A Year in the Wonderland of Trees

Twelve months in the woods — why leaves turn, how squirrels bank their acorns, what the winds plant and the April rains conjure — nature writing for young wood scouts, one month at a time.

How to Know the Trees in Winter: November

6 pages in this part of Wonderland of Trees.

How to Know the Trees in Winter: November

You didn't find it any great trick to get so you could tell most of the common trees by their leaves, did you? Then, each in its appointed…

How to Know the Trees in Winter: November: Chestnut-Oak

The Chestnut-Oak, also known as the Rock Chestnut-Oak because it is most abundant in the rocky soil of mountains, although found in…

How to Know the Trees in Winter: November: Willow-Oak

We're not likely to have any trouble with the Willow-Oak, for not only do its leaves strongly suggest the Willow, but its shape, poise, and…

How to Know the Trees in Winter: November: Cherry

Birch: "The Lady of the Woods" is also a "Lady of the Lake," for, besides rich moist hillsides, she frequents the banks of lakes, swamps…

How to Know the Trees in Winter: November: Mockernut

Hickory: You know the tree from which you got the delicious nuts, the big Shellbark -- one hundred feet high, maybe -- with its trunk as…

How to Know the Trees in Winter: November: Aspens

Mountain Magnolia: In the forest rises to ninety feet, with sturdy, branchless trunk for two-thirds of its height. In the open becomes a…

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