Got Nature? Blog

Spring is one of the best times to identify trees and shrubs in Indiana. As buds break and flowers emerge, many species reveal distinctive traits that make identification easier and more enjoyable. In this collection of ID That Tree videos, Purdue Extension Forester Lenny Farlee highlights a variety of native trees and shrubs from eye-catching flowering species to lesser-known woodland plants. Whether you’re a student, landowner or simply enjoy exploring the outdoors, these videos offer a quick and accessible way to build your tree identification skills this spring.

Explore the Spring Bloom Edition videos, starting with Umbrella Magnolia:

Continue building your identification skills with these additional ID That Tree: Spring Bloom Edition videos:

Trees:

• ID That Tree Spring Bloom Edition: American Plum
• ID That Tree Spring Bloom: Flowering Dogwood
• ID That Tree Spring Bloom: Ohio Buckeye
• ID That Tree Spring Bloom: PawPaw
• ID That Tree Spring Bloom: Redbud
• ID That Tree Spring Bloom: Sassafras
• ID That Tree Spring Bloom: Serviceberry
• ID That Tree Spring Bloom: Yellowwood

Shrubs & Small Trees:

• ID That Tree Spring Bloom: American Hazelnut
• ID That Tree Spring Bloom: Bladdernut
• ID That Tree Spring Bloom: Blackhaw
• ID That Tree Spring Bloom: Hawthorn
• ID That Tree Spring Bloom: Mapleleaf Viburnum
• ID That Tree Spring Bloom: Spicebush in Flower

Check out more spring Got Nature? blog posts:
As the Spring Wildlflowers Emerge, so do the Woodland Invaders
Spring Tree Preparations
Spring Season is Mole Season
Question: Anything I Can Do About An Increase Of Snakes Around The House This Spring?
Protecting Spring Plants From Wildlife Damage Using Repellents
It’s Timberdoodle Time!
Putting a Little Wildlife in Your Backyard this Spring, publication in The Education Store, Purdue Extension’s resource center

If you have any questions regarding wildlife, trees, forest management, wood products, natural resource planning or other natural resource topics, Purdue Extension – FNR is here to help. Visit our Ask an Expert  webpage to connect with a Purdue Extension specialist.

Resources:
ID That Tree, Playlist, Purdue Extension – Forestry and Natural Resources (FNR> Youtube Channel
A Woodland Management Moment, Playlist, Purdue Extension – FNR Youtube Channel
Shrubs and Woody Vines of Indiana and the Midwest, Purdue University Press
New Tool for Helping Landowners to Help Declining Birds, Forestry for the Birds, Got Nature? Blog, Purdue Extension – FNR
Native Trees of the Midwest, Purdue University Press
Investing in Indiana Woodlands, The Education Store
Forest Improvement Handbook, The Education Store
Purdue Arboretum Explorer
Woodland Stewardship for Landowners, Playlist, Purdue Extension – FNR YouTube Channel
Fifty Common Trees of Indiana, Purdue Extension – FNR
ReportINvasive, Purdue College of Agriculture – Entomology
Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area (CISMA)
Report Invasive, Purdue College of Agriculture – Entomology
Professional Forester, Indiana Forestry Woodland Owners Association (IFWOA)
District Forester, Indiana Department of Natural Resources, 10+ acres
Find an Arborist, International Society of Arboriculture

Diana Evans, Extension & Web Communications Specialist
Purdue University Department of Forestry and Natural Resources

Lenny Farlee, Sustaining Hardwood Extension Specialist
Purdue University Department of Forestry and Natural Resources