Forest Trees of Texas, How To Know Them

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Author

Webster, C. B. (Cyril Bertram), 1898-

Title

Forest Trees of Texas: How to Know Them

Credits

Produced by Stephen Hutcheson, Dave Morgan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net

Language

English

LoC Class

SD: Agriculture: Forestry

Subject

Trees -- Identification

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 52651

Release Date

July 26, 2016

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Forest Trees of Texas How To Know Them — ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
2. 2.TREES ... MANKIND’S FRIENDS — TEXAS TREES — TEXAS FOREST SERVICE — TEXAS FORESTRY ASSOCIATION — ARBOR DAY — STATE TREE
3. 3.STUDYING TREES — TWIGS AND LEAVES — LEAF SHAPES
4. 4.Texas Trees — LIMBER PINE (Rocky Mountain White Pine) Pinus flexilis var. flexilis James — PINYON ( Nut Pine) Pinus edulis Engelm. — PONDEROSA PINE (Western Yellow Pine) Pinus ponderosa Laws. — LOBLOLLY PINE Pinus taeda L. — SHORTLEAF PINE (Yellow Pine) Pinus echinata Mill. — LONGLEAF PINE Pinus palustris Mill. — SLASH PINE Pinus elliottii var. elliottii — DOUGLAS-FIR Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca (Belssn.) Franco — BALDCYPRESS Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich. — ASHE JUNIPER (Mexican Juniper--Mountain Cedar) Juniperus ashei Buchholz — EASTERN REDCEDAR Juniperus virginiana L. — BLACK WALNUT Juglans nigra L. — PECAN Carya illinoensis (Wangenh.) K. Koch — BITTERNUT HICKORY (Pignut) Carya cordiformis (Wangenh.) K. Koch — WATER HICKORY Carya aquatica (Michx. f.) Nutt. — SHAGBARK HICKORY Carya ovata (Mill.) K. Koch — MOCKERNUT HICKORY Carya tomentosa Nutt. — BLACK HICKORY Carya texana Buckl. — CORKWOOD Leitneria floridana Chapm. — EASTERN COTTONWOOD Populus deltoides (Bartr.) — BLACK WILLOW Salix nigra Marsh. — AMERICAN HORNBEAM (Blue Beech) Carpinus caroliniana Walt. — EASTERN HOPHORNBEAM (Ironwood) Ostrya virginiana (Mill.) K. Koch — RIVER BIRCH (Red Birch) Betula nigra L. — AMERICAN BEECH Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. — ALLEGHENY CHINKAPIN Castanea pumila Mill. — SHUMARD OAK (Spotted Oak) Quercus shumardii Buckl. — TEXAS OAK Quercus shumardii var. texana (Buckl.) Ashe — BLACK OAK Quercus velutina Lam. — SOUTHERN RED OAK Quercus falcata Michx. — BLACKJACK OAK Quercus marilandica Muenchh. — WATER OAK Quercus nigra L. — WILLOW OAK (Pin Oak) Quercus phellos L. — BLUEJACK OAK (Sandjack Oak) Quercus incana Bartr. — EMORY OAK Quercus emoryi Torr. — LIVE OAK Quercus virginiana Mill. — MOHRS OAK (Shin Oak) Quercus mohriana Buckl. — DURAND OAK (Durand White Oak) Quercus durandii Buckl. — WHITE OAK Quercus alba L. — POST OAK Quercus stellata Wangenh. — BUR OAK (Mossy-Cup Oak) Quercus macrocarpa Michx. — OVERCUP OAK Quercus lyrata Walt. — SWAMP CHESTNUT OAK Quercus michauxii Nutt. — CHINKAPIN OAK Quercus muhlenbergii Engelm. — AMERICAN ELM (White Elm) Ulmus americana L. — WINGED ELM Ulmus alata Michx. — CEDAR ELM Ulmus crassifolia Nutt. — SLIPPERY ELM (Red Elm) Ulmus rubra Muhl. — PLANER TREE (Water Elm) Planera