Special thanks to Windsor Castle Park for their partnership in this tree identification project in the park, and special thanks to Bonnie Horne for the many hours she invested in taking pictures of the leaves on the tree signs. The following sites were good resources for the information presented here and contain additional descriptions that further add to your understanding. Click on them for more information. Special credit given to the Virginia Tech Dendrology Fact Sheet for its pictures and information on the sourwood tree and to the Common Native Trees of Virginia for its concise descriptions.
- Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
- Virginia Tech Dendrology Fact Sheet
- Common Native Trees of Virginia
- Native American Ethnobotany Database
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