Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Blooming Trees at Yocum


Along the flowing Schuylkill river, behind the Yocum Library the
Okame Flowering Cherry trees are in bloom.

Take a stroll along the river, enjoy the beautiful flowers and inhale the aroma of the blooms.

Then, stop in the library and check out a book on trees.

A suggestion, or two....

Trees / Coombes, Allen J.
A field guide to trees around the world, each accompanied by a color photograph and a description of key features...
QK475.8 .C6 2002

Familiar trees of America,
Grimm, William Carey,
A guide to one hundred nineteen familiar trees found in North America. Tells where they grow; identifies their wood, leaves, and fruit; and…
QK481 .G79

We have a large selection of books on trees, check in the library or the online catalog.