Trees of the Southeastern United StatesThis popular guide enables users to quickly and confidently identify any of the trees of the southeastern United States, from the common loblolly pine or red mulberry to the rare Pinckneya (fever-tree) or goat willow. The guide treats more than 300 species--every one known to occur in the region, from the Coastal Plain to the highest elevations. Included are trees native to the region as well as those introduced and now reproducing. Helpful features include easy identification keys, common and scientific names, distribution maps, an introductory section on basic leaf, flower, and stem structures, and a glossary of descriptive and identifying terms. |
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Trees of the Southeastern United States Wilbur Howard Duncan,Marion B. Duncan No preview available - 1992 |
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25 m tall absent acorn Acorn cups acuminate acute apex appressed Apr-May AQUIFOLIACEAE axils bark base Beech Family bristle bud scales bundle scars capsules carpels catkins clusters cm DBH cm long cm wide Common corolla Crataegus deciduous dense drupes elevation in sAppalachians end bud evergreen FAGACEAE finely hairy first-year twigs flowers and fruits genus glabrous glabrous beneath glands globose habitats hairy beneath JUGLANDACEAE lateral buds lateral veins leaf blades leaf margin leaf scars leaflets leaves glabrous lenticels lobes lumber Mar-May margin entire mature Michx moist nearly Oak Quercus obtuse Occasional ornamental ovoid petals petioles PINACEAE Pine pistil pith plants Prunus pulp racemes rarely Recognized by leaves ridges ROSACEAE rounded scurfy scales seed cones sepals serrate sessile Shrubs or trees soils sometimes stalk stamens stellate hairs stem surface swamps teeth Terminal buds Trees to 35 Trunk Twigs glabrous undersurface usually vigorous twigs virginiana winged year's twigs