Sprout Scout guides

Short, honest answers to the plant questions families ask most.

• Is this poison ivy? How to tell, and the look-alikesPoison ivy has three leaflets per leaf, with the middle leaflet on a longer stalk, and the leaves grow alternately…
• How to identify a tree by its leaves, bark and seedsTo identify a tree, check whether it has needles or broad leaves, whether the leaves are simple or compound and grow…
• Leaf shapes explained: a simple guide for familiesLeaves are either simple (one blade) or compound (several leaflets on one stalk), and compound leaves can be palmate,…