9 Up from the Ashes: Sand, Pond, Pitch, Jack, and Lodgepole Pines

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface xi
4. 1 The Changing Forest 1
5. THE NEEDLELEAF TREES
6. 2 Westward Wood: Douglas-fir 9
7. 3 Dwarf and Giant: Longleaf Pine 17
8. 4 Tall Timbers: Coast Redwood 26
9. 5 Murky Bottom and Droughty Land: Loblolly Pine 33
10. 6 Ancient Wonders: Bristlecone Pine 43
11. 7 Redcedar Riddle: Eastern Redcedar 48
12. 8 Enduring Giants: Giant Sequoia 53
13. 9 Up from the Ashes: Sand, Pond, Pitch, Jack, and Lodgepole Pines 60
14. 10 Mountain Heights to Low Bogs: Spruce and Fir Trees 72
15. 11 Trees on the Range: Junipers and Pinyon Pine 85
16. 12 Swamp Dweller: Baldcypress 92
17. 13 Timber for a King: Eastern White Pine 99
18. 14 From Monterey to the World: Monterey Pine 111
19. 15 Woods of Longevity: White-Cedars and Junipers 120
20. 16 Pioneer Plant for Paper Pulp: Virginia Pine 130
21. 17 Krummholz and Elfinwood: Subalpine Fir 134
22. 18 Sandhills and Flatwoods: Slash Pine 142
23. THE BROADLEAF TREES
24. 19 Lost Bonanza: American Chestnut 151
25. 20 Oranges That Are Apples: Osage-Orange 160
26. 21 Cinderella Cellulose: Trembling Aspen 166
27. 22 Living Riprap: Willows 173
28. 23 Toxic Defense: Black Walnut 179
29. 24 From Cotton to Cottonwood: Cottonwood 188
30. 25 Species Proliferation: The Oaks 197
31. 26 Tree Legume: Black Locust 208
32. 27 Ship Timbers: Live Oak 217
33. 28 Stink-Bomb Tree: Ginkgo 228
34. 29 Forests to Fine Furniture: The Northern Hardwoods 236
35. 30 Tropical Hardwoods: The Dipteroearps 244
36. 31 Low-Mountain Shrubs: Chaparral 250
37. 32 Tree-Like Monocots: Bamboos and Palms 254
38. THE FOREST—WHOSE WOODS THESE ARE 263
39. Forests for the Future 265
40. Afterword 269
41. Further Reading 271
42. Glossary 273
43. Index 283