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Synopsis
Learn to Identify Trees in Michigan!
With this famous field guide by award-winning author and naturalist Stan Tekiela, you can make tree identification simple, informative, and productive. There’s no need to look through dozens of photos of trees that don’t grow in Michigan. Learn about all 105 species found in the state, organized by leaf type and attachment. Just look at a tree’s leaves, then go to the correct section to learn what it is. Fact-filled information contains the particulars that you want to know, while full-page photographs provide the visual detail needed for accurate identification. Plus, Stan’s naturalist notes feature fascinating tidbits and facts.
This new edition includes updated photographs, expanded information, and even more of Stan’s expert insights. So grab Trees of Michigan Field Guide for your next outing―to help ensure that you positively identify the trees that you see.
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About the Author
Naturalist, wildlife photographer and writer Stan Tekiela is the originator of the popular state-specific field guide series. Stan has authored more than 190 educational books, including field guides, quick guides, nature books, children’s books, playing cards and more, presenting many species of animals and plants. With a Bachelor of Science degree in Natural History from the University of Minnesota and as an active professional naturalist for more than 30 years, Stan studies and photographs wildlife throughout the United States and Canada. He has received various national and regional awards for his books and photographs. Also a well-known columnist and radio personality, his syndicated column appears in more than 25 newspapers, and his wildlife programs are broadcast on a number of Midwest radio stations. Stan can be followed on Facebook and Twitter.
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Wild Apple
Malus spp.
Family: Rose (Rosaceae)
Height: 10-15' (3-4.5 m)
Tree: single crooked trunk, many spreading branches, creating a broad round crown
Leaf: simple, oval, 2-4" (5-10 cm) length, blunt-tipped, fine-toothed margin, dark green in color, densely hairy below
Bark: brown, scaly with peeling edges
Flower: 5-petaled showy white (sometimes streaked with pink) flower, 1-2" (2.5-5 cm) wide
Fruit: apple, edible with typical shape and size, 2-4" (5-10 cm) diameter
Fall Color: brown
Origin/Age: non-native, 25-50 years
Habitat: dry soils, along fencerows and roadsides, sun
Range: throughout
Stan’s Notes: A direct descendent from the ancestors of cultivated apples now sold in grocery stores. Introduced in colonial times to the U.S. along with the Crab Apple (p. 69). Found throughout the country now. The apples are edible and some are very delicious. The fruit has been used in jellies and desserts such as pies. These trees, usually associated with former homesteads, are found along roads or fencerows where seedlings were planted or where apples were discarded and seeds have taken root. Wide varieties of Wild Apple species are now naturalized in Michigan.
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