How Do You Identify Red Ornamental Tree Leaves?
Ornamental trees have been beautifying landscapes all over the world for centuries. Carefully cultivated for their graceful limbs, attractive flowers and exotic color, they can be short or tall, weeping or spiky. Among the most prized are red-leaved ornamental trees, which keep their color from spring to fall. Buy a guidebook for ornamental trees, or borrow one from the library. Make sure the book has pictures or drawings of the leaves, not just the trees in blossom. Go for a walk in your neighborhood in each season of the year. Snap digital pictures of any trees you see with red leaves. Search through the guidebook until you find a match for the pictures in your camera. Go to a botanical garden, arboretum or tree nursery in your area. Browse among the ornamental trees, and check the tags or plaques that identify the ones with red leaves. Expand your knowledge by learning species names as well as common names. Take more pictures as you go along. Join tree forums on the Internet, and as
