring, a branch blossomed and flowered and then a few weeks later the leaves died out. The Root of it All: Crabapple dieback and ...

Q.: For the last few years, the three crabapple trees in my front yard flowered but then in August, dropped their leaves until the branches were almost completely bare. The bark looked as if it ...

Over the summer, the crabapple tree in our backyard lost most of its leaves and looks terrible. And it’s not the only one having trouble. I’ve noticed that lots of crabapple trees are looking ...

Q. For as long as I can remember, the crab apple tree in my backyard has developed spots on the leaves.Most years, the infected leaves fall off in summer. Some years, I sprayed a preventive ...

Early leaf drop is not uncommon and there are several reasons for it. News Intel News Sports Business Life & Events Advertise Obituaries ... Our crabapple tree is rapidly dropping leaves as well.

Heavily infected leaves curl up, become distorted in shape, turn yellow and fall from the tree. Highly susceptible crabapple cultivars may lose a majority of their leaves by mid-summer. People are ...