Who knows there Latin?

[Bunzena]

I'd second what nepia says. 

 

The 'Latin' names often have a 'meaning' that describe the plant itself.  Making it more memorable.

 

"Horse chestnut" = Aesculus hippocastanum.  Hippo = horse, castanum = chestnut.  [Yes, yes - it's actually Greek!]

 

Once you've learnt a few - it will all start to join up and then make a lot more sense.

 

Even works across the world of nature. 

 

"Hippopotamus".  Hippo = horse, potamus = river.  Hippopotamus = River Horse. [Greek again].

 

Nigrum [black], Lanceolata [lance shaped], Bella [beautiful], Odoratus [sweet smelling], etc.

 

 

 

[Paul Cleaver]

Just get your head down and ram them into your brain.

Collage helped for me. We had to learn about 10 per week, with a test the following week. You will remember 90% of them for the rest of your life.

You must learn the Dawn Redwood first - Metasequoia glyptostroboides. I seen middle aged ladies buckling at the legs with the mention of this one

[Peasgood]

I find the white stemmed bramble particularly amusing.

Rubus cockburnianus. 

Not sure it needs translating

[Mark Bolam]

I remember at the start of my career asking a fully qualified mate what the difference was between common and latin tree names?

 

'About £50 a day', he said.

[Mark J]

I would look to learn ten a week.

 

This is good book to use: 
I'd start with trees that I could already identify.
Go and find your first ten with some felcos in your pocket and a camera.
Write down their common and botanical names.
Make notes on their habit, leaf size, bark etc.
Practice for a self moderated test next week.
Next week another ten.
etc...
 

[Mark J]

This book is equally useful:

Field Guide to the Trees of Britain and Northern Europe by Mitchell, Alan: HarperCollins Distribution Servi 9780002120357 Hardcover - WeBuyBooks

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Edited July 29, 2019 by Mark J

[spudulike]

I would start with learning English, the thread should read "their English" and not "there English"?

 

 

[Martin du Preez]

i write the latin names into my quotes in brackets tends to get me practiced and make me look a tad more like i know what i'm talking about to my customers. 

[Mark Bolam]

That’s the one Martin.

Although you’re wasting your time with connies.

Just call them all pine trees like the customers!

[Mark Bolam]

33 minutes ago, spudulike said:

I would start with learning English, the thread should read "their English" and not "there English"?

 

 

It’s a fair point Steve, but you should brush up on your reading.

It actually says ‘there Latin’ rather than ‘their Latin’.

Do you need bifocals?

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