Tree identifying guide

[WoodBros]

I am new to this forum and am the owner of a small firewood company. I am looking for some type of book/reference to aid me in identifying the trees and wood I am selling.

[beenthere]

Welcome to the Forestry Forum.

I think you have come to the right place for some help, and would ask if you are wanting to identify the wood species in the standing tree?
or in the log?
Or when splitting open the block after the bark is no longer tight?

Or all of the above?

Fill in your bio as your location at least in general will help to give you some guidance.

[WoodBros]

Ya I am interested in being able to identify wood in all forms, i have some general knowledge but am still very green myself, anything would be a big help!

[RCBS]

http://www.walmart.com/ip/1064516?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=3&adid=22222222227000017985&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=c&wl3=40408159270&wl4=&wl5=pla&wl6=34819548670&veh=sem

Eastern tree guide.  Best place to start IMO.

[beenthere]

Some online help is available too.

Handbook of Nebraska trees
http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1095&context=natrespapers

and
http://nfs.unl.edu/treecare/treeidentification.asp

and
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/forestry/iowa_trees/tree_id.html

[celliott]

The dendrology at Virginia Tech site factsheets are an excellent online source of information as well.

http://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/dendrology/factsheets.cfm

[WoodBros]

In regards to the Audubon book, is the eastern edition suitable for nebraska? I am assuming it is refering to east being east of the rockies???

[thecfarm]

I have no idea about your state,but the state of Maine Foresty Dept puts out a very nice book,just for the state of Maine.It has all the trees on my land.  ;D

[mesquite buckeye]

The good news is that the number of tree species in Nebraska is a short one unless you add in introduced yard trees. Learn those and you are set.

And welcome. ;D

[Sprucegum]

Virginia Tech has a mobile app that identifies trees by leaf, bark, shape, etc and it covers all of North America. I can't find the link right now but I got it here on the FF.

Edit: search for "Tree ID Mobile App" in the search box above and it should pop up. I would just do a link to it if I knew how  :-[