Studies of Trees by J. J. Levison, M.F

About this eBook

Author

Levison, Jacob Joshua, 1881-

Title

Studies of Trees

Credits

Produced by Thaadd, Ben Beasley and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net

Language

English

LoC Class

QK: Science: Botany

Subject

Trees

Category

Text

eBook-No.

16116

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/16116

Release Date

June 23, 2005

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Preface — Contents — Introduction — Chapter I
2. 2.How To Identify Trees — Group I. The Pines — The White Pine ( Pinus strobus ) — The Pitch Pine ( Pinus rigida ) — The Scotch Pine ( Pinus sylvestris ) — Group II. The Spruce and Hemlock — The Norway Spruce ( Picea excelsa ) — Hemlock ( Tsuga canadensis ) — Group III. The Red Cedar and Arbor-Vitae — Red Cedar ( Juniperus virginiana ) — Arbor-Vitae; Northern White Cedar ( Thuja occidentalis ) — Chapter II
3. 3.How To Identify Trees—( Continued ) — Group IV. The Larch And Cypress — The European Larch ( Larix europaea ) — Bald Cypress ( Taxodium distichum ) — Group V. The Horsechestnut, Ash and Maple — The Horsechestnut ( Æsculus hippocastanum ) — The White Ash ( Fraxinus americana ) — Sugar Maple ( Acer saccharum ) — Silver Maple ( Acer saccharinum ) — Red Maple ( Acer rubrum ) — Norway Maple ( Acer platanoides ) — Box Elder ( Acer negundo ) — Group VI. Trees Told by Their Form: Elm, Poplar, Gingko and Willow — American Elm ( Ulmus americana ) — Lombardy or Italian Poplar ( Populus nigra, var. italica ) — Gingko or Maidenhair Tree ( Gingko biloba ) — Weeping Willow ( Salix babylonica ) — Group VII. Trees Told by Their Bark or Trunk: Sycamore, Birch, Beech, Blue Beech, Ironwood, and Hackberry — The Sycamore or Plane Tree ( Platanus occidentalis ) — Gray or White Birch ( Betula populifolia ) — American Beech ( Fagus americana ) — Blue Beech or Hornbeam ( Carpinus caroliniana ) — Hackberry ( Celtis occidentalis ) — Group VIII. The Oaks and Chestnut — White Oak ( Quercus alba ) — Black Oak ( Quercus velutina ) — Red Oak ( Quercus rubra ) — Pin Oak ( Quercus palustris ) — Chestnut ( Castanea dentata ) — Chapter III
4. 4.How To Identify Trees—( Continued ) — Group IX. The Hickories, Walnut and Butternut — Shagbark Hickory ( Hicoria ovata ) — Mockernut Hickory ( Hicoria alba ) — Black Walnut ( Juglans nigra ) — Group X. Tulip Tree, Sweet Gum, Linden, Magnolia, Locust, Catalpa, Dogwood, Mulberry and Osage Orange — Tulip Tree ( Liriodendron tulipifera ) — Sweet Gum ( Liquidambar styraciflua ) — American Linden ( Tilia Americana ) — The Magnolias — Cucumber Tree ( Magnolia acuminata ) — Umbrella Tree ( Magnolia tripetala ) — Black Locust ( Robinia pseudacacia ) — Hardy Catalpa ( Catalpa speciosa ) — White Mulberry ( Morus alba ) — Chapter IV
5. 5.The Structure and Requirements of Trees — Chapter V
6. 6.What Trees to Plant and How — Trees Best for the Lawn — Trees Best for the Street — Trees Best for Woodland — Trees Best for Screening — Chapter VI
7. 7.The Care of Trees — Study I. Insects Injurious to Trees and How to Combat Them — Important Insects — The Elm Leaf Beetle — The Tussock Moth — The Gipsy Moth — The Brown-Tail Moth — The Fall Webworm — The Leopard Moth — The Hickory Bark Borer — Plant Lice or Aphides — Study II. Tree Diseases — Study III. Pruning Trees — Fundamental Principles — Special Considerations — Tools Used in Pruning — Suggestions for the Safety of Tree Climbers — Study IV. Tree Repair — Chapter VII
8. 8.Forestry — Study I. What Forestry Is and What It Does — Study II. Care of the Woodland — Chapter VIII
9. 9.Our Common Woods: Their Identification, Properties and Uses — Key — I. Woods without Pores—Conifers or So-Called “Softwoods” — Woods with Pores—Broadleaf, or So-Called “Hardwoods” — Chapter IX
10. 10.An Outdoor Lesson on Trees — Index

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