Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Here is an index map of 20 major timber types in the United States as defined ...

Leaves – deciduous, alternate, pinnately compound, with alternate leaflets; leaflets are obvate, entire, and yellow-green. Twigs – stout with naked buds that are completely enclosed within the petiole ...

Leaves – similar to yellow birch (B. alleghaniensis), but secondary veins may branch. Twigs – slender. Buds – ovoid with scales striated longitudinally. Fruits – nutlets borne in a papery sac ...

The Palestinian Authority (PA) was created in 1994 after the Oslo Accords of 1993-1995. It is currently led by President Mahmoud Abbas. It was intended as temporary five-year organisation to govern ...