Fifteen Minutes in the Forest: Tree ID in the Piedmont Part II

Learn to identify more common trees of the Virginia Piedmont with Jason Fisher and Bonnie Tillotson from Virginia Cooperative Extension.
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[@f1s2hg3]

Jason you are very smart and Bonnie is a blessing for the show great job of teaching the trees to me! Thanks 😊

[@f1s2hg3]

Cool sourwood trees are for me!!!! I want 🐝 bees

[@namiraization]

Thanks for the valuable information.

[@christinearmington]

Sourwoods are easily recognizable by their elegant arched shapes. First tree to turn rust colored in the fall.

[@blakespower]

Sycamore trees are easily to spot on satellite maps if the photos were taken in the winter time they are the white trees in a firework pattern.

[@f1s2hg3]

I noticed the sassafras’s leaves look like the white oak leaves.

[@ryeblocker2297]

I've been looking for info on rare species and endangered species of any plant or trees in the area. I'm also interested in adaptive rare species. Any info helpful. Thank you for an informative vid.

[@virginiaforestlandowneredu309]

Hi Rye - thanks for the comment. There are a few sources of information for you (although I'm not certain what you mean by adaptive rare species).
For T&E plants and insects in VA: www.vdacs.virginia.gov/plant-industry-services-endangered-species.shtml
For T&E animals: dwr.virginia.gov/gis/werms/
And the Natural Heritage Program serves as a place where all the information on T&E species is collected: www.dcr.virginia.gov/natural-heritage/
That should get you started!