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Pathfinder for Identifying Trees by Their Leaves

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Web Sites

	Title	Tree Fact Sheets
	URL	http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/factsheets.cfm
	Description	Search trees by family, genus, species or common name for images, photographs and fact sheets.

	Title	Guide to Deciduous Tree Knowledge
	URL	http://www.ext.nodak.edu/extpubs/plantsci/trees/f436-1.htm
	Description	Learn the fundamentals to identify tree leaves.

	Title	Catalog of the Woody Plants of Oklahoma: Descriptions & Range Maps
	URL	http://www.biosurvey.ou.edu/shrub/shrubndx.htm
	Description	Search for trees by their Latin or common name to view images, photographs and fact sheets.

	Title	HortiPlex Plant Database
	URL	http://hortiplex.gardenweb.com/plants/
	Description	Images, photographs and fact sheets on plants, searchable by common or botanical name.

	Title	Plants Database
	URL	http://plants.usda.gov/
	Description	Images, photographs and fact sheets, searchable by common or botanical name.

	Title	Temperate Deciduous Forest Biome
	URL	http://mbgnet.mobot.org/sets/temp/index.htm
	Description	This mini-guide will help you identify particular trees by the shape of their leaves.

	Title	Nature and Wildlife Field Guides
	URL	http://enature.com/guides/select_group.asp
	Description	Field guides with photographs for: Amphibians, Birds, Butterflies, Fish, Insects, Mammals, Reptiles, Spiders, Seashore creatures, Trees, Wildflowers.

	Title	Why Leaves Change Color
	URL	http://www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/pubs/misc/leaves/leaves.htm
	Description	From the USDA Forest Service.

	Title	The Chemistry of Autumn Colors
	URL	http://scifun.chem.wisc.edu/chemweek/fallcolr/fallcolr.html
	Description	This site briefly describes the chemical process that occurs each fall when the leaves of plants in the Northern Hemisphere change from green "to brilliant shades of yellow, orange, and red." From a University of Wisconsin-Madison chemistry professor.

Books

	Title	Tree Finder: A Manual for the Identification of Trees by Their Leaves
	Author	May Theilgaard Watts
	Call Number	582.16 W34
	Description

	Title	Identify Trees and Shrubs By Their Leaves: A Guide To Trees And Shrubs Native To The Northeast
	Author	Edward Knobel
	Call Number	582.160974 K75i
	Description

	Title	Trees: A Guide to Familiar American Trees
	Author	Herbert Zim
	Call Number	582.16 Z66t
	Description

	Title	Trees of North America and Europe
	Author	Roger Phillips
	Call Number	582.16097 P546t
	Description	This guide to tree identification contains more than 1,000 full-color photographs. Each tree is illustrated in full detail -- by leaf, flower, fruit, bark, and mature tree shape -- and is fully described in the text. A unique leaf index makes the identification of trees simple and accurate. The trees are arranged alphabetically by Latin name and an index of common names concludes the book.

	Title	Tree Finder: A Manual for the Identification of Trees by Their Leaves
	Author	May Theilgaard Watts
	Call Number	J 582.16 W34
	Description

	Title	Trees
	Author	Allen J. Coombes
	Call Number	582.16 C781t 2002
	Description	Featuring more than 500 full-color illustrations and photographs, along with detailed annotations, this handbook makes tree identification easy and accurate.

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