Familiar American Trees...

1. Familiar
American
Trees

2. “ T h e
W a s h i n g t o n
P a l m i s o u r
largest native
s p e c i e s , a n d
g r o w s i n
c a n y o n s a n d
near waterholes.
The fan-shaped
l e a v e s a r e
usually split and
fr ayed by the
wind. The small
w hite flower s
d e v e l o p i n t o
r o u n d b l a c k
edible fruits.” §

3. “T he Souther n
M a g n o l i a i s a
ver y handsome
t r e e u s e d
extensively as an
ornamental. It
b e a r s l a r g e
white, waxlike
flowers with a
s t r o n g , h e a d y
fragrance, which
are all the more
a t t r a c t i v e b y
being set off by
l a r g e , d a r k
green, leathery
l e a v e s . ” §

4. “The Western
Red-cedar is
a giant
conifer of the
Pacific
Northwest.” §

5. “ P e c a n , a
n a t i v e
s o u t h e r n
Hickory, is an
i m p o r t a n t
c u l t i v a t e d
c r o p t r e e
which also is
planted as an
ornamental.” §

6. P i ñ o n P i n e
p r o d u c e s t h e
delicious piñon
o r p i n e n u t s .
T h e l o w ,
d r o u g h t -
r esistant tr ee
c ove r s m e s a s
a n d
mountainsides in
the Southwest.
The nuts (which
a r e l a r g e ,
wingless seeds)
are beaten loose
from the open
c o n e s . ” §

7. “Coast Live Oak is an attractive evergreen Oak--a broadly
pleasing tree with a low, spreading crown branching near
the ground and much found on the gently-rolling hills
between San Francisco and Santa Barbara in California” §

8. Sugar Maple needs
no introduction.
Everyone knows of
i t s s u g a r y s a p,
from which maple
syrup and maple
sugar are made.
But, in addition,
Sugar Maple is a
f i n e s h a d e a n d
ornamental tree.
T h e w o o d i s
e x c e l l e n t f o r
furniture, and the
leaves turn a rich
yellow, orange, or
scarlet in fall.” §

9. Black Walnut is a prized
hardwood, the brown,
fine-grained wood is
used for furniture. The
t r e e b e a r s l a r g e ,
fragrant leaves and a
r ound nut in a thick
green husk (from which
is made a brown dye).
The nut itself has an
irregular, hard shell that
is challenging to crack,
but the sweet, edible,
tasty kernel makes the
effort worth while.” §

10. § All quotations from Zim & Martin (1952)
Tr e e s , S i m o n & S c h u s t e r , N Y.
I l l u s t r a t i o n s b y D . & S . B a r l o w e .