aquatica (Walt.) Gmel. — HACKBERRY Celtis occidentalis L. — SUGARBERRY (Sugar Hackberry) Celtis laevigata Willd. — RED MULBERRY Morus rubra L. — OSAGE-ORANGE (Bois-d’arc) Maclura pomifera (Raf.) Schneid. — SOUTHERN MAGNOLIA (Evergreen Magnolia) Magnolia grandiflora L. — SWEETBAY (Sweetbay Magnolia) Magnolia virginiana L. — PAWPAW Asimina triloba (L.) Dunal — REDBAY Persea borbonia (L.) Spreng. — SASSAFRAS Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees — WITCH-HAZEL Hamamelis virginiana L. — SWEETGUM (Redgum) Liquidambar styraciflua L. — AMERICAN SYCAMORE Plantanus occidentalis L. — HAWTHORN (Haw) Crataegus L. — RIVERFLAT HAWTHORN (Mayhew) Crataegus opaca Hook. and Arn. — MEXICAN PLUM Prunus mexicana S. Wats. — FLATWOODS PLUM (Black Sloe) Prunus umbellata Ell. — BLACK CHERRY Prunus serotina Ehrh. — CAROLINA LAURELCHERRY Prunus caroliniana (Mill.) Ait. — EBONY BLACKBEAD (Texas Ebony) Pithecellobium flexicaule (Benth.) Coult. — CATCLAW ACACIA (Una de Gato) Acacia greggii A. Gray — GREGG LEADTREE Leucaena greggii S. Wats. — HONEY MESQUITE Prosopis juliflora var. glandulosa (Torr.) Cockerell — EASTERN REDBUD Cercis canadensis L. — HONEYLOCUST Gleditsia triacanthos L. — WATERLOCUST Gleditsia aquatica Marsh. — BLACK LOCUST (Yellow Locust) Robinia pseudoacacia L. — HERCULES-CLUB (Prickly-Ash) Zanthoxylum clava-herculis L. — COMMON HOPTREE (Wafer-Ash) Ptelea trifoliata L. — SHINING SUMAC (Dwarf or Flameleaf Sumac) Rhus copallina L. — POISON-SUMAC Toxicodendron vernix (L.) Kountze — AMERICAN HOLLY Ilex opaca Ait. — YAUPON Ilex vomitoria Ait. — SILVER MAPLE Acer saccharinum L. — RED MAPLE Acer rubrum L. — BOXELDER Acer negundo L. — OHIO BUCKEYE Aesculus glabra Willd. — WESTERN SOAPBERRY (Wild China-Tree) Sapindus drummondii Hook. Arn. — AMERICAN BASSWOOD (American Linden) Tilia americana L. — DEVILS-WALKINGSTICK (Hercules-Club) Aralia spinosa L. — BLACK TUPELO (Blackgum) Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. — WATER TUPELO (Cotton-Gum or Tupelo-Gum) Nyssa aquatica L. — FLOWERING DOGWOOD Cornus florida L. — TREE SPARKLEBERRY (Farkleberry) Vaccinium arboreum Marsh. — GUM BUMELIA (Woolly Buckthorn—Gum-Elastic) Bumelia lanuginosa (Michx.) Pers. — COMMON PERSIMMON Diospyros virginiana L. — COMMON SWEETLEAF (Horse-Sugar) Symplocos tinctoria (L.) L’Hér. — TWO-WING SILVERBELL (Snowdrop Tree) Halesia diptera Ellis — CAROLINA ASH (Water Ash) Fraxinus caroliniana Mill. — WHITE ASH Fraxinus americana L. — GREEN ASH Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh. — SWAMP PRIVET (Common Adelia) Forestiera acuminata (Michx.) Poir. — FRINGETREE (White Fringetree) Chionanthus virginicus L. — NORTHERN CATALPA (Western Catalpa) Catalpa speciosa Warder — DESERTWILLOW Chilopsis linearis (Cav.) Sweet — COMMON BUTTONBUSH Cephalanthus occidentalis L. — RUSTY BLACKHAW (Viburnum) Viburnum rufidulum Raf.
