National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Trees--E: Eastern RegionThe most comprehensive field guide available to the trees of North America's eastern region--a must-have for any enthusiast's day pack or home library--from the go-to reference source for over 18 million nature lovers. Nearly 700 species of trees are detailed in beautiful, full-color photographs of leaf shape, bark, flowers, fruit, and fall leaves, and accompanied by informative text. Both compact and comprehensive, this is the ideal companion for beginner and advanced tree-peepers alike. Note: the Eastern Edition generally covers states east of the Rocky Mountains, while the Western Edition covers the Rocky Mountain range and all the states to the west of it. |
Contents
Introduction | 9 |
How to Use This Guide | 29 |
Thumb Tab Guide | 34 |
Copyright | |
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National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Trees--E: Eastern Region National Audubon Society No preview available - 1980 |
National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Trees--E: Eastern Region National Audubon Society No preview available - 1980 |
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1-seeded Bark bipinnate bisexual calyx capsule Carolina catkins Cones conifers corolla Crataegus crown of spreading dark brown deciduous Description Diameter drupe early spring elliptical evergreen Flowers foliage Fruit greenish Habitat hairs beneath hairy when young hardwood hardwood forests Hawthorn Height Hickory late spring Latin species name Leaf Shapes leaflets leafstalks light brown lobes long-pointed male and female Maple maturing in autumn maturing in late Moist soils narrow native North Carolina nutlets oblong Ontario ovary ovate paler beneath petals Pine pinnately pinnately compound pistil plants pulp Range reddish-brown rounded crown scaly ridges seeds sepals Shiny dark green Shiny green short-pointed short-stalked showy shrub shrub or small slender small tree smooth sometimes spines spreading branches stalkless stalks stamens stout swamps teeth Texas thick thickets thin tiny toothed turning yellow Twigs uplands upright usually veins Visual Key white petals whitish wide yellow in autumn yellow-green