Tree anatomy, including leaf shape and twig parts, helps you identify and name tree species. Knowing a tree's physiology will help with identification.

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 .

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.: 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Nature and gadget lovers, this one's for you: a mobile app that lets you ID the species of any leaf or tree while you're out on the trail or taking a walk in the park. The app, called Leafsnap ...

The branching of crab apple trees make interesting silhouettes for winter interest when leaves are absent. Even the bark will develop an attractive mottling as the tree matures. Need a break?