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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 woody plants (trees, shrubs, and lianas), specifically, their taxonomic classifications. 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.




Noted dendrologists


Mike Baillie, Queen's University of Belfast
Francis A. Bartlett, founder of Bartlett Arboretum and Gardens and the 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




Gallery



Plates of trees and gardens, in Larousse, 20th century




















See also



Dendrochronology
Silviculture
World Forestry Congress




References






External links



Iowa State - Dendrology Archived 2017-02-25 at the Wayback Machine
Forest Biology and Dendrology Educational Sites at Virginia Tech
Dendrology information and other tree identification resources

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