"Forestry"

The classic key to identifying trees by their leaves and needles.

Provide every student in your class with their own slice of time. Each cross section measures 3 1/2” to 4 1/2” in diameter and features clearly delineated rings.

Real leaves for comparison.

Teach Students to Quickly Determine Tree Heights

Dehydrated Preserved

Used to Examine Wood Quality and Measure Growth Rates

Students learn how to key the 13 different leaves including elm, ash, walnut, maple, pine, cedar, locust, oak, cottonwood, and willow.

Easily Take Accurate Measurements in the Field

This exceptional guide to North American insects is a benchmark against which all other guides are measured.

Determine the Diameter of Trunks by Measuring their Circumference

Zamia sp. Native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas, Australia, and Africa, but adaptable to a classroom environment, Zamia features palm-like leaves, straight venation, and determinate cones (the female cones with two ovules). It’s a member of the Cycads, which are very primitive gymnosperms, and so exhibits primitive characteristics. It is supplied in a pot with care instructions. Size: 3".

The kit consists of a binder containing a set of 81 different laminated leaf cards, a reproducible identification key and an answer key. Each leaf card features a full-color photocopy of an actual leaf and, where possible, shows both the upper and lower surfaces of the leaf.

Estimate vegetation cover like the professionals.

Explore dendrochronology.

An impressive survey of north american trees.