Send us photos of your tree and we may use it in our website and publications. We are seeking high quality images of full trees, close-ups of leaves, bark, fruits, and nuts.

Photos will be posted under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States License (see sidebar for more information). We will add credits going up the left side of the picture, as seen in the example below.

Photo Details

Include the following details with your photo:

1. Your name, to be credited.
2. The tree featured in the photo.
3. Other details we should consider about the photo.
4. Don't forget to attach your images!

Release Statement

By e-mailing the photos to us, you are agreeing that these images are yours to share, and that you are licensing them under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States License.

E-mail your photos along with the above information to .

Getting Your Photo Posted

To improve your chances of getting your photo used, here are a few tips:

1. Photos should be rather large, at least 500 pixels wide, but bigger is better.

2. The tree should be the subject of the image, not the background. No humans should be in the photo. Nothing else should be obstructing the view of your tree.

3. The tree should be shown in its full glory: green and healthy in the summer, for most trees. Full blossoms in spring or beautiful (and full) fall foliage can also be nice. Evergreen trees can look good any time of year, even with a light dusting of snow.

4. The photo should not be blurry.

5. Close-ups of tree attributes (bark, leaves, fruit, etc.) should bear in mind the same basic principles as above.

Here are some examples of the great photos our members have sent us.

• Worm’s-eye view of tuliptree by Susan Gilliam.
• Sweet Mockorange blossom photos by Debra Gorney.
• Goldenraintree photos by both Vicki Curtis and Greg Smith.
• Red Maple by Fred Schock.
• Richard Roberts’s member tree is now ten years old.
• White Spruce needles by Benjamin Miller
• Rose-of-Sharon Blossom by Jennifer Travnicek
• Smoketree and bloom by Fenicia Redman
• Saucer Magnolia tree in bloom and blossom by Kimberly DeKryger
• Japanese Flowering (Yoshino) Cherry tree in bloom by Anne Kronish and Paul Antompietri
• Camellia by Jack Roberson
• Ann Magnolia blossom by Michelle Elise Peterson
• Eastern Redbud blossom by Kelli Dutton
• California Sycamore bark, fruit, and fall foliage by Donald Shirey

About the Creative Commons License

With a Creative Commons license, you keep your copyright but allow people to copy and distribute your work provided they give you credit—and only on the conditions specified here.

The license used here means:

1. we will give you credit for your photo
2. your image cannot be used for commercial purposes

Learn more about the Creative Commons at creativecommons.org