/r/dendrology
A subreddit dedicated to trees, shrubs, lianas and other woody plants.
Trees have helped build nations, are used for art, home building, ship building, oils and other chemicals, in several ways as fuel, and many produce edible fruits, nuts, and drupes. Some have lived for thousands, even tens of thousands of years. Others in prehistoric times have trapped small life in their sap, or recorded information about climactic conditions in their rings, helping us to understand life long before us.
Everywhere you look, something interesting is going on in the world of trees, but as technology has moved so many of us farther and farther from the forests, and made it incredibly easy to uproot and fell them by the acre, this information has slowly faded back to the realm of a few hobbyists, specialists, and environmentalists.
This subreddit is a place to collect interesting information about our wooded friends, which cover about 30% of our planet. Hopefully it will help inspire some to further respect and find fascination in this incredible natural resource.
/r/dendrology
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Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) || Species Spotlight
As a new part of my species spotlight series, I'll be discussing a fascinating native North American wetland shrub that thrives in moist environments and supports a wide variety of wildlife. In this video, I’ll give you a bit of background the buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis), show you where it grows, and explain how to identify it. If you're interested in learning more about buttonbush and its importance to wetland ecosystems, here’s the link: https://youtu.be/BXkcnlc3Wjo?si=rzB09FNouv1OKO0G
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Where are my Australian Dendrologists at? Need help identifying thee tree to the right ^.^
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Accidental Damage to Kiwi Trees: Will They Survive and How Can I Help Them Recover?
Hello, I need some help. I have a 4-year-old kiwifruit orchard, and while cutting the wild grass with a string trimmer, I accidentally hit some of the trees. Do you know if these trees will survive, and what should I do to prevent losing them?
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Tree ID Video Series for Eastern Forests (North America)
I posted this a few years ago but figured I'd share again because there are always new people seeking to learn tree ID! I'm not big on self-promotion, but people seem to find this to be a helpful resource and that's what it's all about. I work for a non-profit organization and part of my job is forestry education. A few years ago I started Tree Talk, a monthly tree identification and natural history YouTube show. Some months I'm too busy planting trees (or writing grants to plant them) to make the videos, but we're gradually churning them out one species at a time. I'm located in the mid-Atlantic, so eastern forests are the focus. I hope these can help dendrology students and others to learn species ID, but also a lot of botany, ecology, and forestry stuff too.
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Book recommendations?
Hello and thank you in advance for your input!
I am currently studying traditional furniture-making in Japan, and am working with a variety of wood species all day. This has caused me to take up an interest in the material I'm working with and started reading books about wood. Doing so has led me to become interested in trees more broadly.
I am currently reading How to Read a Tree by Tristan Gooley (excellent btw), and as I will finish it soon, I would like to find something to pick up next.
Ideally: something covering the anatomy and structure of trees (with illustrations), their growth, and other biological peculiarities, but something that is also well-written and not dryly academic.
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