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;

Some for the strength of the gnarled root,

Some for the sweetness of flower or fruit;

Some for shelter against the storm,

And some to keep the hearthstone warm,