Trees of the Eastern and Central United States and Canada

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.

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
    Basswood
  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