Tree

well thank you both :) i will make sure to add the " help me" on my unidentified pictures , im new at thins so ill catch on eventually .

:)

I also see where you are coming from, Craig - thanks for expalining.
I just wanted to point out that we are able to narrow species down.
To be able to, we need these unidentified species in the explicit category - and with a "help" sign on it, anybody is able to find it in that section.
Without, it's just somewhere inbetween in a grey zone - most likely being ignored to identify.

Yeah, I get that Lars, but that's very local and the ease with which you make that judgement relies a lot on local knowledge and is very different when you are actually in the woods than looking at a little photo on a computer. I was thinking more from the perspective of this being a global forum. Of course that also increases the chance of someone local chancing upon the photo I know.

Having worked in the woods, I can tell you that it's not that hard.
You can easily differ between a Spruce or Pine from that distance, e.g.
Same as for Maple or Beech or Birch or Oak.
It's harder to differ between Fir and Spruce, that's right. So, yes, there are some exceptions. That's why I wrote "most" can be told by the habitus. ;)

It's a pretty damn fine botanist that can get to genus from just a silhouette! There are a lot of trees with fairly similar habits.

Exactly Craig.
But we know that it's sometimes impossible to reach as near enough to catch a decent shot from the leaves or the fruits. The genus at least can be told in most cases by the general habitus (picture of the silhouette of a tree) - so a "help me to ID" will make sense even if the shots of fruits and leaves are missing.
Thanks for understanding and support.

I agree, this picture has a wonderful atmosphere that makes me want to be in these woods. To id the species, or even just the genus, we'd need to see the leaves up close at least and any fruit or flowers ideally.

By the way, I love the atmospheric pictures of your trees - so it would be even more nice if we'd know the species.

Hello Amanda,
you spotted a couple of trees that you just named as "Tree".
If you are uncertain about the exact species, please use the "Help me to ID" button when you upload them.