Velvet Mesquite Black Locust Overcup Oak Cherrybark Oak Pin Oak Willow Oak Northern Red Oak Shumard Oak Post Oak Black Oak Live Oak Walnut Juglandaceae Black Walnut Bitternut Hickory Pignut Hickory Pecan Big Shellbark Hickory Shagbark Hickory Mockernut Hickory TREE MENDOUS HOW A FOREST GROWS Witch Hazel Hamamelidaceae Witch Hazel TREE MENDOUS MAGICAL TREES Willow Salicaceae Pussy Willow Bebb Willow Black Willow Weeping Willow Black Cottonwood Eastern Cottonwood Plains Cottonwood Quaking Aspen Linden Tiliaceae American Basswood Elm Ulmaceae Common Hackberry OPPOSITE COMPOUND LEAVES American Elm Slippery Elm Rock Elm Quassia Simaroubaceae Tree of Heaven Sweetgum Altingiaceae Sweetgum Mahogany Meliaceae Chinaberry Tree LEAVES IN FRONDS Asparagus Asparagaceae Joshua Tree Laurel Lauraceae Sassafras California Laurel Magnolia Magnoliaceae Tuliptree Cucumber tree Southern Magnolia Sweetbay Palm Arecaceae Cuban Royal Palm Cabbage Palmetto Key Thatch Palm California Fan Palm TREE MENDOUS TREES UNDER ATTACK Olive Oleaceae White Ash Green Ash Soapberry Sapindaceae Ohio Buckeye ALTERNATE COMPOUND LEAVES Sumac Anacardiaceae Common Sumac Official Trees of the 50 States Quick ID Guide Glossary Find Out More Index Credits Mulberry Moraceae Osage Orange White Mulberry Red Mulberry Myrtle Myrtaceae Tasmanian Bluegum Sour Gum Nyssaceae Water Tupelo Blackgum Plane Tree Platanaceae American Sycamore London Plane Tree California Sycamore Rose Rosaceae Saskatoon Hawthorn American Plum Mexican Plum Black Cherry Klamath Plum Callery Pear Sweet Crabapple Pea Fabaceae Mimosa Yellow Paloverde Honeylocust Kentucky Coffeetree Honey Mesquite CRAPE MYRTLE PAGE 75 TASMANIAN BLUEGUM PAGE 102
LET S LOOK AT TREES AUTUMN LEAVES IN VERMONT TREES FIELD GUIDE
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR ADVENTURE INTO THE TREES There are many ways to know the trees around us and in National Geographic Kids Ultimate Explorer Field Guide Trees you will find out how as you meet both eastern and western trees You will learn that some trees prefer cool climates and some prefer heat Others may have different moisture sunlight and soil needs When you look at trees keep in mind that they make important contributions to the health of our planet Trees reduce erosion so they help keep soil out of streams and rivers Trees clean our air and help keep temperatures from climbing too high or dropping too low They absorb and store carbon dioxide and provide oxygen Forest health is critical to addressing climate change That's why trees need our protection too Trees face challenges today They are cut down to provide land for roads housing and other uses Additionally insects and diseases are threatening some species Warmer air temperatures and drought challenge trees that may have been able to fight off insects and disease in past years In many areas of North America the overpopulation of deer is harming forests as they nibble at young shoots keeping them from growing into full size trees The distinct personalities of different trees are tied to their individual evolution and adapation to their environment Native trees are descendants of trees that were here before European explorers and settlers came to North America They have evolved with our native insects birds and other animals Other trees non native or exotic have been brought here from other continents and will have a different relationship with other players in the environment We have to watch them carefully so that they do not take over the native plants that play an important part in the North American ecosystem We hope that National Geographic Kids Ultimate Explorer Field Guide Trees will inspire you to enjoy and protect our trees and that you'll have fun doing it Tony Dove and Ginger Woolridge authors Essential Native Trees and Shrubs for the Eastern United States LET S LOOK AT TREES 7
