Forest Trees of Illinois (Third Edition)
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THE 10TH EDITION HAS A DURABLE,WATERPROOF COVER,AND NEW ILLUSTRATIONS,VERY GOOD BOOK,340 PAGES.
Chapters (167)
- Forest Trees of Illinois
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Illustrated Glossary
- Key to the Trees of Illinois in Spring, Summer, and Fall
- GROUP A
- GROUP B
- GROUP C
- GROUP D
- GROUP E
- GROUP F
- Key to Illinois Trees in Winter
- GROUP G
- GROUP H
- Trees of Illinois
- SOUTHERN SUGAR MAPLE Acer barbatum Michx.
- BOX ELDER Acer negundo L.
- BLACK MAPLE Acer nigrum Michx.
- RED MAPLE Acer rubrum L.
- SWAMP RED MAPLE rubrum L. var. drummondii (H. & A.) Sarg.
- SILVER MAPLE Acer saccharinum L.
- SUGAR MAPLE Acer saccharum Marsh.
- RED BUCKEYE Aesculus discolor Pursh
- OHIO BUCKEYE Aesculus glabra Willd.
- TREE-OF-HEAVEN Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle
- BLACK ALDER Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn.
- SHADBUSH Amelanchier arborea (Michx. f.) Fern.
- SMOOTH SHADBUSH Amelanchier laevis Wieg.
- HERCULES’ CLUB Aralia spinosa L.
- PAWPAW Asimina triloba Dunal.
- YELLOW BIRCH Betula lutea Michx.
- RIVER BIRCH Betula nigra L.
- PAPER BIRCH Betula papyrifera Marsh.
- PAPER MULBERRY Broussonetia papyrifera (L.) Vent.
- BLUE BEECH Carpinus caroliniana Walt.
- WATER HICKORY Carya aquatica (Michx. f.) Nutt.
- BITTERNUT HICKORY Carya cordiformis (Wang.) K. Koch
- PIGNUT HICKORY Carya glabra (Mill.) Sweet
- PECAN Carya illinoensis (Wang.) K. Koch
- KINGNUT HICKORY Carya laciniosa (Michx. f.) Loud.
- SWEET PIGNUT HICKORY Carya ovalis (Wang.) Sarg.
- SHAGBARK HICKORY Carya ovata (Mill.) K. Koch
- BLACK HICKORY Carya texana Buckl.
- MOCKERNUT HICKORY Carya tomentosa (Poir.) Nutt.
- CHESTNUT Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh.
- COMMON CATALPA Catalpa bignonioides Walt.
- CATALPA Catalpa speciosa Engelm.
- SUGARBERRY Celtis laevigata Willd.
- HACKBERRY Celtis occidentalis L.
- DWARF HACKBERRY Celtis tenuifolia Nutt.
- REDBUD Cercis canadensis L.
- YELLOWWOOD Cladrastis lutea (Michx. f.) K. Koch
- ALTERNATE-LEAVED DOGWOOD Cornus alternifolia L.
- ROUGH-LEAVED DOGWOOD Cornus drummondii Meyer
- FLOWERING DOGWOOD Cornus florida L.
- OTHER DOGWOODS
- COCK-SPUR THORN Crataegus crus-galli L.
- RED HAW Crataegus mollis (Torr. & Gray) Scheele
- PRUINOSE HAW Crataegus pruinosa (Wendl.) K. Koch
- OTHER HAWTHORNS
- PERSIMMON Diospyros virginiana L.
- BEECH Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
- SWAMP PRIVET Forestiera acuminata (Michx.) Poir.
- WHITE ASH Fraxinus americana L.
- BLACK ASH Fraxinus nigra Marsh.
- RED ASH Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh.
- GREEN ASH Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh var. subintegerrima (Vahl) Fern.
- BLUE ASH Fraxinus quadrangulata Michx.
- PUMPKIN ASH Fraxinus tomentosa Michx. f.
- WATER LOCUST Gleditsia aquatica Marsh.
- HONEY LOCUST Gleditsia triacanthos L.
- KENTUCKY COFFEE TREE Gymnocladus dioicus (L.) K. Koch
- SILVER BELL Halesia carolina L.
- WITCH HAZEL Hamamelis virginiana L.
- SWAMP HOLLY Ilex decidua Walt.
- BUTTERNUT Juglans cinerea L.
- BLACK WALNUT Juglans nigra L.
- RED CEDAR Juniperus virginiana L.
- EUROPEAN LARCH Larix decidua Mill.
- AMERICAN LARCH Larix laricina (DuRoi) Koch
- SWEET GUM Liquidambar styraciflua L.
