Features & Capabilities

Virginia Tech Tree Identification brings the award winning Virginia Tech digital dendrology material to your iPhone. It contains fact sheets for 969 woody plants from all over North America with an in-depth description, range map and thousands of color images of leaves, flowers, fruit, twigs, bark and form. Users can narrow the species list for any location in North America using the phone's GPS or any entered address or zip code. Basically the application can become "The Woody Plants of Where You Are Standing." For example, it can become "The Woody Plants of Southwestern Oregon," "The Woody Plants of Central Park," or "The Woody Plants of 37.108 lat., -80.452 long., elevation 2118." Users can further narrow the species list by answering a series of very simple tree attribute questions such as where the plant is growing, leaf shape, leaf arrangement, flower color or fruit type. The species list can also be narrowed by typing a keyword such as oak, Abies, red or palm. For example, if "oak" is typed, only oaks found in the defined area will be listed.
A feature also allows you to send any tree related question to "Dr. Dendro," a tree expert in the Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation at Virginia Tech. You can send a tree description or pictures of your plant and experts will help with identification. KEY FEATURES •969 woody plants from all over North America. •Over 6,400 color photographs of leaves, flowers, fruit, twig, bark, form, and range map for each species. •In depth description of all plant parts. •Narrows species list based on your location and elevation using the device's GPS or user entered location. •Search for species by a key word, e.g. maple. •Identify species by answering a series of simple questions. A picture is displayed showing what is being asked. •Navigate between species with a push of a button. •Send a tree question to "Dr. Dendro," a tree expert at Virginia Tech. VIRGINIA TECH TREE IDENTIFICATION DIGITAL MATERIAL Visit our web sites at: http://dendro.cnre.vt.edu Woody Plants in North America, 2012, Kendall/Hunt Publishing is a multimedia tutorial on DVD covering 920 woody plants with over 23,000 color photographs of leaves (summer and fall), flowers, fruits, twigs, bark and form for each plant. The software displays multiple images of all plant parts so user can develop a "feel" for normal field variation. A customizable self-quizzing section allows users to evaluate their progress in plant identification. For more features on this software, visit: http://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/dendrology/wpina.htm NOTES The 650 MB database of tree photographs and text is downloaded from our server. We recommend you install Virginia Tech Tree Identification using a fast WIFI connection. A cellular connection will generally be too slow.

Text and photography by John R. Seiler, John A. Peterson Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation, Virginia Tech and Ed Jensen, Forest Ecosystems and Society, Oregon State University.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App
By:
John Peterson
Rating:
3.30
(45)
Version:
3.3.1 Last updated: 2024-11-25
Version code:
858542660
Creation date:
2013-02-13
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Size:
9.63MB
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Data ingested on:
2026-06-06
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User Reviews

vTree is praised for its broad, nationwide species database and offline download capability, and for helping users learn to identify trees beyond photo-based apps with location-aware results and a simple interface. However, it suffers from frequent crashes, missing/loading photos, incomplete area data, and download/launch hangs, making reliability inconsistent across devices and updates.
Pros
  • Extensive nationwide tree species database with offline download options.
  • Helps users learn and build tree identification skills beyond photo-driven apps.
  • Location-aware features that show area-specific species lists and altitude information.
  • Simple to use interface.
  • Some reviewers consider it the best tree identification app available.
Cons
  • Frequent crashes and instability (opening, searching, or updating data).
  • Photos not loading or displaying for many species.
  • Area-specific downloads omit common local trees, leading to incomplete results.
  • Download/install hangs and issues during loading species (e.g., freezes at 123%).
  • Poor performance when network is unreliable or after updates causing incomplete search results.
Recent reviews
I cannot get past the eternally spinning “loading species”. Does that for 20 seconds and then crashes.
by Ra*****, 2023-09-20

Won’t Open. No matter how many times I try reinstalling it. No matter which option I pick it downloads to 123% (yes 123% complete) then freezes.
by Ra*****, 2023-01-22

Just downloaded and tried to open. It is stuck “downloading species”. Tried a dozen times and finally deleted the app and re-installed it from App Store. Same thing. After third try on second install it finally opened. Note that the hang was prior to choosing which database to install.
by MG*****, 2021-01-29
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