Colorado’s major tree species include Bristlecone pine, Colorado blue spruce, Douglas-fir, Engelmann spruce, limber pine, Lodgepole pine, Narrowleaf cottonwood, Quaking aspen, Piñon pine, plains cottonwood, Ponderosa pine, Rocky Mountain juniper, Subalpine fir and White fir. Learn more about each of these trees on this site from Colorado State Forest Service.

Identify a tree by observing the leaves or needles, bark, flower, fruits, seeds, and branches. Here are some common trees and how to identify them.

Try using this map from Colorado Tree View. Locate your area in, zoom in, click on a colored circle and learn the name of the tree.

Check out Miss Kate's website about trees. The pictures show the major tree species we have at Centennial School. Click on a tree to learn more about it.

Miss Kate's crew created an online Field Guide to teach our community about our trees at Centennial. Click here to access the Field Guide.