Identifying trees and shrubs that are green in summer but bare in winter is now easier than ever! This free e-book, aimed at nature lovers and students, serves as an essential guide to plant identification.

Great news for those wanting to explore nature more deeply! The e-book titled “Identifying Summer-Green Trees and Shrubs in Winter” is now available for free. It is an important resource for students in forestry, landscape architecture, and biology departments, as well as for nature enthusiasts.

Prepared by Prof. Dr. Ünal Akkemik, Prof. Dr. Hatice Yılmaz, Research Assistant Ferdi Akarsu, Dr. Lecturer Tolga Ok, and Prof. Dr. Özgür Eminağaoğlu, this valuable work offers visuals and explanations to help identify trees and shrubs that lose their leaves in winter. These plants, easy to identify when green and leafy in summer, are presented in detail with their winter characteristics, highlighting important distinguishing features such as leaf shapes, stems, hairs, sizes, and fruits.

Published by the Environment and Culture Protection and Promotion Foundation (ÇEKÜL), this work covers a total of 186 species of trees and shrubs. Supported by winter identification keys and visuals, the book is not only an important reference for students but also for nature walkers, forest enthusiasts, and environmental professionals.

The book, added to the ÇEKÜL Shop’s publications section, is available in e-book format. You can access it here and check out the PDF version here.

Explore, identify, and rediscover the green world of nature in winter!

Article : CEKUL Vakfi