Forest and Shade Trees of Iowa

About the Photographs

University of Iowa Press, Iowa City 52242 Copyright © 2011 by the University of Iowa Press www.uiowapress.org Printed in China Design by April Leidig-Higgins No part of this book may be reproduced or used in any form or by any means without permission in writing from the publisher. All reasonable steps have been taken to contact copyright holders of material used in this book. The publisher would be pleased to make suitable arrangements with any whom it has not been possible to reach. The University of Iowa Press is a member of Green Press Initiative and is committed to preserving natural resources. Printed on acid-free paper Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Van der Linden, Peter J., 1953– Forest and shade trees of Iowa / by Peter J. van der Linden and Donald R. Farrar.—3rd ed. p. cm.—(A Bur Oak guide) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-1-58729-994-0, ISBN-10: 1-58729-994-1 (pbk.) ISBN-13: 978-1-58729-995-7, ISBN-10: 1-58729-995-X (e-book) 1. Trees—Iowa—Identification. 2. Shade trees— Iowa—Identification. I. Farrar, Donald R., 1941– II. Title. III. Series: Bur Oak guide. QK160.V36 2011 2010049211 582.1609777—dc22 With the exception of photos on pages vi, 290, and 292, by Peter van der Linden, page 349 (top) by Mark and John van der Linden, and page 357 by Judy van der Linden, all photos are by Donald Farrar. Contents Acknowledgments vii About the Photographs ix Introduction to the Third Edition xi 1 IdentifyingIowa’sTrees 1 Identifying Trees 3 Summer Keys to Iowa’s Trees 15 Winter Keys to Iowa’s Trees 41 Descriptions of Tree Species 57 2 TheNaturalHistoryand Usesof Iowa’sTrees 265 Conifers 267 Flowering Trees 285 Promising Trees for Iowa 379 3 GrowingTreesinIowa 383 4 Iowa’sForests 399 5 GoodPlacestoSeeTrees inIowa 409 Glossary 415 Bibliography 419 Index 427 ...