Leaves Names - Leaf shapes (Learn to Identify Trees from their Leaves)

Leaves Names Identify Trees from their Leaves

Learn the names and shapes of leaves with these sweet moving hand made illustrations, like watching a moving picture book!
Can you find any of these leaves while you are out exploring or walking in the park or the woods? Watch this video and become a real nature detective! What is your favourite tree? Leave a comment below! 😊

You will spot a elm leaf, an oak leaf, and a whole range of others to help you recognise trees while you are out and about. I hope you enjoy learning about leaves with this collaged video!

If you would like to learn more about leaves and trees the Woodlands Trust is a great resource!

Designed to teach toddlers and young children leaf and tree recognition, a fun way to learn. I hope you enjoy watching this video with your little ones 😊

Here are the leaves you will see:
Beech - Leaves are oval and pointed at the tip, with a wavy edge
Alder - Leaves of the Alder are racquet shaped and feel leathery to touch
Dogwood - Leaves are fresh green and oval with smooth edges and characteristic curving veins
Elder - Leaves are pinnate (featherlike) with five to seven oval and toothed leaflets
Horse Chestnut - Leaves comprise five to seven pointed, toothed leaflets
Elm - Leaves are larger than those of any other native tree (to the UK)
Cypress - Scale Like, soft and overlapping leaves form in flat sprays on long stalks
Oak - Leaves have distinctly deep lobes and smooth edges
Hornbeam - Leaves are oval, toothed and have pointed tips
Irish Yew - The needles are small and curved with pointed tips
Juniper - Small, needle-like leaves are green with broad silver bands on the inner side
Lime - Leaves are dark green in colours and heart shaped
Pine - Needle-like leaves are blue-green and slightly twisted
Holly - Leaves are oval and spiked around the edges
Sycamore - Leaves have 5 lobes and younger leaves have red stalks
London Plane - Leaves are sycamore-like and leathery and thick, with five triangular lobes
Maple - dark green leaves have fives lobes with some pointed teeth
Poplar - Leaves are shiny, green and heart-shaped with long tips
Walnut - The pinnate (feather like) shape is made up of five to nine paired oval leaflets
Yew - Needles are straight and small with a pointed tip, dark green above and grey green below
Birch - Leaves are light green, small and ovate with a toothed edge
Aspen - Leaves are round with large irregular blunt teeth
Hawthorn - Leaves are around 6cm in length and have distinctive toothed lobes
Apple - Leaves are a dark green colour and typically oval with serrated edges