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Mangroves
Tropical trees, or deciduous conifers, or shrubs which produce many prop roots and grow in swamps, coastal saline or brackish water.
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Publications
How to Use a Dichotomous Key: A Tutorial Featuring 10 Common Shade Trees of the Tampa Bay Area
Andrew K. Koeser, Gitta Hasing, Michael G. Andreu, and Melissa H. Friedman
A dichotomous key is a tool used to help identify an unknown organism. This fact sheet features a key of leaf characteristics for ten common broadleaf trees in the Tampa Bay Area. Accurately navigating this series of paired, either-or choices about leaf characteristics will lead the reader to identify the correct tree from the group of ten.
How to Identify a Tree
Michael G. Andreu, Erin M. Givens, and Melissa H. Friedman
Dispelling Misperceptions About Trees
Edward F. Gilman
Other Contacts: Ryan Klein
There are many misperceptions about trees and their care. Many have been passed from one generation to the next without critical evaluation. Each of the statements in this document is true. Each is discussed with regards to the most recent research findings.