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TOPIC: Tree and Shrub Spreasheet.
http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees/browse_thread/thread/8d2b38c2c4a41551?hl=en
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Date: Mon, Jan 21 2008 8:01 am
From: "Edward Frank"


ENTS,

I have posted a spreadsheet on the Google site in the files section entitled tree_shrub.xls. This is a three sheet spreadsheet that lists all of the trees and shrubs in the USDA database http://plants.usda.gov/index.html that are found in eastern United States, including those states bordering on the west side of the Mississippi River. By these definitions:

Shrub: Perennial, woody plant with a single stem (trunk), normally greater than 4 to 5 meters (13 to 16 feet) in height; under certain environmental conditions, some tree species may develop a multi-stemmed or short growth form (less than 4 meters or 13 feet in height).

Tree: Perennial, woody plant with a single stem (trunk), normally greater than 4 to 5 meters (13 to 16 feet) in height; under certain environmental conditions, some tree species may develop a multi-stemmed or short growth form (less than 4 meters or 13 feet in height).

The sheet include Family, Species, Common Name, Abbreviation Code, and some other miscellaneous data. The idea is that this list can be used as a basis for a variety of lists compiled by ENTS including among others Maximum Tree height, ages, girth information, and TDI maximums. The sheet are in excel format and can be manipulated to whatever need might present itself.

ENTS Google file section:  http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees/files?hl=en

Ed Frank

"I am not bound to please thee with my answers."
William Shakespeare