{"id":41190,"date":"2026-04-20T11:32:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T15:32:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/?p=41190"},"modified":"2026-04-23T10:54:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T14:54:23","slug":"spring-into-bloom-with-id-that-tree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/spring-into-bloom-with-id-that-tree\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring Into Bloom With ID That Tree"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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&#8217;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.<\/p>\n<p>Explore the Spring Bloom Edition videos, starting with Umbrella Magnolia:<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_10179\"  width=\"480\" height=\"270\"  data-origwidth=\"480\" data-origheight=\"270\"  data-relstop=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yfh-Ng-pp48?enablejsapi=1&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&rel=0&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&disablekb=0&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Continue building your identification skills with these additional ID That Tree: Spring Bloom Edition videos:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Trees:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\">ID That Tree Spring Bloom Edition: <a title=\"ID That Tree Spring Bloom: American Plum\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/GsmACkk6Xtw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American Plum<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li>ID That Tree Spring Bloom: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=D1AoIYUzigM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Flowering Dogwood<\/a><\/li>\n<li>ID That Tree Spring Bloom: <a title=\"ID That Tree Spring Bloom: Ohio Buckeye\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/8bRUr7iNA4w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ohio Buckeye<\/a><\/li>\n<li>ID That Tree Spring Bloom: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xbP6DiRFad0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PawPaw<\/a><\/li>\n<li>ID That Tree Spring Bloom: <a title=\"ID That Tree Spring Bloom: Redbud\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/L87fY4wrYMA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Redbud<\/a><\/li>\n<li>ID That Tree Spring Bloom: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gNjDzwHR2kg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sassafras<\/a><\/li>\n<li>ID That Tree Spring Bloom: <a title=\"ID That Tree Spring Bloom: Serviceberry\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Bgb8p_GKccU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Serviceberry<\/a><\/li>\n<li>ID That Tree Spring Bloom: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Xg-juFCtmq0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yellowwood<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\">Shrubs &amp; Small Trees:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>ID That Tree Spring Bloom: <a title=\"ID That Tree Spring Bloom: American Hazelnut\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Iho7yj53K_A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American Hazelnut<\/a><\/li>\n<li>ID That Tree Spring Bloom: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uhI4ZJm22JA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bladdernut<\/a><\/li>\n<li>ID That Tree Spring Bloom: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-G8XokXjiXk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blackhaw<\/a><\/li>\n<li>ID That Tree Spring Bloom: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ahQc24ILacY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hawthorn<\/a><\/li>\n<li>ID That Tree Spring Bloom: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bSwk6livuyE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mapleleaf Viburnum<\/a><\/li>\n<li>ID That Tree Spring Bloom: <a title=\"ID That Tree: Spicebush in Flower\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/MY6xVN98snI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spicebush in Flower<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Check out more spring Got Nature? blog posts:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/woodland-invaders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">As the Spring Wildlflowers Emerge, so do the Woodland Invaders<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/spring-tree-preparations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spring Tree Preparations<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/spring-season-is-mole-season\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spring Season is Mole Season<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/question-an-increase-of-snakes-around-the-house-this-spring-anything-i-can-do\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Question: Anything I Can Do About An Increase Of Snakes Around The House This Spring?<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/protecting-spring-plants-from-wildlife-damage-using-repellents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Protecting Spring Plants From Wildlife Damage Using Repellents<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/its-timberdoodle-time\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">It&#8217;s Timberdoodle Time!<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/edustore.purdue.edu\/fnr-247-w.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Putting a Little Wildlife in Your Backyard this Spring<\/a>, publication in The Education Store, Purdue Extension&#8217;s resource center<\/p>\n<p>If you have any questions regarding wildlife, trees, forest management, wood products, natural resource planning or other natural resource topics, Purdue Extension &#8211; FNR is here to help. Visit our <a title=\"Ask an Expert\" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/got-nature-blog\/ask-an-expert\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ask an Expert<\/a>\u00a0 webpage to connect with a Purdue Extension specialist.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resources:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a title=\"ID That Tree Youtube Channel Playlist\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLgoGnq-fak7V9w3jf2Sj_6-pNaw4sX4Ga\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ID That Tree<\/a>, Playlist, Purdue Extension \u2013 Forestry and Natural Resources (FNR&gt; Youtube Channel<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_yK8tstEacE&amp;list=PLgoGnq-fak7VTTnF4Bh9HvQnB_azYbAfY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A Woodland Management Moment<\/a>, Playlist, Purdue Extension \u2013 FNR Youtube Channel<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.press.purdue.edu\/9781557536105\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shrubs and Woody Vines of Indiana and the Midwest<\/a>, Purdue University Press<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/new-tool-for-helping-landowners-to-help-declining-birds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Tool for Helping Landowners to Help Declining Birds<\/a>, Forestry for the Birds, Got Nature? Blog, Purdue Extension &#8211; FNR<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.press.purdue.edu\/9781557535726\/\">Native Trees of the Midwest<\/a>, Purdue University Press<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/edustore.purdue.edu\/fnr-482-w.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Investing in Indiana Woodlands<\/a>, The Education Store<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/edustore.purdue.edu\/fnr-idnr-414.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forest Improvement Handbook<\/a>, The Education Store<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/mlp.arboretum.purdue.edu\/ecmweb\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Purdue Arboretum Explorer<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLgoGnq-fak7XgiEFkpuQNAFa0rM4elCis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Woodland Stewardship for Landowners<\/a>, Playlist, Purdue Extension \u2013 FNR YouTube Channel<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/department\/fnr\/fifty-tree-library\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fifty Common Trees of Indiana<\/a>, Purdue Extension &#8211; FNR<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/reportinvasive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ReportINvasive<\/a>, Purdue College of Agriculture &#8211; Entomology<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sicim.info\/cismas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area (CISMA)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/reportinvasive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Report Invasive<\/a>, Purdue College of Agriculture \u2013 Entomology<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.findindianaforester.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Professional Forester<\/a>, Indiana Forestry Woodland Owners Association (IFWOA)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.in.gov\/dnr\/forestry\/private-forestland-management\/district-foresters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">District Forester<\/a>, Indiana Department of Natural Resources, 10+ acres<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.treesaregood.org\/findanarborist\/\">Find an Arborist<\/a>, International Society of Arboriculture<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/contact-us\/directory\/diana-j-evans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Diana Evans<\/a>, Extension &amp; Web Communications Specialist<br \/>\nPurdue University Department of Forestry and Natural Resources<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/contact-us\/directory\/lenny-d-farlee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lenny Farlee<\/a>, Sustaining Hardwood Extension Specialist<br \/>\nPurdue University Department of Forestry and Natural Resources<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spring is one of the best times to identify trees and shrubs in Indiana. 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