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Dendrology (Ancient Greek:δένδρον,dendron, "tree"; andAncient Greek:-λογία,-logia,science of orstudy of) orxylology (Ancient Greek:ξύλον,ksulon, "wood") is the science and study ofwoody plants (trees,shrubs, andlianas), specifically, their taxonomic classifications.[1] There is no sharp boundary betweenplant taxonomy and dendrology; woody plants not only belong to many different plantfamilies, but these families may be made up of both woody and non-woody members. Some families include only a few woodyspecies. Dendrology, as a discipline of industrial forestry, tends to focus on identification of economically useful woody plants and their taxonomic interrelationships. As an academic course of study, dendrology will include all woody plants, native and non-native, that occur in a region. A related discipline is the study of sylvics, which focuses on theautecology ofgenera and species.
In the past, dendrology included the study of the natural history of woody species in specific regions, but this aspect is now considered part ofecology. The field also plays a role in conserving rare orendangered species.[1]
Dendrology is a branch of botany that specializes in the characterization and identification of woody plants, while botany is the study of all types of general plants.[2]
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