Forest Service General Technical Report SO-15

Identifying Hardwoods Growing on Pine Sites

The authors thank Bryan A. Jowers, Glendale, California, for the excellent winter silhouettes. For help in obtaining specimens or photographs of species not easily accessible to us, we thank the following: Roger W. Barbour, University of Kentucky; William Harlow, College of Environmental Science and Forestry, State University of New York; Richard Johnson, Caroline Dormon Nature Preserve; Betty E. Lemon, University of Southwestern Louisiana; R. Dale Thomas, Northeast Louisiana University; and Lino Della-Bianca and Edwin R. Lawson of the U.S. Forest Service. This publication illustrates and describes 26 hardwood species or varieties, including 16 oaks and hickories, with photographs of leaves, bark, buds, flowers, and fruits. Line drawings feature the winter silhouette of each species and a key is included to assist in identification. Throughout the South some 49 billion cubic feet of small, low-quality hardwoods are growing on southern pine sites[1] (Staff, For. Resour. Res. Work Unit 1976). This material is usually wasted; if the site is prepared for regeneration to pine, the hardwoods there are destroyed. Research is underway to find economical methods of harvesting and utilizing these hardwoods. The descriptions, key, and illustrations in this book should help wood utilization researchers, especially those new to the South, to identify the most prevalent hardwood species on southern pine sites (Table 1). ......Buy Now (To Read More)

Product details

Ebook Number: 66012
Author: Brown, Clair A. (Clair Alan)
Release Date: Aug 8, 2021
Format: eBook
Language: English

Contributors

Contributor (Author): Grelen, Harold E.

Illustrator: Jowers, Bryan A