Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Monday, December 15, 2008

American Beech


American beech (Fagus grandifolia) - unmistakable cigar-shaped terminal bud!

Thursday, December 11, 2008

Witch-hazel

Twig of witch-hazel (Hamamelis virginiana) illustrated in mid-December

Sunday, December 7, 2008

Winter Twigs






Top to Bottom: red osier dogwood (Cornus stolonifera), pawpaw (Asimina triloba), musclewood (Carpinus caroliniana), Eastern cottonwood (Populus deltoides) and American basswood (Tilia americana)