These two tree species are everywhere in Philadelphia - they pop up in sidewalk cracks, gutters, buildings, and alleyways. They're both wrapping up their blooms now, but they're still easily identifiable without flowers. The Princess tree (Paulownia tomentosa) is a fast-growing tree with large purple flowers, big leaves, and fuzzy stems. They can grow into large trees even if their root space is limited. The Paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera) is perhaps the most common alleyway tree throug

Learn how to identify trees by their bark: Chinkapin Oak & Shumard Oak | Tim Farmer's Country Kitchen

Want to learn how to identify trees? Check our page all this month for tips on how to identify trees by their leaves. Today Museum Educator Deb Davis gets us started by learning some leaf parts and terminology. #treeid #backyard #Mississippi | Mississippi Museum of Natural Science