Common trees of Pennsylvania

PREPARED BY J. E. Ibberson, A. B. Mickalitis, J. E. Aughanbaugh and C. L. Morris
ILLUSTRATIONS BY J. M. Francis
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA · · DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
DIAGRAM SHOWING FUNCTIONS OF DIFFERENT PARTS OF A TREE Courtesy of the New Tree Experts Manual by Richard R. Fenska
The purpose of this booklet is to make the reader’s life more enjoyable by being able to identify, through leaf, twig and bark characteristics, the important trees of Pennsylvania at various seasons of the year.
Today, more than ever before, trees play an increasingly important part in our lives.
Trees produce wood, one of the essentials of our everyday life. The uses for wood are rapidly increasing.
Trees provide shade and solace for man; they help to beautify the places where we live; help purify the air we breathe and the water we drink; enrich the soil and retard the earth from sliding into our streams, and provide food and shelter for wildlife.
In a few words: Trees live to give.
We sincerely hope the brief study of tree features described in this publication will help you to develop a closer feeling for our mutual friends of the plant kingdom—the trees of our land.
Many a tree is found in the wood,
And every tree for its use is good;