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Forest trees of Florida
| Author: |
Florida Division of Forestry |
| Date: |
2004 |
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[Place of publication unknown]: Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Forestry. 98 p. |
| Abstract: |
Florida has a great variety of native trees, more than any other state in the U.S. other than Hawaii. Over northern Florida, particularly in the western section, many of the trees that range widely and are well known over the eastern U.S. find their southern limit. Here are many kinds of hickory, elm, ash, maple, magnolia, basswood and locust, while a large number of different kinds of pine, gum and oak are at home throughout the state. Many tropical and subtropical plants found in the Caribbean have their northern limit in south Florida. "Forest Trees of Florida" has been a standard handbook for tree identification since its first printing in 1925. The original book was prepared by Wilbur R. Matton, an extension forester with the U.S. Forest Service. The first printing was done by the Florida Forestry |
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