Tree Identification: Page 2
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Tree Physiology (2)
The biological study of the individual tree life cycle.
Links

Changing Color http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/nreos/forest/topics/leafco~1.html
This article describes the changes that take place in trees and cause them to change colors. (Added: 26-Feb-2008 Hits: 411 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

Changing Colors of Leaves http://www.utextension.utk.edu/publications/spfiles/SP529.pdf
This publication explains what triggers the color change in autumn, which color each species becomes, and the causes of variation in color. (Added: 16-Feb-2008 Hits: 432 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

Fall Tree Color Outline http://warnell.forestry.uga.edu/service/library/index.php3?docID=141&docHistory%5B%5D=5&docHistory%5B%5D=20
Leaf color formation is a natural process. Short, cool days of fall bring changes to trees. Green light-capture systems must be closed-down for winter. Turning-off leaves reveal fall colors. Best colors come with cool, dry, and bright sunny days. Frosts, (Added: 20-Oct-2008 Hits: 401 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

Falling Tree Leaves: Leaf Abscission http://warnell.forestry.uga.edu/service/library/for99-025/for99-025.pdf
Trees loose their leaves by design. When leaves become inefficient and unable to produce food and growth regulators, a process of shutting-down and sealing-off begins. Trees shed many parts besides leaves, including fruit, flowers, bud scales, trichomes, (Added: 20-Oct-2008 Hits: 403 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

Initiating Fall Leaf Colors http://warnell.forestry.uga.edu/service/library/index.php3?docID=142&docHistory%5B%5D=2&docHistory%5B%5D=20
Spring flower colors are raised in fall to crown the trees. The pigments are the same but the colored containers have changed from dainty petals to coarse, broad leaves. Fall tree colors are composed of pigments that can be divided into oil paints, wate... (Added: 20-Oct-2008 Hits: 372 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

Live Oak: State Tree of Georgia http://warnell.forestry.uga.edu/warnell/service/library/index.php3?docID=56
Live oak is a beautiful, spreading, medium-sized to large tree 45-65 feet tall and 3-4 feet in diameter. It was named for its evergreen foliage. The largest registered live oak now living is 11 feet in diameter, 55 feet tall, with a crown spread of 132 fe... (Added: 20-Oct-2008 Hits: 507 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

Mature Tree Shapes of Forest Tree Nursery Seedlings http://www.state.sc.us/forest/refmature.htm
Mature Tree Shapes of South Carolina Forestry Commission's Forest Tree Nursery Seedlings (Added: 9-Feb-2008 Hits: 288 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

Osage-orange (Maclura pomifera): An American Traveler http://warnell.forestry.uga.edu/warnell/service/library/index.php3?docID=174
Osage-orange (Maclura pomifera) is a small tree in which people have found great value. Once discovered by early European settlers, it was carried and tended across the continent. Because of its attributes, it was prized anywhere agriculture and grazing a... (Added: 25-Oct-2008 Hits: 432 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

Scientific Classification of Trees: An Introduction for Wood Workers http://www.ca.uky.edu/agc/pubs/for/for61/for61.htm
Those who work with wood should be able to distinguish between different woods and be familiar with features that make different kinds of wood react differently to cutting, surfacing, finishing, etc. An obvious first step in accomplishing these tasks is to be able to properly identify and name an unknown wood. (Added: 15-Feb-2008 Hits: 549 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

Southern Catalpa: "The Fish Bait Tree" http://warnell.forestry.uga.edu/service/library/index.php3?docID=178&
The Southern catalpa (Catalpa bignonioides) tree is a common fixture along roadsides and in old yards. The big green leaves and distinctive long dangling fruits are noticeable from hundreds of yards. Although used in the past for a variety of wood-based... (Added: 25-Oct-2008 Hits: 516 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

 
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