Best one-volume guide to 140 native trees and important escapes. Full descriptions, woodlore, range, other information. Over 600 illustrations. Handy pocket size. "One of the best books we have ever seen about trees." — Woodmen of the World Magazine.

Table of Contents for Trees of the Eastern and Central United States and Canada

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
Bas
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

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