Tree ID - TreeID with Fall Foliage App Reviews

Crashes on start up. Author will not reply or fix problem. The only thing worse than the program is the company Shiny Medl who took the money and ran.

Pathetic... Traveling on the west coast in San Francisco, I entered "Eucalyptus," and the application returned, "NO ENTRIES." Dont waste your money if you live west of the Mississippi.

This update does nothing to improve the utility of the app. When I see a tree that I want to identify, I want to see a pictures of green leaves and the corresponding bark to find those that match what Im looking at. They could be sorted by either genre (fruit, palm, broad leaf, needle, etc), by shape or by location (state or zip code) or all three. Instead what you get is about three dozen questions to answer which results in a long list of trees that all match the answers to the questions. The leaves that it does show are fall color leaves, not what you normally see. If you already know what the tree is and simply want more info about it, the app is ok, but for identifying an unknown tree, the app is virtually useless.

Kept returning to the store looking for a good tree app and kept being discouraged by the reviews for all of them and my own experience with the free sample version of Audubons. Finally downloaded this one because it seemed, outside the reviews, to be the closest to what I was looking for for the most reasonable cost. I am not having the problems people are listing. It has not crashed, it displays both non-Fall and Fall foliage if it does have the latter for a given tree, and the identification options work pretty well if you use them carefully. Moreover, at least in comparison to Audubons free sample and the charming but limited North Woods guide, there are more photographs and information for each tree. Would like: - app to not make the bing,bing,bing sound when it displays the MEDL logo when it starts up -a region that was more clearly inclusive of where I live (western PA). Cant tell if "north atlantic" or "mid-Atlantic" is more apt and from experiments with your software, I think I have found instances where my region is considered in one and not the other and sometimes vice-versa. Could be wrong about that last point as I havent been super careful in my investigation been but some regional clarity would help. -if the region selection could be set to "sticky" (and be positioned at the top of the list) like in iBird so that every time you start a new search it is set to where you last put it until you say otherwise or turn off the "stickyness" -wouldnt want this at the expense of the current "search by characteristics" but it would be nice if there was a second option for ID by "bifurcating" question series. You can effect this through the "search by characteristics" tool by using it thoughtfully but I think the question series could be faster in certain situations and more facile for more novice tree people and kids.

It is difficult to fully explain how much info this app contains. The index/find feature is slow, but only because it offers so many options. To be honest my favorite use is just browsing through the lists of trees--its like looking through a field guide, or almost. In some ways it contains more info as its got more close-up pics per type of tree (leaves bark fruit/nut etc) than most paper field guides include. Bottom line no its not perfect but obviously very well thought out and very powerful. I am baffled by the poor reviews its gotten--the functionality seems to be the best out there. Id give it a 4 or 4.5 stars for the lengthy search function but I feel compelled to balance out the bad reviews. Well worth three bucks or whatever the audobahn guide is going for these days. Again not perfect but by far the best choice as of now. Pics alone are worth it.

I dont even know what the questions mean.

The search engine worked well; with the right criteria entered it produced the correct results for two test searches. However, if you "dont know what the questions mean," youre probably NOT a redneck, and therefore need to study your botany.

Tried to identify a black cherry tree and a choose your own adventure found on Google worked better. Save your coin, friend.

Good for anywhere north of Florida. Does not even have common trees like palms or mangrove.

WONT EVEN DOWLOAD WHEN IT SAYS ITS DOWNLOADED!

As a horticulturist, I can spot a good plant app based on the accuracy and usefulness of its data and its content. This app presents in a very concise and useful manner tree identification information which has the Audubon Tree Guide beat. The reason I am giving this app 4 stars rather than 5 is because the range of inclusion isnt very broad. Like another reviewer said, it doesnt include many trees endemic to Florida as well as the Southeast. Id imagine this is also the issue with western trees.

This app find every tree in the northeast I have searched for so far. Very easy to use, but does crash sometimes.

I cant even begin to imagine the work that went into building this app. So many pictures with accurate descriptions. Flowers, bark, fruit, whole trees, cones, and the list goes on. If you cant identify a tree using this app then the problem is you and not the app. Thank you for making this app free!!!!

Too many selections filled out in Search by Criteria gives "No results found". Works best by using only two or three selections; in the case of Eastern Red Cedar I could only use one criteria (fruit color) to get it to come up. This is a great app. Best one available. Could be really handy for land surveyors. I look forward to improving my dendrology skills. Many thanks to the creators!

For the common folk that doesnt know what any of the options mean this app is useless. There should be a picture to show an example of each option. Other than that its a nice looking app thats why I gave it 5 stars, just because its useless to me and most people doesnt mean its useless to everyone...its just more difficult to use.

Works well! However it doesnt always give results (stating no result found) especially when using a lot of tree characteristics... Therefore I am forced to start over and keep it more simple, forcing me to do a lot of sifting though possible trees to find the correct ID... For the experienced user this dichotomous key works wonders but may be difficult for the layman to use...

Has dichotomous keys. Has pictures of leaves (or needles), bark, fruit, and a map showing the range. Another reviewer mentioned that there should be illustrations explaining the dichotomous key terminology. Good news, there is! Its the question mark buttons next to each option. It shows you everything! Identify trees by physical characteristics, region, common or scientific name, etc. This is app is very underrated! I have had no problems on my iPhone 4. Its free, too. Totally deserves 5 stars!

Very disappointed. Too many trees which commonly grow around here in northern california are missing...eucalyptus, olive, dawn redwood...not there. No citrus no fig no Ca black walnut...For a tree enthusiast the app is extremely limited. First i thought many trees were missing because they are not native....but i see many non endemic species in the east are included.At least it was free.

Cool idea - bad execution.

A lot of great information. Very useful and handy but missing a few trees native to areas. However, its free so the product FAR exceeds the cost!