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17 Cards in this Set
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maple
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-opposite leaf, opposite branch
-double samara |
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harvesting
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-a silviculture system designed to satisfy the physical, chemical, and biological needs of the tree
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what is the most likely reason for close ring width?
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competition ( if many close rings)
drought (if only one ring) |
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how do trees speak?
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-ring width patterns
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site index
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-quality of growing space for the tree
3 components a. autecology b. synecology c. genetic capability of the species |
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overstory/understory
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over- main layer of trees
under- underneath canopy |
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bur oak
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-leaf variations
-larger, sharp points -leaves turn yellow or red |
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ring width patterns
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-tells how the tree grows, if narrow, could be short of moisture, or loss of crown b/c no photosynthetic area
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ginko
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"friendship tree"
-2lobes -fan shaped leaves |
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siberian larch
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-needles bourne on whorls
-grows fast and tall -deciduous |
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elm
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-tall, spread, umbrella crown
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white fir
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-cones up
-most expensive tree in AB -terminal bud -needles are flat, dull |
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white pine
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-5 needle fasicle bundle
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any spruce
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-angular, sharp and stalked, cones down
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douglas-fir
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-stalk-stem
-flat needle -bract on cone scale |
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basswood
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-softest wood
-heartshaped leaf -seeds bourne of stalks with wings |
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synecology
(mutual exclusion) |
=can't have 2 of same species, b/c of competition, one will die
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