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National Wildlife Federation field guide to trees of North America
Publisher
Sterling Publishing Co
Publication Date
c2008
Language
English
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Table of Contents
From the Book
Introduction
The scope of this guide
Names and classification
Tree divisions
How trees function
Photosynthesis and transpiration
Wood and bark
Roots
Flowers and fruits
Twigs and buds
Autumn color
Ecology
Trees and wildlife
Habitat succession
Disturbed habitats
North American forests
Map of North American forests
Boreal forests
Pacific Northwest forests
Rocky Mountain forests
Columbian forests
California coniferous forests
Subalpine forests and parklands
California mixed evergreen forests
Great Basin/Southwest forests
Laurentian mixed forests
Eastern deciduous forests
Southern oak-hickory-pine forests
Southern floodplain forests
Southeastern coastal plains forests
Savannas
Threats to trees and forests
Invasive species
Air pollution
Climate change
How to identify a tree
Visual glossary
Leaf structure
Leaf arrangement
Simple leaves
Compound leaves
Leaf shapes
Leaf tips and bases
Leaf margins
Leaf undersides
Features of twigs
Buds
Flowers
Fruit
Bark
Nonbroadleaf trees
Trees with needlelike leaves
Key to trees with needlelike leaves
Pines, Larches, Tamarack, Spruces, Firs, Douglas-firs, Hemlocks, Yews, Torreyas, Bald-cypress, Redwoods, Araucarias
Trees with scalelike leaves
Key to keys with scalelike leaves
Giant Sequoia, New World Cedars, Cypresses, Junipers, Tamarisks, Casuarinas
Trees and fire
Cypresses
Junipers
Broadleaf trees
Broadleaf trees
Ginkgo
Trees with opposite leaves
Key to trees with opposite leaves
Opposite, compound leaves
Horse-chestnut, Buckeyes, Bladdernut, Lignum-vitae, Catalina Ironwood, Elderberrries, Ashes
Ashes
Opposite, simple leaves
Maples, Catalpas, Desert-willow, Mangroves, Swampprivets, Devilwood, Fringetree, Buttonbush, Fevertree, Silktassel, Dogwoods, Viburnums
Maples
Trees with alternate, compound leaves
Key to trees with alternate, compound leaves
Thorny or prickly trees
Hardy Orange, Pricklyashes, Devil's Walkingstick, Honeylocusts, Locusts, Desert Ironwood, Jerusalem-thorn, Paloverdes, Acacias, Mesquites
Trees without thorns
Walnuts, Hickories, Hoptrees, Mountain-ashes, Sumacs, Poisontree, Gumbo Limbo, Soapberries, Mahogany, Yellowwood, Coffeetree
Walnuts and hickories
Trees with alternate, simple leaves
Key to trees with alternate, simple leaves
Lobed leaves
Sycamores and Planetrees, Sweetgum, Mulberries, Sassafras, Flannelbush, Tuliptree
Unlobed, mostly untoothed leaves
Magnolias, Pawpaw, Osage-orange, Figs, Seagrape, Bays, Dogwoods, Tupelos, Titis, Sweetleaf, Sumacs, Smoketrees, Bullies, Persimmons, Farkleberry, Madrones, Manzanitas, Mountain-laurel, Rhododendrons, Silverbells, Snowbells, Redbuds
Magnolias and tuliptree
Unlobed, mostly toothed leaves
Bayberries, Buckthorns, Witch-hazel, Mountain-mahoganies, Cherries, Plums, Crabapples, Serviceberries, Hawthorns, Hollies, Hackberries, Elms, Basswoods, Willows, Populars, Cottonwoods, Aspens, Hornbeams, Birches, Alders, Beeches, Chestnuts, Chinkapins, Tanoak
What's in a tree name?
Rose family
Hollies
Elms, Hackberries, and Kin
Willows
Poplars, Cottonwoods, and Aspens
Birches, Alders, and Kin
Beech family
Oaks
Key to oaks
Other trees
Palms, Yuccas, and Cacti
Palms
Yuccas
Cacti
Appendices
Tree families
Tree silhouettes
Arboreta and botanical gardens
Resources and references
Photo credits
Acknowledgments
Contributors
Species index.
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ISBN
9781402738753
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