How To Identify Trees By Their Bark

In this video we'll be learning the basics of tree identification using bark! I hope you enjoy :)
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Species in this video:
1. Ash (Fraxinus spp.)
2. Tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera)
3. River birch (Betula nigra)
4. Sugar maple (Acer saccharum)
5. Shagbark hickory (Carya ovata)
6. Black cherry (Prunus serotina)
7. Persimmon (Diospyros virginiana)
8. Flowering dogwood (Cornus florida)
9. Roughleaf dogwood (Cornus drummondii)
10. Red oak (Quercus rubra)
11. Eastern cottonwood (Populus deltoides)
12. Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis)
13. Pawpaw (Asimina triloba)
14. Hackberry (Celtis occidentalis)
15. Black walnut (Juglans nigra)
16. Sassafras (Sassafras albidum)

[moplantdaddy]

Which was your favorite bark? Also, was there a bark you thought should have been included in this video? Thanks for watching! :)

[Jay.Walker]

I enjoyed my time with you; identifying & explaining characteristics of trees, simply by their bark. Thank you for posting something, that didn't make me feel dumber for wacthing.

[pkn]

Thanks for video! Best explanation of difference between with bark of ash and tulip trees!

[kylerasmussen]

Coming from the land of conifer trees, seeing all these deciduous was really special. Thank you;

[shaun]

It's not as common outside of residential/urban areas but I love seeing a nice American sycamore tree - one of my favorites!

[Gitgudm]

Really great video! I'm trying to learn how to forage for mushrooms right now, and it's so helpful to learn how to ID trees.

[bobsaveland]

Your ash example looks so foreign to me. The ash trees in my yard have very pale colored bark, and the furrows are somewhat shallow and the whole furrow/ridge pattern is much smaller/tighter than the huge ridges on the tree you are looking at. However, the trees were mostly in the 12-18" diameter range before EAB interrupted their growth. So perhaps the bark looks different on larger trees. I think they are green or white ash trees, though my lack of expertise and the fact the trees are dead make that hard to be positive about.

Thanks for the video, I would like to improve my tree ID skills, and learning more features to look for is great. I can usually ID tulip trees from the bark, It is probably the lighter grey in the furrows I key in on. Now I can pay attention to the ridges being parallel as well. Your past videos have also helped me realize I have several spicebush trees.

[AuxDub]

Here down south the bark of a Blackjack oak looks similar to an eastern persimmon and is also described as an alligator appearance

[carlynnforst]

Sometimes cottonwood looks like sycamore...is the bark shape the big giveaway?

[timk]

That roughleaf dogwood looks like hophornbeam

[noneoflynn]

Popular tree. After flood of saltwater. Leaves dropped in days and no more buffing.. How can I tell if still alive or help it.

[VK-lple]

Thank you for the video. Well done but it concerns me about cutting or peeling the bark as it’s purpose is protection from insect infestation and airborne pathogens among others things like our skin. Searching the area for tree litter around the base of the tree or return back to the tree after seasonal changes can also help and would not cause any potential harm.

[jacobbssid]

"Im currently tacing my fingers around the ridges or the labia's of the diamond" is what i heard