5. 5.Other Texas Trees — ARIZONA CYPRESS ( Cupressus arizonica Greene) — ALLIGATOR JUNIPER ( Juniperus deppeana Steud.) — DROOPING JUNIPER (Weeping Juniper) ( Juniperus flaccida Schlect.) — ONE-SEED JUNIPER ( Juniperus monosperma [Engelm.] Sarg.) — ROCKY MOUNTAIN JUNIPER ( Juniperus scopulorum Sarg.) — TEXAS PALMETTO ( Sabal texana [O. F. Cook] Becc.) — SOUTHERN BAYBERRY (Sweet Myrtle or Wax Myrtle) ( Myrica cerifera L.) — RIO GRANDE COTTONWOOD (P opulus fremontii var. wislizenii S. Watts) — SPECKLED ALDER (Hazel Alder) ( Alnus rugosa [Du Roi] Spreng.) — SWEET ACACIA (Huisache) ( Acacia farnesiana [L.] Willd.) — GUAJILLO ( Acacia berlandieri Benth.) — GREAT LEADTREE (Mexican Leadtree) ( Leucaena pulverulenta [Schlecht] Benth.) — TEXAS SOPHORA (Coral Bean) ( Sophora affinis Torr. and Gray) — TEXAS PORLIERIA (Guayacan) ( Porlieria angustifolia [Engelm.] A. Gray) — BARETTA ( Helietta parvifolia [A. Gray] Benth.) — TREE OF HEAVEN ( Ailanthus altissima [Mill.] Swingle) — CHINABERRY ( Melia azedarach L.) — AMERICAN SMOKETREE (Chittamwood) (Cotinus obovatus Raf.) — TEXAS PISTACHE ( Pistacia texana Swingle) — EASTERN WAHOO ( Euonymus atropurpureus Jacq.) — FLORIDA MAPLE (Southern Sugar Maple) ( Acer barbatum Michx.) — BIGTOOTH MAPLE ( Acer grandidentatum Nutt.) — UVALDE BIGTOOTH MAPLE (Sugar or Mountain Maple) ( Acer grandidentatum var. sinuosum [Rend.] Little) — FLORIDA BASSWOOD ( Tilia floridana Small) — CAROLINA BASSWOOD ( Tilia caroliniana Mill.) — TAMARISK ( Tamarix species) — BUCKTHORN BUMELIA (Buckthorn) ( Bumelia lycioides [L.] Pers.) — TEXAS BUMELIA ( Bumelia lanuginosa var. rigida A. Gray) — TEXAS PERSIMMON (Black Persimmon) ( Diospyros texana Scheele) — TEXAS ASH ( Fraxinus texensis [A. Gray] Sarg.) — BERLANDIER ASH (Mexican Ash) ( Fraxinus berlandieriana A. DC.) — ANACAHUITA (Texas Wild-Olive) ( Cordia boisseri A. DC.) — ANAQUA ( Ehretia anacua [Mier and Berland.] Johnst.) — TEXAS MADRONE ( Arbutus texana Buckl.) — AUSTRIAN PINE ( Pinus nigra Arnold) — RUSSIAN-OLIVE ( Elaeagnus angustifolia L.) — BUFFALOBERRY (Silver Buffaloberry) ( Shepherdia argentea [Pursh] Nutt.) — SIBERIAN ELM (Chinese Elm) ( Ulmus pumila L.) — WINTERBERRY EUONYMUS ( Euonymus bungeanus Maxim.)
6. 6.Tree Identification Guide — THE SOFTWOODS — THE HARDWOODS — TREES WITH SIMPLE LEAVES — TREES WITH COMPOUND LEAVES — TREES WITH DOUBLY-COMPOUND LEAVES — TREES THAT PREFER WET SITES — HARDWOOD TREES WITH EVERGREEN LEAVES — TREES WHOSE LEAVES TURN RED IN AUTUMN — TREES WHOSE LEAVES TURN YELLOW IN AUTUMN — TREES WITH SEEDS WINGED OR WITH PARACHUTE-LIKE ATTACHMENTS — TREES WITH SOFT BERRY-LIKE FRUIT — TREES WHICH PRODUCE NUTS — TREES WITH PODS AS FRUIT — TREES WITH BRIGHT RED FRUIT — TREES WITH SPINES OR THORNS — TREES WITH CORKY PROJECTIONS ON TWIGS — TREES WHOSE TWIGS HAVE A CHAMBERED PITH — TREES KNOWN BY THE COLOR AND SHAPE OF THE TWIG PITH — TREES WITH SINGLE LARGE FLOWERS — TREES WITH FLOWERS IN CLUSTERS — TREES WHOSE BLOSSOMS APPEAR BEFORE OR WITH THE LEAVES — TREES WHOSE BLOSSOMS APPEAR AFTER THE LEAVES
7. 7.Glossary
8. 8.Index
9. 9.PARTIAL LIST OF TREES RECOMMENDED FOR SHADE AND WINDBREAKS — East Texas — Coastal Prairie — Central Texas — South Texas — West Texas — Panhandle
10. 10.CODE OF BEHAVIOR WITH OUTDOOR FIREBRANDS
11. 11.Transcriber’s Notes
12. 12.Transcriber’s Note on Linking between eBooks

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