Native Trees of the Southeast: An Identification Guide - Paperback
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Native Trees of the Southeast: An Identification Guide - Paperback
$34.99
by L. Katherine Kirkman (Author), Claud L. Brown (Author), Donald J. Leopold (Author)
Students, professionals, tree lovers, and native plant enthusiasts alike will fall in love with Native Plants of the Southeast.
The diversity of woody plants in the Southeast is unparalleled in North America. Native Trees of the Southeast is a practical, compact field guide for the identification of the more than 225 trees native to the region, from the Carolinas and eastern Tennessee south through Georgia into northern Florida and west through Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Arkansas into eastern Texas. For confident identification, nearly 600 photographs, close to 500 of them in color, illustrate leaves, flowers and fruits or cones, bark, and twigs with buds. Crucial differences between plants that may be mistaken for each other are discussed and notes on the uses of the trees in horticulture, forestry, and for wildlife are included.Back Jacket
- Describes 229 trees native to the southeastern United States
- 591 photographs fully integrated into the text
- Range maps show tree distributions in the Southeast and adjoining areas
- Covers the Carolinas, eastern Tennessee, Georgia, northern Florida, Alabama, Mississipi, Louisiana, and eastern Arkansas and Texas
- Includes keys to trees in both summer and winter conditions
- Compact, field-friendly refernece for students, professionals, tree lovers and native plant enthusiasts
Author Biography
L. Katherine Kirkman is a scientist at the J. W. Jones Ecological Research Center in Newton, Georgia, and serves on the adjunct faculty at University of Georgia, University of Florida, and Auburn University. She resides in Albany, Georgia.
Claud L. Brown is Alumni Foundation Distinguished Professor of Forest Resources, Emeritus, at the University of Georgia, Athens. He coauthored Trees: Structure and Function and Tress of Georgia and Adjacent States.
Donald J. Leopold is a distinguished teaching professor and department chair of at the College of Environmental Science and Forest Biology, State University of New York, Syracuse, where he has won numerous teaching awards and researches the ecology of old-growth forests and wetlands, the biology of rare plant species, and the biodiversity and restoration of ecosystems. He earned a PhD in forest ecology from Purdue University and an MSF in forest ecology from the University of Kentucky. Leopold has been recognized with awards from the Garden Writers Association and the NYS Nursery and Landscape Association. His research and speaking events focus on applying ecological principles from natural communities to the development of sustainable green systems and restoring badly degraded landscapes.
Number of Pages: 372
Dimensions: 0.9 x 9 x 6.28 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: July 15, 2007
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