https://aceweb.outreach.utk.edu/CourseStatus.awp?&course=15FA903
Spend a day in the forest and find out how to identify trees and shrubs in the wintertime. After a brief instructional period in a classroom to cover some basics, we’ll take several short walks into the forest at various elevations. There we’ll learn how to use sight, touch, and smell to identify trees without leaves. We’ll also cover the basic ecological requirements of the dominant tree species that make up the forest types of the Smokies. Associating tree species with the elevation and topographic position where they are found greatly aids identification. Come and discover a number of leafless characteristics including buds, bark, flowers, fruit, nuts, and growth patterns that aid in woody plant identification when the leaves are no longer hiding them.
