A Golden Nature Guide- TREES

This week I went to a library and found a book about 143 American trees. The book has 156 pages in total. I picked up this book because I really like nature, trees, snakes and bears. The book explains that trees with needle-like or scaly leaves are conifers. 
 Trees with flat leaves of varying breadth are broadleaf trees. In Spring, you can see the opening buds and flowers the best. Leaf characteristics are obvious and seen the best in Summer. If you are looking at the fruits of the trees, you should look in Autumn/Fall. Winter is the best time to study their buds, twigs, and bark.
 In America, there are over fifteen kinds of palm trees, with parallel-veined leaves. There are over six-hundred and fifty kinds of broadleaf trees, including Oaks, Maples, Cherry, Ash, and Birch trees. Over one hundred conifer trees can be found in America.
 Leaves make food from water and carbon dioxide, using sunlight energy. Chlorophyll makes this energy transformation possible. Inside the leaf, at the top, is a sheet of "palisade", cells which absorb sunlight. Guard cells around the stomata helps retain water.
 The Tree book has much more information, and I really enjoy reading this book.