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.

The Lives of Trees and the Lives of Men: February

5 pages in this part of Wonderland of Trees.

The Lives of Trees and the Lives of Men: February

We have so much to do with human nature in February, in connection with the celebration of the birthdays of great men, it suggested for…

The Lives of Trees and the Lives of Men: February: Pine

The ability of a tree to endure shade is called tolerance. TOLERANT AND INTOLERANT TREES Trees, like people, differ widely in the amount of…

The Lives of Trees and the Lives of Men: February: California

They do. And some of the diaries of old trees reach back for centuries; are older, much older, than Franklin's autobiography or the famous…

The Lives of Trees and the Lives of Men: February: Gypsies

Not only that, but it can even be told whether the insects worked on the body of the tree, as the wood-beetles do, or, like the children of…

The Lives of Trees and the Lives of Men: February: Pines

In the Gulf States, with their sandy soils, the Pines are usually best suited to the purpose. While so many Pines belong to the…

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