By Todd Telander
Timber is a must have, box consultant for newcomers and specialists alike. even if you're on a nature hike or taking a walk on your local, you'll are looking to take alongside a replica of this quintessential advisor that includes one of the most everyday, special, and common North American trees.
Todd Telander is a ordinary technological know-how illustrator, flora and fauna artist, and the writer and illustrator of many FalconGuides, in addition to the Scats and Tracks sequence. He lives in Walla Walla, Washington, together with his spouse, Kirsten, and sons, Miles and Oliver.
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With age, the bark becomes hardened with furrows and platelike scales. The fruiting body is an oval, brown, conelike cluster of scaled seeds, about 1 inch long. indd 38 1/29/13 11:59 AM Red Alder, Alnus rubra Birch family Birch family (Betulaceae) Alternate name(s): Oregon Alder, Western Alder Size: Up to 85' tall, diameter to 2' Range/habitat: Low-elevation moist soils, coastal areas, streamsides of the Pacific Northwest and coastal California Description: The tallest of alders, the Red Alder is a deciduous broadleaf tree with a narrow, tall trunk and a compact, domed crown.
The fruit is an elongate, conelike structure called a “strobile,” 1 to 2 inches long, which releases its seeds by disintegrating on the branch. The Paper Birch is often grown ornamentally. Native Americans used the bark to build canoes. indd 37 1/29/13 11:59 AM Birch family River Birch, Betula nigra Birch family (Betulaceae) Alternate name(s): Red Birch, Water Birch Size: Up to 75' tall, diameter to 3' Range/habitat: Wet bottomlands and streamsides throughout mid- and southeastern United States Description: The River Birch is a relatively small, deciduous broadleaf tree with a short trunk that divides into spreading main branches, creating a broad, irregular crown.
Fruits grow in bunches on individual long stalks. Water Tupelo is an important tree for lumber and honey production. It is sometimes considered part of a separate family, the tupelo family, or Nyssaceae. indd 43 1/29/13 11:59 AM Ebony family Common Persimmon, Diospyros virginiana Ebony family (Ebenaceae) Alternate name(s): American Persimmon, Eastern Persimmon, Simmon, Possomwood Size: Up to 60' tall, diameter to 2' Range/habitat: Middle and eastern United States in dry, open woodlands and fields Description: The Common Persimmon is a deciduous broadleaf tree with a well-branched trunk, sometimes-drooping branches, and a rounded crown.