This is an extensively revised edition of the standard semipopular Trees of the Eastern and Central United States and Canada. It covers all the important native trees found in this area. A concise introduction provides all that you need to know for general identification of trees. Then, an eight-page, easy-to-use synoptic key enables you to locate at a glance the group or genus of any tree you are likely to encounter. Supplementary keys in the main text help you easily locate the various species. More than 140 different trees are described in detail, with information on general a... Read More
This is an extensively revised edition of the standard semipopular Trees of the Eastern and Central United States and Canada. It covers all the important native trees found in this area. A concise introduction provides all that you need to know for general identification of trees. Then, an eight-page, easy-to-use synoptic key enables you to locate at a glance the group or genus of any tree you are likely to encounter. Supplementary keys in the main text help you easily locate the various species. More than 140 different trees are described in detail, with information on general a... Read More
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This is an extensively revised edition of the standard semipopular Trees of the Eastern and Central United States and Canada. It covers all the important native trees found in this area. A concise introduction provides all that you need to know for general identification of trees. Then, an eight-page, easy-to-use synoptic key enables you to locate at a glance the group or genus of any tree you are likely to encounter. Supplementary keys in the main text help you easily locate the various species. More than 140 different trees are described in detail, with information on general appearance, habit of growth, leaf forms, flowers, fruit, twig appearance, bark, and other features. Additional information includes habitat, distribution by states, commercial use, and even woodlore. Treatment throughout this fascinating book is semipopular; it is neither a slight sketch, nor a monograph for the specialist. It is a middle-range book, carefully written for the intelligent reader who is sincerely interested in accurate information about trees. With it you will be able to identify at sight almost any tree, not only by group but also by species. You will be able to tell a sugar maple from a Norway maple, a black oak from a white oak, a horse-chestnut from a chestnut. You will know which trees have edible fruit, which are suitable for house plantings, what climate and drainage conditions trees need, and a multitude of facts about each of more than 250 trees.
PREFACE INTRODUCTION WHAT IS A TREE? TREE SHAPES WHAT IS A SPECIES? WHAT TREE MAKES THE BEST FIREWOOD? TREE NAMES A SURVEY OF TREE TERMS Principal Kinds of Trees Leaves Leaf Shapes Leaf Margins Leaf Surfaces Flowers Fruit Twigs HOW TO MAKE LEAF PRINTS HOW TO USE THE KEYS GENERAL KEY TO TREE GROUPS THE CONIFERS OR SOFTWOODS THE PINE FAMILY The Pines The Larches The Spruces Hemlock Balsam Fir "The "Cedars" BROADSLEAVED TREES OR HARDWOODS The Willow Family The Willows The Poplars The Walnut Family The Walnuts The Hickories The Birch Family The Birches The Alders Hophornbeam American Hornbeam The Beech Family Beech Chestnut The Oaks The Elm Family The Elms Hackberry The Mulberry Family The Mulberries Osageorange The Magnolia Family The Magnolias Tulip Tree The Custard-apple Family Pawpaw The Laurel Family Sassafras The Witchhazel Family Sweetgum Witchhazel The Plane Tree Family Sycamore The Rose Family The Cherries Peach and Plum Thornapple The Apples and Pear The Mountain-ashes The Shadbushes The Bean or Pea Family Honeylocust Redbud Coffeetree Black Locust Yellowwood The Rue Family Pricklyash Hoptree The Quassia Family Tree-of-Heaven The Cashew Family The Sumacs and Poison-Ivy The Holly Family Holly The Maple Family The Maples The Buckeye Family The Buckeyes The Buckthorn Family Buckthorn The Basswod Family Basswood The Ginseng Family Devil's Walking Stick The Tupelo Family Black Tupelo The Dogwood Family The Dogwoods The Heather Family Rhododendron Mountain-laurel Sourwood The Ebony Family Persimmon The Olive Family The Ashes The Trumpet Creeper Family The Catalpas The Honeysuckle Family The Viburnums SELECTED REFERENCES INDEX
This is an extensively revised edition of the standard semipopular Trees of the Eastern and Central United States and Canada. It covers all the important native trees found in this area. A concise introduction provides all that you need to know for general identification of trees. Then, an eight-page, easy-to-use synoptic key enables you to locate at a glance the group or genus of any tree you are likely to encounter. Supplementary keys in the main text help you easily locate the various species. More than 140 different trees are described in detail, with information on general appearance, habit of growth, leaf forms, flowers, fruit, twig appearance, bark, and other features. Additional information includes habitat, distribution by states, commercial use, and even woodlore. Treatment throughout this fascinating book is semipopular; it is neither a slight sketch, nor a monograph for the specialist. It is a middle-range book, carefully written for the intelligent reader who is sincerely interested in accurate information about trees. With it you will be able to identify at sight almost any tree, not only by group but also by species. You will be able to tell a sugar maple from a Norway maple, a black oak from a white oak, a horse-chestnut from a chestnut. You will know which trees have edible fruit, which are suitable for house plantings, what climate and drainage conditions trees need, and a multitude of facts about each of more than 250 trees.
PREFACE INTRODUCTION WHAT IS A TREE? TREE SHAPES WHAT IS A SPECIES? WHAT TREE MAKES THE BEST FIREWOOD? TREE NAMES A SURVEY OF TREE TERMS Principal Kinds of Trees Leaves Leaf Shapes Leaf Margins Leaf Surfaces Flowers Fruit Twigs HOW TO MAKE LEAF PRINTS HOW TO USE THE KEYS GENERAL KEY TO TREE GROUPS THE CONIFERS OR SOFTWOODS THE PINE FAMILY The Pines The Larches The Spruces Hemlock Balsam Fir "The "Cedars" BROADSLEAVED TREES OR HARDWOODS The Willow Family The Willows The Poplars The Walnut Family The Walnuts The Hickories The Birch Family The Birches The Alders Hophornbeam American Hornbeam The Beech Family Beech Chestnut The Oaks The Elm Family The Elms Hackberry The Mulberry Family The Mulberries Osageorange The Magnolia Family The Magnolias Tulip Tree The Custard-apple Family Pawpaw The Laurel Family Sassafras The Witchhazel Family Sweetgum Witchhazel The Plane Tree Family Sycamore The Rose Family The Cherries Peach and Plum Thornapple The Apples and Pear The Mountain-ashes The Shadbushes The Bean or Pea Family Honeylocust Redbud Coffeetree Black Locust Yellowwood The Rue Family Pricklyash Hoptree The Quassia Family Tree-of-Heaven The Cashew Family The Sumacs and Poison-Ivy The Holly Family Holly The Maple Family The Maples The Buckeye Family The Buckeyes The Buckthorn Family Buckthorn The Basswod Family Basswood The Ginseng Family Devil's Walking Stick The Tupelo Family Black Tupelo The Dogwood Family The Dogwoods The Heather Family Rhododendron Mountain-laurel Sourwood The Ebony Family Persimmon The Olive Family The Ashes The Trumpet Creeper Family The Catalpas The Honeysuckle Family The Viburnums SELECTED REFERENCES INDEX
