The Trees Of Ashe County North Carolina

Author : Doug Munroe
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476631514
Total Pages : 259 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Trees of Ashe County, North Carolina written by Doug Munroe and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2017-11-28 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:  The mountains of Ashe County, in North Carolina’s northwest corner, support an antediluvian mixed hardwood forest, rooted in nutrient-rich soil and watered by 40 to 60 inches of annual rainfall. From the highest peaks—approaching a mile above sea level—to the lowest valleys, through which flows one of the most ancient river systems in the world, trees carpet much of the county’s 406 square miles. Species with nicknames like wahoo, goosefoot, ironwood, shadblow, bom-a-gilly and buckeye thrive. Others, dominant in the region for millennia, have all but disappeared in recent years. The author describes in detail their anatomy and ecology, and discusses maple syrup production, the local nursery business and the lore and deep value of heritage apple trees; 165 photographs are included.

Author : Doug Munroe
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476672520
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Trees of Ashe County, North Carolina written by Doug Munroe and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2017-10-30 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The mountains of Ashe County, in North Carolina's northwest corner, support an antediluvian mixed hardwood forest, rooted in nutrient-rich soil and watered by 40 to 60 inches of annual rainfall. From the highest peaks--approaching a mile above sea level--to the lowest valleys, through which flows one of the most ancient river systems in the world, trees carpet much of the county's 406 square miles. Species with nicknames like wahoo, goosefoot, ironwood, shadblow, bom-a-gilly and buckeye thrive. Others, dominant in the region for millennia, have all but disappeared in recent years. The author describes in detail their anatomy and ecology, and discusses maple syrup production, the local nursery business and the lore and deep value of heritage apple trees; 165 photographs are included.

Author : William Willard Ashe
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Shade Trees for North Carolina written by William Willard Ashe and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : William Chambers Coker
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 122 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Trees of North Carolina written by William Chambers Coker and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Gifford Pinchot
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Timber Trees and Forests of North Carolina written by Gifford Pinchot and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : William Chambers Coker
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 412 pages
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Download or read book Trees of the Southeastern States written by William Chambers Coker and published by . This book was released on 1934 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : William Chambers Coker
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 120 pages
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Download or read book The Trees of North Carolina written by William Chambers Coker and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Leland R. Cooper
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476618887
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The People of the New River written by Leland R. Cooper and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2016-04-14 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Said to be one of the oldest rivers in the world, the New River begins at two locations in Watauga County in northwest North Carolina. From there the North and South Forks meander north through Ashe County until they meet near the Virginia border and continue through a corner of Alleghany County before turning north again into Virginia and West Virginia and on to the Ohio. Settlers came to the fertile bottom lands along the New River during the 18th and 19th centuries and many of their descendants still live there today. In this collection of oral histories, 33 people in Ashe, Alleghany, and Watauga counties—most of whom are in their 70s, 80s, and 90s—share memories of their lives and work on the New River and their hopes for its future. They tell of floods, snows, sickness, the Great Depression, education, religion, quilting, weaving and other crafts, and the fight against a large power company that planned to flood thousands of acres of land. They also recall how the river has been central to their lives in providing food, transportation and recreation.

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Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738588148
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Virginia Creeper in Ashe County written by and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2011 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: West Jefferson did not exist until local entrepreneurs saw an opportunity to run the tracks from Whitetop Mountain in Virginia to North Carolina. In 1914, the Virginia Carolina Railroad came to Ashe County. Virgin timber grew in the mountains, luring the Hassenger Lumber Company into the area. Small sawmills and lumbering operations were located "up every holler," so the tracks were expanded into Elkland, known today as Todd. Until 1933, the train ran daily into the county, and communities such as Nella, Tuckerdale, Camrose, Bowie, Lansing, Warrensville, Berlin, and West Jefferson grew up along the tracks. The timber was gone by 1929, and when the Great Depression came, the Norfolk and Western Abingdon Line made the slow grinding haul up the mountain every week. During the 1950s and 1960s, the spectacular fall leaf displays made excursion trains popular for tourists. The last train ran in 1977, and the tracks in Ashe County were removed, leaving only a few vestiges to show the train was ever here.

Author : Gifford Pinchot
Publisher : Palala Press
ISBN 13 : 9781357509484
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Timber Trees and Forests of North Carolina written by Gifford Pinchot and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2016-05-19 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.