dendrology
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den·drol·o·gy (dĕn-drŏl'ə-jē) 
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The botanical study of trees and other woody plants.
dendrologic den'dro·log'ic (-drə-lŏj'ĭk) or den'dro·log'i·cal adj.
dendrologist den·drol'o·gist n.
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The division of forestry concerned with taxonomy of trees and other woody plants. Dendrology, called forest botany in some countries, usually is limited to taxonomy of trees but may also include shrubs and woody vines. This basic subject in the training of foresters teaches how trees are named (nomenclature), described (morphology), and grouped (classification); how to find the name of an unknown tree and recognize important forest species (identification); and where trees occur both by geographic ranges of species and by forest types (distribution). Forest stands of similar composition, appearance, and structure are grouped together into areas characterized by major forest types or formation, and are named from the predominant or characteristic species. See also Forest and forestry; Plant taxonomy.
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The branch of botany involving the study of trees and shrubs.
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The botanical study of trees and other woody plants.
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Dendrology (Ancient Greek: δένδρον, dendron, "tree"; and Ancient Greek: -λογία, -logia, science of or study of) or xylology (Ancient Greek: ξύλον, ksulon, "wood") is the science and study of wooded plants (trees, shrubs, and lianas). There is no sharp boundary between plant taxonomy and dendrology. However, woody plants do not only belong to many different plant families, but these families may be made up of both woody and non-woody members. Some families include only a few woody species. This severely limits the usefulness of a strictly dendrological approach. Dendrology tends to focus on economically useful woody plants, their identification and horticultural or silvicultural properties.
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Relationship with botany
Dendrology is often confused with botany. However, botany is the study of all types of general plants, while dendrology studies only wooded plants. Dendrology may be considered a subcategory of botany that specializes in wooded plants.
Noted dendrologists
- Mike Baillie, Queen's University of Belfast
- William Douglas Cook, founder of Eastwoodhill Arboretum and Pukeiti (New Zealand)
- Michael Dirr
- Alan Mitchell
- Maciej Giertych
- Humphry Marshall
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External links
- Iowa State - Dendrology
- Forest Biology and Dendrology Educational Sites at Virginia Tech
- Dendrology information and other tree identification resources
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