- TULIP TREE Liriodendron tulipifera L.
- OSAGE ORANGE Maclura pomifera Schneid.
- CUCUMBER MAGNOLIA Magnolia acuminata L.
- NARROW-LEAVED CRAB APPLE Malus angustifolia (Ait.) Michx.
- PRAIRIE CRAB APPLE Malus coronaria (L.) Mill.
- IOWA CRAB APPLE Malus ioensis (Wood) Britt.
- WHITE MULBERRY Morus alba L.
- RED MULBERRY Morus rubra L.
- TUPELO GUM Nyssa aquatica L.
- SOUR GUM Nyssa sylvatica Marsh.
- HOP HORNBEAM Ostrya virginiana (Mill.) K. Koch
- PRINCESS TREE Paulownia tomentosa (Thunb.) Steud.
- JACK PINE Pinus banksiana Lamb.
- SHORTLEAF PINE Pinus echinata Mill.
- RED PINE Pinus resinosa Ait.
- WHITE PINE Pinus strobus L.
- SCOTCH PINE Pinus sylvestris L.
- LOBLOLLY PINE Pinus taeda L.
- WATER ELM Planera aquatica Gmel.
- SYCAMORE Platanus occidentalis L.
- WHITE POPLAR Populus alba L.
- COTTONWOOD Populus deltoides Marsh.
- BIG-TOOTH ASPEN Populus grandidentata Michx.
- SWAMP COTTONWOOD Populus heterophylla L.
- QUAKING ASPEN Populus tremuloides Michx.
- WILD PLUM Prunus americana Marsh.
- WILD GOOSE PLUM Prunus hortulana Bailey
- OTHER WILD PLUMS
- WILD BLACK CHERRY Prunus serotina Ehrh.
- CHOKE CHERRY Prunus virginiana L.
- WAFER ASH Ptelea trifoliata L.
- WHITE OAK Quercus alba L.
- SWAMP WHITE OAK Quercus bicolor Willd.
- SCARLET OAK Quercus coccinea Muench.
- HILL’S OAK Quercus ellipsoidalis E. J. Hill
- SPANISH OAK Quercus falcata Michx.
- SHINGLE OAK Quercus imbricaria Michx.
- OVERCUP OAK Quercus lyrata Walt.
- BUR OAK Quercus macrocarpa Michx.
- BLACKJACK OAK Quercus marilandica Muench.
- SWAMP CHESTNUT OAK Quercus michauxii Nutt.
- YELLOW CHESTNUT OAK Quercus muhlenbergii Engelm.
- CHERRYBARK OAK Quercus pagodaefolia Ell.
- PIN OAK Quercus palustris Muench.
- WILLOW OAK Quercus phellos L.
- ROCK CHESTNUT OAK Quercus prinus L.
- NORTHERN RED OAK Quercus rubra L.
- SHUMARD’S OAK Quercus shumardii Buckl.
- POST OAK Quercus stellata Wang.
- BLACK OAK Quercus velutina Lam.
- CAROLINA BUCKTHORN Rhamnus caroliniana Walt.
- COMMON BUCKTHORN Rhamnus cathartica L.
- SHINING SUMAC Rhus copallina L.
- SMOOTH SUMAC Rhus glabra L.
- STAGHORN SUMAC Rhus typhina L.
- POISON SUMAC Rhus vernix L.
- BLACK LOCUST Robinia pseudoacacia L.
- PEACH-LEAVED WILLOW Salix amygdaloides Anders.
- CAROLINA WILLOW Salix caroliniana Michx.
- SANDBAR WILLOW Salix interior Rowlee
- BLACK WILLOW Salix nigra Marsh.
- SASSAFRAS Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
- BALD CYPRESS Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich.
- BASSWOOD Tilia americana L.
- WHITE BASSWOOD Tilia heterophylla Vent.
- WINGED ELM Ulmus alata Michx.
- AMERICAN ELM Ulmus americana L.
- SIBERIAN ELM Ulmus pumila L.
- SLIPPERY ELM Ulmus rubra Muhl.
- ROCK ELM Ulmus thomasii Sarg.
- SWEET VIBURNUM Viburnum lentago L.
- BLACK HAW Viburnum prunifolium L.
- RUSTY NANNYBERRY Viburnum rufidulum Raf.
- Special Places to Study Trees
- The Morton Arboretum
- Illinois Natural History Survey
- Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
- DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Shawnee National Forest
- White Oak, the State Tree of Illinois
- DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION DIVISION OF FORESTRY
- ILLINOIS BIG TREE CHAMPIONS
- Index to Common and Scientific Names
- NOTES
- DISTRICT FORESTERS
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