MIDDLETOWN — We are lucky to have so many great forested trails in and around Middletown, and though they are mainly deciduous trees that senesce, or lose their leaves annually, there are still ...

Some of us can identify a tree by its leaves; for example, the buckeye with its compound leaves with five leaflets, the maple with its lobed leaf, the redwood with its flattened spray of needles.

Identifying deciduous trees in the winter when the leaves have fallen is not as difficult as it seems, and with some identification markers, we can learn the names of our most recognizable trees.

How to visually recognize and name common dormant tree species mainly in Eastern North America by using tree twigs and a tree twig key.