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Accessible and informative, this comprehensive guide to the all native and introduced trees of the Intermountain West is a welcome addition to the library of the homeowner, landscaper, recreationist, traveler, or student in this large and unique region of the American Rocky Mountain West. Includes identification keys and hundreds of authoritative illustrations.
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Utah State University Press Logan, Utah 84322-7800
Published in conjunction with Utah State University Extension
1998 Utah State University Press All rights reserved
Printed in Canada
Typography by WolfPack Cover design by Michelle Sellers
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Kuhns, Michael Richard, 1955 Trees of Utah and the intermountain West: a guide to identification and use / Michael Kuhns. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index. ISBN 0-87421-244-8 1. TreesUtahIdentification. 2. TreesGreat Basin Identification. 3. Landscape plantsUtahIdentification. 4. Landscape plantsGreat BasinIdentification. I. Title. QK189.K84 1998 582. 16' 09792-dc2 198-17347 CIP
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Contents
Acknowledgments
vii
Introduction
1
Native or Non-native?
1
Trees of Utah's "Dixie"
2
Common Names and Latin Names Why You Should Know the Difference
3
Tree Parts
4
List of Included Trees
23
Species Descriptions
31
Gymnosperms
32
Angiosperms
75
Tree Selection Guide
243
Crabapple Selection Guide
272
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones
277
Tree Identification Keys
295
Glossary
325
Index
334
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Acknowledgments
The production of this book was supported by Utah State University Cooperative Extension, USU's Department of Forest Resources and College of Natural Resources, the Utah Community Forest Council, Utah Division of Forestry, Fire & State Lands, and USDA Forest Service State and Private Forestry.
Thanks to Phil Allen, Tony Dietz, Dick Hildreth, Terry Sharik, and Marita Tewes for their detailed and valuable reviews of the manuscript. Larry Rupp, Extension Horticulture Specialist at Utah State University, provided much of the information included in the crabapple selection guide at the end of this book. Hardiness zone calculations were provided by the Utah Climate Center at Utah State University.
I thank my colleagues in the Department of Forest Resources, College of Natural Resources, and Extension at Utah State University for their support and encouragement. It is a pleasure to be associated with such an outstanding group of people.
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