Glossaries Relating to Trees and Forests
Accretion
Accretion
Achene
An achene is a necessary term to know when identifying tree species.
Acorn
An Acorn is a necessary term to know when identifying tree species.
Alternate
Alternate twig and leaf arrangement is a necessary term to know when identifying tree leaves.
Bark
Bark is a necessary term to know when identifying tree leaves.
Berry
A Berry is a necessary term to know when identifying tree species.
Bract
Here are terms essential including stalk in understanding the language of forestry and related forest resource sciences.
Bipinnate
Bipinnate twig and leaf arrangement is a necessary term to know when identifying tree leaves.
Bud
Here are terms essential including stalk in understanding the language of forestry and related forest resource sciences.
Blade
The tree leaf and blade of hardwoods, needles with conifers, is a necessary term to know when identifying tree leaves.
Broadleaf
Here are 50 terms essential in understanding the language of forestry and related forest resource sciences.
bundle scar
Here are botanical terms including bundle scar essential in understanding the language of tree identification.
Cone
Here are terms essential including stalk in understanding the language of forestry and related forest resource sciences.
Compound Leaf
Here are terms essential including stalk in understanding the language of forestry and related forest resource sciences.
Compound
The tree leaf and blade of hardwoods, needles with conifers, is a necessary term to know when identifying tree leaves.
Compound Leaf
Here are terms essential including stalk in understanding the language of forestry and related forest resource sciences.
Catkin
Here are terms essential including stalk in understanding the language of forestry and related forest resource sciences.
Clone
Here are botanical terms essential in understanding the language of tree identification.
Capsule
Here are terms essential including stalk in understanding the language of forestry and related forest resource sciences.
Drupe
A drupe is a necessary term to know when identifying tree species.
Decidious
Here are 50 terms essential in understanding the language of forestry and related forest resource sciences.
Dioecious
dioecious is a necessary term to know when identifying tree species and studying tree botany.
Entire
An entire leaf is a necessary term to know when identifying tree leaves.
Epicormic Sprout
Here are terms essential including epicormic sprout in understanding the language of forestry and related forest resource sciences.
Fascicle
The bundle of needles called fascicle is a necessary term to know when identifying tree leaves.
Flower
Here are terms essential including stalk in understanding the language of forestry and related forest resource sciences.
Fruit
Here are terms essential including stalk in understanding the language of forestry and related forest resource sciences.
Glaucous
Here are 50 terms essential in understanding the language of forestry and related forest resource sciences.
Hardwood
Here are 50 terms essential in understanding the language of forestry and related forest resource sciences.
Increment Borer
Increment Borer
Ingrowth
Ingrowth
Pinnate
Pinnate leaf arrangement is a necessary term to know when identifying tree leaves.
Lobe
Projections that shape a leaf called a lobe is a necessary term to know when identifying tree leaves.
Leaflet
The tree leaflet of hardwoods, needles with conifers, is a necessary term to know when identifying tree leaves.
Key
A key is a necessary term to know when identifying tree species.
Leaf
The tree leaf of hardwoods, needles with conifers, is a necessary term to know when identifying tree leaves.
Monoecious
Monoecious is a necessary term to know when identifying tree species and studying botany.
Margin
The edge that shapes a leaf called a margin is a necessary term to know when identifying tree leaves.
Midrib
The primary rib or vein of a leaf called a midrib is a necessary term to know when identifying tree leaves.
Mortality
Tree Mortality
Needle
The leaf of conifers called needles is a necessary term to know when identifying tree leaves.
Nutlet
A nutlet is a necessary term to know when identifying tree species.
Opposite
Opposite twig and leaf arrangement is a necessary term to know when identifying tree species.
Petiole
The leaf of conifers called needles is a necessary term to know when identifying tree leaves.
Palmate
Palmate leaf arrangement is a necessary term to know when identifying tree leaves.
Pod
Here are terms essential including stalk in understanding the language of forestry and related forest resource sciences.
Pome
Here are terms essential including stalk in understanding the language of forestry and related forest resource sciences.
Simple
The tree leaf and blade of hardwoods, needles with conifers, is a necessary term to know when identifying tree leaves.
Samara
Here are terms essential including stalk in understanding the language of forestry and related forest resource sciences.
Spray
Here are 50 terms essential in understanding the language of forestry and related forest resource sciences.
Sinus
indentations between lobes on leaf called a sinus is a necessary term to know when identifying tree leaves.
Sterigmata
Needle stems called sterigmata is a necessary term to know when identifying tree needles.
Stalk
Here are terms essential including stalk in understanding the language of forestry and related forest resource sciences.
Stalk
The stalk of a leaf is a necessary term to know when identifying tree leaves.
Stomata
stoma, stomata
Sinus
The edge that shapes a leaf called a margin can also have indentations called a sinus. Sinus is a necessary term to know when identifying tree leaves.
Forest Sustainability
forest sustainability is a state or process of the forest that can be maintained indefinitely for the greater good.
Twig
A young tree shoot is a necessary term to know when identifying tree leaves.
Toothed
The tree margin may have teeth or serrations and is a necessary term to know when identifying tree leaves.
Transpiration
Transpiration
Turgor Pressure
Turgor Pressure turgidity
Vein
A small stalk attaching the leaf stem called a petiole is a necessary term to know when identifying tree leaves.
Wing
A thin, flat, dry, wing-like projection on tree parts is a necessary term to know when identifying trees.
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Artificial Regeneration
Here are 50 terms essential in understanding the language of forestry and related forest resource sciences.
Adventitious Roots and Buds
Adventitious roots and buds offer a primary tool for horticulturists and plant propagators when developing new varieties of plants.
Canopy
A tree canopy is the branch and leaf portion of the forest overstory.
Deforestation
The definition of deforestation
What is a Timber Rotation Period?
A timber rotation is that period of time between timber stand establishment and harvest. Foresters managing forests for a final harvest determine an optimum rotation period using special tools and a statistical sampling system.
Pioneer Tree Species
The definition of pioneer tree species.