Wood frog ( Lithobates sylvaticus ) The exercise of studying winter twigs over the last few weeks was very rewarding and as the first le...

Adornment - thorny parts A twig at its most basic form, is rather helpless against predators. Fortunately, trees do not leave them unaide...

Color - To start, everyone should read through  this beautiful portrait  of colors through the seasons. This time of year can come with c...

Aging bark on speckled alder Surface texture Surface texture is highly variable between twigs, though some features are common not betw...

Older lenticels on sugar maple (with gouge from squirrel), kind of looks like a monkey face This along with the next 3 posts will be hea...