2. In the forests there are mainly trees and
bushes, which, according to ecological and
economic importance are divided into
following groups in Armenia
- Main group
- Secondary group
- Rare types
- Valuable bushes
3. The trees of the main group are the biggest
and most resistant trees, which are occupying
big areas.The trees that belong to this group
are
Beech
Oak
Hornbeam
Pine
4. Beech is a genus of deciduous trees in the family Fagaceae,
native to temperate Europe, Asia and North America
5. An oak is a tree or shrub in the genus Quercus of
the beech family, Fagaceae, having approximately 600
extant species.
6. Hornbeams are relatively small hardwood trees in the genus Carpinus.
Though some botanists grouped them with the hazels (Corylus) and hop-
hornbeams (Ostrya) in a segregated family
7. Pines are conifer trees in the genus Pinus in
the family Pinaceae.They are the only genus in
the subfamily Pinoideae.
8. The trees of secondary group are occupying the biggest area
of the forests after the trees of the main group.The
secondary group trees are mostly in wet and shadowed areas
of the forests.
The trees of secondary group are
Elm
Maple
Lime tree
Birch
Fraxinus
9. Elms are deciduous and semi-deciduous trees comprising the
genus Ulmus in the plant family Ulmaceae.
10. Maples are variously classified in a family of their own,
the Aceraceae, or together with
the Hippocastanaceae included in the family Sapindaceae
11. LimeTree is a genus of about 30 species of
trees native throughout most of the temperate Northern
Hemisphere.
12. Birch is a broadleaved deciduous hardwood tree of the genus Betula in
the family Betulaceae, which also includes alders,hazels, and hornbeams,
and is closely related to the beech/oak family, Fagaceae.
13. Fraxinus is a genus of flowering plants in
the olive and lilac family, Oleaceae. It contains 45–65 species
of usually medium to large trees.
