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Forest Trees of Texas How To Know Them ACKNOWLEDGMENTS TREES ... MANKIND’S FRIENDS

TEXAS TREES TEXAS FOREST SERVICE TEXAS FORESTRY ASSOCIATION ARBOR DAY STATE TREE

STUDYING TREES

TWIGS AND LEAVES LEAF SHAPES

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.

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 (Populus 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.)

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

Glossary Index PARTIAL LIST OF TREES RECOMMENDED FOR SHADE AND WINDBREAKS

East Texas Coastal Prairie Central Texas South Texas West Texas Panhandle

CODE OF BEHAVIOR WITH OUTDOOR FIREBRANDS Transcriber’s Notes Transcriber’s Note on Linking between eBooks

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