In the US there are about 800 species of trees. That's a lot, but it is manageable. Do you know how many are in the much smaller country of Costa Rica? At least 2,300. And you are much more likely to encounter a variety of trees in one area than in the US. This is also just enough that learning […] - ThreadSky

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futurebird.sauropods.win.ap.brid.gy • 5 days ago

In the US there are about 800 species of trees. That's a lot, but it is manageable.

Do you know how many are in the much smaller country of Costa Rica? At least 2,300. And you are much more likely to encounter a variety of trees in one area than in the US. This is also just enough that learning […]

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llewelly.sauropods.win.ap.brid.gy•4 days ago

@futurebird I used to have a field guide to trees of north america. It was thicker than any of those wheel of time novels, and considerably more interesting. I never set out to learn them all, though; I only wanted to be able to find a few in the book. No idea what happened to the book.

Rana.mastodon.nl.ap.brid.gy•4 days ago

@futurebird I wish you luck with that 🫡

futurebird.sauropods.win.ap.brid.gy•5 days ago

I was reading a book by an entomologist and he often didn't know what tree he was looking at and I was shaking my head and shaming the man until I looked into it more.

That is too many trees.

futurebird.sauropods.win.ap.brid.gy•5 days ago

Also with tropical trees they have all these vines and hangers on and you don't even know if you have found a leaf from the trunk you are interested in.

It's really hard to identify a tree in a rainforest apparently.

Which means those of us in temperate regions have no excuses for not knowing […]

Fat-Farang.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy•5 days ago

@futurebird Have you ever lived in an area with frackin' kudzu? Even utility poles look like big green trees.

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