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Atlas of Hardwood Species of France

Name: Atlas des bois feuillus de France
Brand: Éditions Quae
SKU: 9782759240562
Price: 69.0 EUR
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ISBN: 978-2-7592-4056-2

A Multi-Scale Identification Tool

by Marie-Christine Trouy-Jacquemet (writer)

Collection: Guide pratique

may 2025

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Summary

Designed as an identification tool, this atlas describes the woods produced by broadleaved tree species growing in France’s metropolitan forests.

It provides an essential overview for understanding the changes that will increasingly impact not only the species composition of forests but also the growth rate of trees, as well as the quality and density of their wood.

Developed from an exceptional sampling of 114 species — some of them rare — this work uniquely combines a multi-scale approach and explores the relationship between material and resource.

For each species, macroscopic descriptions are illustrated by photographs of a wood cylinder and cross-sections of the wood and bark. At the microscopic level, wood anatomy is described using the criteria defined by the IAWA (International Association of Wood Anatomists).

This work was carried out as part of the XyloDensMap project — a collaboration between INRAE, IGN, and the University of Lorraine — which assessed the biomass of French forests by measuring the basic density of core samples collected during the national forest inventory conducted from 2016 to 2019. The study results are supported by dendrometric measurements provided by the IGN.

All broadleaved forest species recorded during the study period are presented in detail, including currently secondary species that may become dominant in the future.

Like its companion volume, Atlas of Softwood Species of France, this atlas is intended for all forest and wood sector professionals, particularly experts, researchers, educators, and students.

Acknowledgements

XyloDensMap: The Diversity of Wood Anatomy and Density in French Forests

When Passion for Wood Sparks a Defining Collaboration

Foreword

Part 1: A Multi-Scale Identification Tool for French Hardwood Species

Broadleaved Trees in the World and in Metropolitan France

The XyloDensMap Project

Systematic Wood Anatomy

Navigating Inside Wood

Descriptive Species Sheets

Part 2: IAWA Criteria

Growth Rings

Vessels

Tracheids and Fibres

Axial Parenchyma

Rays

Storied Structure

Secretory Elements and Cambial Variants

Mineral Inclusions

Non-Anatomical Information

Part 3: Anatomy of Hardwood Species in Metropolitan French Forests

Wood Anatomy of the Altingiaceae Family

Wood Anatomy of the Anacardiaceae Family

Wood Anatomy of the Aquifoliaceae Family

Wood Anatomy of the Betulaceae Family

Wood Anatomy of the Buxaceae Family

Wood Anatomy of the Cannabaceae Family

Wood Anatomy of the Celastraceae Family

Wood Anatomy of the Cornaceae Family

Wood Anatomy of the Ericaceae Family

Wood Anatomy of the Fabaceae Family

Wood Anatomy of the Fagaceae Family

Wood Anatomy of the Juglandaceae Family

Wood Anatomy of the Lauraceae Family

Wood Anatomy of the Magnoliaceae Family

Wood Anatomy of the Malvaceae Family

Wood Anatomy of the Moraceae Family

Wood Anatomy of the Myrtaceae Family

Wood Anatomy of the Oleaceae Family

Wood Anatomy of the Paulowniaceae Family

Wood Anatomy of the Platanaceae Family

Wood Anatomy of the Rhamnaceae Family

Wood Anatomy of the Rosaceae Family

Wood Anatomy of the Salicaceae Family

Wood Anatomy of the Sapindaceae Family

Wood Anatomy of the Simaroubaceae Family

Wood Anatomy of the Ulmaceae Family

Wood Anatomy of the Viburnaceae Family

Part 4: Species Sheets

Sweetgum (Liquidambar)

Smoke Tree (Cotinus coggygria)

Mastic Tree

Terebinth

European Holly

Green Alder

Corsican Alder (Heart-leaved Alder)

European Alder

Gray Alder

Silver Birch

Downy Birch

Hornbeam

Common Hazel

Hop Hornbeam (Ostrya)

Boxwood

European Hackberry

Spindle Tree

Cornelian Cherry

Bloodtwig Dogwood

Strawberry Tree

Tree Heath

Silver Wattle (Mimosa)

Judas Tree

Alpine Laburnum

Golden Chain

Black Locust

Sweet Chestnut

European Beech

Turkey Oak

Cork Oak

Holm Oak

Swamp White Oak

Northern Red Oak

Tauzin Oak

Sessile Oak

Downy Oak

Pedunculate Oak

Black Walnut

English Walnut

Bay Laurel (Apollo’s Laurel)

Tulip Tree

Small-Leaved Lime

Large-Leaved Lime

Fig Tree

Black Mulberry

Eucalyptus (Genus)

Narrow-Leaved Ash

European Ash

Flowering Ash

European Olive

Narrow-Leaved Phillyrea

Broad-Leaved Phillyrea

Paulownia

American Sycamore

London Plane Tree

Alpine Buckthorn

Alder Buckthorn

Italian Buckthorn

Purging Buckthorn

Wild Cherry

Cherry Plum

Sour Cherry

Domestic Plum

Almond Tree

Cherry-Laurel

St. Lucie Cherry

Bird Cherry

Black Cherry

Blackthorn Tree

Whitebeam

Mougeot’s Whitebeam

Fontainebleau Whitebeam

Wild Service Tree

Rowan (Mountain-Ash)

True Service Tree

Common Hawthorn

Spiny Hawthorn

Cultivated Apple Tree

Wild Apple Tree

Medlar

Common Pear Tree

Heart-Leaved Pear Tree

Almond-Leaved Pear Tree

Black Poplar

Lombardy Poplar

Hybrid Poplar

White Poplar

Aspen

Grey Poplar

White Willow

Rusty Willow

Eared Willow

Goat Willow

Ashy Willow

Daphne Willow

Draped Willow

Crack Willow

Blackening Willow

Five-Stamen Willow

Red Willow

Three-Stamen Willow

Field Maple

Montpellier Maple

Boxelder (Negundo Maple)

Italian Maple

Norway Maple

Sycamore Maple

Horse Chestnut

Tree of Heaven

Wych Elm

European White Elm

Field Elm

Black Elder

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Scientists and professionals