Anatomy of a Tree Ring A tree during the winter months stands dormant, but during the spring (or during the wet season, in some areas), it begins to grow.

Leaf Anatomy. Steve Nix Botanical Structures on a Leaf . A tree's leaf is the best major botanical marker that helps in keying out and identifying any species of tree that has a leaf.

Using a Tree Twig for Tree Identification: Anatomy of a Twig. How to Recognize and Name Trees Using a Twig. By. Steve Nix. Steve Nix. Writer. University of Georgia; ...

In the case of this very old tree, the included bark started forming perhaps more than a century ago and was not revealed until the branch union could no longer support the weight of the branch.