基本信息出版社：Workman Publishing Company
页码：50 页
出版日期：1998年01月
ISBN：0761112049
International Standard Book Number：0761112049
条形码：9780761112044
EAN：0019628112040/9780761112044
版本：Crds
装帧：卡片
正文语种：英语
丛书名：Fandex Family Field Guides
外文书名：树

内容简介 It's the easiest and most fool-proof tree identification guide available. Four visual keys--die-cut leaf, bark pattern, distinguishing flower, seed, or nut, and photo of the full tree--and descriptions of height, shape, habitat, and more combine to give a complete picture of North America's forest and backyard trees. In addition, TREES is a cultural history--of the mighty White Oak and California Redwood, the tree that grows in Brooklyn and the important White Ash, as useful for Native American bows as for the powerful bats of our national pastime. 50 individually die-cut cards, full-color throughout.
作者简介 Steven Aronson is a former book editor and publisher. He has contributed to numerous national magazines including Vanity Fair, Esquire, and Vogue. He is also the co-author of SAVAGE GRACE which was made into a film starring Julianne Moore. He lives in New York City.

文摘 From OAK, NORTHERN RED Quercus rubra/Quercus borealis

The ancient Latin word quercus, probably of Celtic origin, means "beautiful tree"; rubra means "red"; borealis means "northern." In Red Oaks as opposed to White, the lobes of the leaves are pointed and the acorns mature in the second year. Squirrels and other animals eschew these acorns because of their bitter taste and so, ironically, there are always multitudes left over to germinate and sprout ever more Northern Oak saplings that will in turn have many more bitter-tasting acorns. And the tree reproduces not only from acorns but also by stump sprouts.

This is a good urban street tree. It is resistant to salt, which is used so much on winter sidewalks, and it grows more rapidly than any other oak.

Southern Red Oak (Quercus falcata) has leaves with a rusty or hairy underside and half-inch rounded acorns. California Black Oak (Quercus kelloggii) has a short trunk and rounded crown, and its one-inch acorns are ellipsoidal, with the cup covering one-third of the acorn.