Devil's Club leaf shoots, or buds. Devil's Club grow all over Southcentral Alaska on many of my favorite trails and hikes. When fully grown, Devil's Club is a nasty, horrible bane of a hiker's ...

Here is one of the best online twig keys. Most tree twig keys start with the arrangement of leaf, limb, and buds. It is the primary first separation of the most common tree species. You can ...

azalea (Rhododendron spp.) and camellia (Camellia japonica). Two very common trees in Alachua County that open leaf buds early are maples (Acer spp.) and sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua).