Growing Up - Leaves

Now you know why leaves are important to both you and me. Leaves can also help you tell trees apart. So if you want to learn how to identify trees, just learn more about leaves! Above you can see illustrations of the average size of different kinds of chestnut tree leaves.

The American chestnut tree is rare in the eastern forests: few have survived. Someone found a single mature American chestnut tree in a Vermont forest . This was an important discovery. Scientists can now study why this single tree survived.