This bulletin has been prepared mainly for those who desire to become more familiar with our native and introduced trees, but who do not have access to the larger publications on the subject. It will serve also as a basis for future forestry studies in the State. Popular interest in forestry, which is sadly lacking in West Virginia at this time, will be stimulated by a more general and more intimate acquaintance with the different kinds of trees. It is hoped that this bulletin will help to create the needed interest. If difficulty is found in determining the name of any tree, specimens mailed to the West Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station, Morgantown, West Virginia, will be named, if possible, without charge.

—A.B. BROOKS.

Morgantown, W. Va.
September 1, 1920.

CONTENTS

Page
Preface[3]
Contents[4]
Key to Genera[7]
Pinaceae—The Pine Family[13]
Salicaceae—The Willow Family[14]
Juglandaceae—The Walnut Family[15]
Betulaceae—The Birch Family[16]
Fagaceae—The Beech Family[17]
Urticaceae—The Nettle Family[19]
Magnoliaceae—The Magnolia Family[20]
Anonaceae—The Custard Apple Family[20]
Lauraceae—The Laurel Family[21]
Hamamelidaceae—The Witch Hazel Family[21]
Platanaceae—The Plane Tree Family[21]
Rosaceae—The Rose Family[21]
Leguminosae—The Pulse Family[22]
Rutaceae—The Rue Family[23]
Simarubaceae—The Quassia Family[23]
Anacardiaceae—The Cashew Family[23]
Aquifoliaceae-The Holly Family[24]
Aceraceae—The Maple Family[24]
Sapindaceae—The Soapberry Family[25]
Tiliaceae—The Linden Family[25]
Araliaceae—The Ginseng Family[25]
Cornaceae—The Dogwood Family[25]
Ericaceae—The Heath Family[25]
Ebenaceae—The Ebony Family[26]
Styracaceae—The Storax Family[26]
Oleaceae—The Olive Family[26]
Caprifoliaceae—The Honeysuckle Family[27]
White Pine[29]
Pitch Pine[31]
Table Mountain Pine[33]
Yellow Pine[35]
Jersey or Scrub Pine[37]
Tamarack[39]
Red Spruce[41]
Hemlock[43]
Balsam Fir[45]
Arbor Vitae[47]
Red Cedar[49]
Black Willow[51]
American Aspen[53]
Large-toothed Poplar[55]
Cottonwood[57]
Butternut[59]
Black Walnut[61]
Shell-Bark Hickory[63]
Big Shell-Bark Hickory[65]
Mockernut Hickory[67]
Pignut Hickory[69]
Bitternut Hickory[71]
Hop Hornbeam[73]
American Hornbeam[75]
Black Birch[77]
Yellow Birch[79]
Red Birch[81]
Beech[83]
Chestnut[85]
Chinquapin[87]
White Oak[89]
Post Oak[91]
Bur Oak[93]
Swamp White Oak[95]
Yellow Oak[97]
Chestnut Oak[99]
Red Oak[101]
Pin Oak[103]
Scarlet Oak[105]
Black Oak[107]
Spanish Oak[109]
Scrub Oak[111]
Black Jack Oak[113]
Laurel Oak[115]
Slippery Elm[117]
American Elm[119]
Hackberry[121]
Red Mulberry[123]
Cucumber Tree[125]
Umbrella Tree[127]
Mountain Magnolia[129]
Tulip Tree[131]
Common Pawpaw[133]
Sassafras[135]
Witch Hazel[137]
Sweet Gum[139]
Sycamore[141]
American Crab Apple[143]
Mountain Ash[145]
Shad Bush[147]
Cockspur Thorn[149]
Dotted Thorn[151]
Black Cherry[153]
Choke Cherry[155]
Wild Red Cherry[157]
Wild Plum[159]
Honey Locust[161]
Red Bud[163]
Common Locust[165]
Hop Tree[167]
Stag Horn Sumach[169]
Dwarf Sumach[171]
Poison Sumach[173]
American Holly[175]
Mountain Holly[177]
Striped Maple[179]
Mountain Maple[181]
Sugar Maple[183]
Black Sugar Maple[185]
Silver Maple[187]
Red Maple[189]
Box Elder[191]
Fetid Buckeye[193]
Sweet Buckeye[195]
Basswood[197]
White Basswood[199]
Hercules Club[201]
Flowering Dogwood[203]
Alternate-Leaved Dogwood[205]
Black Gum[207]
Great Laurel[209]
Mountain Laurel[211]
Sour-wood[213]
Common Persimmon[215]
Opossum Wood[217]
White Ash[219]
Red Ash[221]
Black Ash[223]
Fringe Tree[225]
Sweet Viburnum[227]
Black Haw[229]
Red Pine[230]
Scotch Pine[230]
Bald Cypress[230]
European Larch[230]
Norway Spruce[230]
White Willow[230]
Osage Orange[230]
Norway Maple[231]
Sycamore Maple[231]
Gray Birch[231]
Horse Chestnut[231]
Catalpa[231]
Tree of Heaven[231]
Kentucky Coffee Tree[231]
Native Shrubs and Shrubby Vines[232]
Glossary[237]

West Virginia Trees

By A. B. BROOKS