1 00 FOREST TREES - Alabama Forestry Commission

1 00 FOREST TREES

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ALABAMA

by Harlan H. York, Ph.d., D.Sc.

SECOND EDITION

ISSUED BY ALABAMA FORESTRY COMMISSION

AND STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION DIVISION OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AGRIBUSINESS EDUCATION SERVICE

It is the official policy of the Alabama State Department of Education, including postsecondary institutions under the control of the State Board of Education, that no person in Alabama shal" on the grounds of race, color, handicap, sex, religion, creed, national origin, or age, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program, activity, or employment.

Additional copies of this publication may be ordered from :

Agribusiness Education Field Office Petrie Annex

Auburn University, Alabama 36849-5304 (334) 844-4401

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Forward ? ? ? . . . . . . . ? ? . . ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Introduction to Tree Identification. Leaf Characteristics . . . ? ? ? ? ? . Twig Characteristics. Leaf Forms. Leaf Tips ? ? Leaf Bases. Leaf Arrangements. Leaf Composition. Leaf Margins ? ? ? ? ? Types of Fruit. . ? Families and Genera of Trees. Descriptions and illustrations of Trees

Sand Pine ? ? ? ? ? ? ? . . ? . ? . . . . . ? ? . ? ? . ? ? . ? Shortleaf Pine. Slash Pine.. Spruce Pine. Longleaf Pine. Pond Pine . . ? . ? Loblolly Pine. Virginia Pine. Eastern Hemlock. Baldcypress ? ? ? ? ? Atlantic White-Cedar . ? Eastern Redcedar ? . ? Eastern Cottonwood. Swamp Cottonwood. Black Willow... Water Hickory ? ? Bitternut Hickory. Pignut Hickory ? . . . Pecan ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Shellbark Hickory. Nutmeg Hickory ? ? ? ? Shagbark Hickory ? ? . Sand Hickory ? ? ? . ? . . Mockernut Hickory . ? Butternut . ? ? ? Black Walnut. Sweet Birch. River Birch. American Rombean. Eastern Hophornbeam. American Chestnut ? ? ? Allegheny Chinkapin. American Beech. White Oak ? ? ? Scarlet Oak. Durand Oak . ? Southern Red Oak.

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Cherrybark Oak ? . ? ? ? ? ? Bluejack Oak ? ? ? ? ? . ? ? ? Turkey Oak . ? . . ? . Laurel Oak ? ? ? ? . Overcup Oak ? ? ? ? ? . ? ? ? ? ? Bur Oak ? . ? ? . ? ? ? ? ? . ? . . . Blackjack Oak . . . ? ? ? ? ? ? Swamp Chestnut Oak ? ? . ? Chinkapin Oak ? ? . ? ? ? ? ? . Water Oak ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? . ? ? ? Willow Oak ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Chestnut Oak ? ? ? ? ? ? Northern Red Oak ? ? Shumard Oak ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? . Post Oak . ? . . . Black Oak.

Live Oak ? . Sugarberry ? . ? ? ? Hackberry . ? ? ? ? . ? . ? ? ? ? ? ? Winged Elm ? . ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? . .

American Slippery

Elm ? . ? ? ? ? ? Elm ? ? ? . ? . ? ? . ? ? ? ? ?

September Elm . ? ? ? . ? Osage Orange ? ? ? ? ? ? . Red Mulberry . ? ? . ? ? Yellow Poplar ? ? ? ? ? ? Cucumbertree ? ? ? ? Fraser Magnolia.

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Southern Magnolia ? ? ? ? ? ? . ? ? Biglea? Magnolia ? . . ? ? . ? ? . . Sweetbay ? ? . ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Redbay ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? . ? ? ? Sassa?rass ? ? ? ? ? ? ? . ? ?

Witch Hazel ? ? . . ? ? ? ? . Sweetgum ? ? . . ? ? ? ? . . ? American Sycamore ? ? ? ? ? ? . ? ? ? . ? . ? Downy Serviceberry . ? ? ? ? ? Black Cherry ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? . ? ? ? Eastern Redbud . . ? ? ? . ? ? ? ? ? ? Honey Locust . ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Black. Locust ? . . ? ? ? . . American Smoke-Tree.

American Holly ? ? ? ? ? Boxelder . ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? . . Red Maple..

Silver Maple ? . . . ? ? ? ? ? ?

Sugar Maple ? ? ? ? ? . ? ? ? ? ? ? . . ? ? ?

Ohio Buckeye ? . . ? . ? ? ? ? ?

Yellow Buckeye ? ? ? . ? ? ? ? .

White Basswood ? . . ? . ? ? ? ? .

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Loblolly-Bay ? ? ? ? ? . .

Flowering Dogwood . ? . . ? ? . . . ? ? . ? ?

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