Botanic Garden >> Gardening > >> Question and Answer >> Seeding and Propagation

Best Tree Identification Book for Leaves, Fruit, and Bark

The Tree Identification Book by George W. D. Symonds (Quill/William Morrow) is a classic field guide with over 1,500 illustrations showing leaves, flowers, bark, fruit, and form for hundreds of North American trees. It includes botanical names and is organized for easy comparison. Paperback, ~272 pages, ~$20. Check your local library first.

Seeding and Propagation: Persimmon Seedling Timeline: Fruiting Age and Pollination Biology; Why Wild Persimmon Trees Don't Fruit: Sex Ratio; Trimming and Re-rooting Indoor Yucca (or Dracaena) Trees; Propagating Sycamore: Seeds Work, Cuttings Don't; Why a Bearss Lime Tree Won't Bloom; Pruning a Leggy Rubber Tree (Ficus elastica) for Bushier Growth; Diagnosing Two Problem Trees: Borer and Canker; Best Tree Identification Field Guides for Eastern North America; Identifying South Florida Trees: Why Local Expertise Matters; Best Indoor Trees for a Warm Greenhouse in New York

Garden Articles

Identifying and Managing Slime Flux (Bacterial Wetwood) in Mature Cottonwoods

Redwood Top Dieback: Internal Decay, Monitor for Hazard

Jacaranda Branch Grafting: Feasibility and Alternatives

Should You Pinch Catalpa Tree Seedlings?

Identifying Sycamore Saplings vs. Root Suckers

Copper Beech Seed Germination and Tree Age: Expert Needed

Tree Identification Resources: Website and Book for Georgia

Plants

Tulip Poplar (Liriodendron) Suitability for South Central Kansas

Identifying the "Bean Tree" in the Hudson Valley: It's Catalpa

Growing Almond Trees from Seed: What You Need to Know

Sugar Maple Sapling Care: Container Growing Until Permanent Planting

Propagating Magnolia from Seed vs. Cuttings

Mini Trees for Florida: Conifers, Palms & Flowering Shrubs

Saving Freeze-Damaged Jacaranda Trees in Riverside, CA: When to Prune and When to Call an Arborist