Links

This page contains links to sites that are either related to forest biology and dendrology or just plain interesting. Enjoy!

Guides to Flora:

Flora of North America - Information on the names, taxonomic relationships, distributions, and characteristics of plants found in North America north of Mexico.

Flora of the Southeastern United States - Brought to you by Alan S. Weakley and the Southeastern Flora Team.

Digital Atlas of the Virginia Flora - Range maps, descriptions, and photos of native and naturalizeds plants found in Virginia.

Tree Sites from other Schools:

• Arizona State University Arboretum
• CalPhotos: California Plants & Habitats
• Iowa State University's Interactive Key
• Montana Plant Life - Well done and fairly complete.
• North Carolina State University - Plant fact sheets
• Oregon State University's Trees of the Pacific Northwest
• Oregon State University - Horticulture
• Steven F Austin Dendrology
• University of Connecticut Plant Database - a good source of ornamental information
• University of Florida Landscape Plant Fact Sheets
• University of North Carolina - Flora of the Southeast
• University of Washington's Campus Tree Tour
• UW - Madison Department of Botany - Image collections
• UW - Oshkosh - Campus Trees
• University of Hawaii - Botany Department Hawaiian Native Plants

Government Sites:

• Forest Service Fire Effects Information - Silvics for a wide variety of species
• National Interagency Fire Center - Forest fire information
• National Resources Conservation Service (Soil Surveys)
• NC Forestry Common Forest Trees of North Carolina
• Ohio DNR Common Ohio Trees
• Silvics of North America
• USDA Field Guide to Native Oak Species of Eastern North America
• USDA PLANTS Database
• USDA Woody Plant Seed Manual
• Little's Range Maps
• Virginia Department of Forestry
  • Common Native Trees of Virginia
  • Common Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of Virginia

Interesting Stuff:

• American Chestnut Oral History Project
• Dutch trees and treeguide (English)
• Hort.net - Lots of pictures of ornamental species
• Native and Naturalized Plants of the Carolinas and Georgia
• Northwest Conifers
• Nonnative Invasive Plants of Southern Forests
• Sheffield's Seed Co., Inc has put together growing information on a very large list of species, includes germination and site requirements.
• Southwest Desert Flora
• Southwest Environmental Information Network
• State Trees and Flowers

Professional Organizations:

• American Chestnut Foundation
• American Forests
• American Society of Consulting Arborists
• Association of Consulting Foresters of America Inc.
• International Society of Arboriculture
• Society of American Foresters
• The National Christmas Tree Association