dendrology

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Dendrology ({{langx|grc|δένδρον}}, dendron, "tree"; and {{langx|grc|-λογία}}, -logia, science of or study of) or xylology ({{langx|grc|ξύλον}}, ksulon, "wood") is the science and study of woody plants (trees, shrubs, and lianas), specifically, their taxonomic classifications.{{Cite web |title=Dendrology {{!}} Definition & Description {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/science/dendrology |access-date=2024-04-08 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}} There is no sharp boundary between plant taxonomy and dendrology; woody plants 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. Dendrology, as a discipline of industrial forestry, tends to focus on identification of economically useful woody plants and their taxonomic interrelationships. As an academic course of study, dendrology will include all woody plants, native and non-native, that occur in a region. A related discipline is the study of sylvics, which focuses on the autecology of genera and species.

In the past, dendrology included the study of the natural history of woody species in specific regions, but this aspect is now considered part of ecology. The field also plays a role in conserving rare or endangered species.

Relationship with botany

Dendrology is a branch of botany that specializes in the characterization and identification of woody plants, while botany is the study of all types of general plants.{{cite web |title=Dendrology |url=http://www.tree-identification.com/dendrology.html |website=Tree Identification |access-date=June 3, 2019}}

Noted dendrologists

Mike Baillie, Queen's University of Belfast
Francis A. Bartlett, founder of Bartlett Arboretum and Gardens and the [http://www.bartlett.com/bartlett-tree-research-laboratories.cfm?a Bartlett Tree Research Laboratory]
Ludwig Beissner
William Douglas Cook, founder of Eastwoodhill Arboretum and Pukeiti (New Zealand)
Michael Dirr
Maciej Giertych
Owen Johnson
Humphry Marshall
Alan Mitchell
Alfred Rehder
Viscount Philippe de Spoelberch
Augustin Pyramus de Candolle
Nathaniel Lord Britton
John Claudius Loudon
Piet de Jong
Hideaki Ohba
Birbal Sahni

Gallery

Arbres-couleurs-1 - trees in colour - Public domain book illustration (visual explanation, informative drawing, plate) from Larousse du XXème siècle 1932.jpg|Arbres: bois, feuilles, fruits, etc., Plate 1

Arbres-couleurs-2 - trees in colour - Public domain book illustration (visual explanation, informative drawing, plate) from Larousse du XXème siècle 1932.jpg|Arbres: bois, feuilles, fruits, etc., Plate 2

Arbres d'ornement-1 - ornamental trees in colour- Public domain book illustration (visual explanation, informative drawing, plate) from Larousse du XXème siècle 1932.jpg|Jardins : arbres d'ornement, Plate 1

Arbres d'ornement-2 - ornamental trees in colour - Public domain book illustration (visual explanation, informative drawing, plate) from Larousse du XXème siècle 1932.jpg|Jardins : arbres d'ornement, Plate 2

References

External links

[http://www.public.iastate.edu/~bot356/ Iowa State - Dendrology] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170225023627/http://www.public.iastate.edu/~bot356/ |date=2017-02-25 }}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20060126085743/http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/ Forest Biology and Dendrology Educational Sites at Virginia Tech]
[http://www.tree-identification.com/dendrology.html Dendrology information and other tree identification resources]