Conifer ID courses or Keys?

[ADB328]

Hi

 

My conifer ID is pretty bad and want to improve on it, can anyone recommend any good courses or have a good ID key outside of the normal books that they can suggest or send me?

 

thanks

[Andrew Gale]

Collins Field Guide - Trees of Britain & Northern Europe has a pretty good key

[ADB328]

Thanks for the reply but looking for something outside of the normal books

[Mick Dempsey]

Why? Get a book and get busy. Why do you need a course?

[jcuish38]

Don't know of any stand alone tree Id courses as such. Just sections in other courses such as UA2.1 etc. Just get a good book and put the hours in and learn them I'd say 😀

[jaime bray]

Dave Dowson tree life, has a conifer key he's created. Email Keely ask her to ask her dad. It's good it works it's simple.

[Pommie]

He cant find it Jaime. Ive asked Keely to nag him for it.

[Gary Prentice]

He cant find it Jaime. Ive asked Keely to nag him for it.

 

I think I may have a copy on paper, give us a day or two and I might be able to dig it out

[Betula]

Learning the differences between Pines, Cedars, Cypresses, Redwoods, Firs, Spruces, Larch etc is quite straight forward and easy, differentiating the sub-species is much harder though.

 

An ID book is the much better way to go, spend £25 on a good rather than around £100if not more on a course, also field ID's are much better learnt in the field than a class room.

 

If you can go to Kew, Westenburt, Bedgebury or somewhere similar where they have fantastic collections of conifers with tree ID tags on as well

[Orchard]

I asked the same question you did a few years ago and got the same answer ...... Buy a Collins field guide! Get out and about and learn them it's the best way! Or go to an arboretum and look around, trees will be labeled there where you can see for yourself.