User:Sparklewing82/Choose an Article

Article Selection
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

 * Article title
 * Acer leucoderme - Chalk Maple


 * Article Evaluation
 * This article is a stub. It needs more information on the uses of chalk maple wood, its benefits to the lumber industry (if any), and its relationship with the sap industry. Also, maybe there should be details about the chalk maple's relationship to the sugar maple.


 * Sources
 * 1st source: This website called wildflower.org has plenty of details and it links to a bibliography. https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=ACLE

Option 2

 * Article title
 * Pinus henryi - Henry Pine


 * Article Evaluation
 * Another stub. There needs to be pictures of the tree itself as well as information of its height, trunk width, and bark appearance. Also, is the tree used for any specific purposes like making guitars,


 * Sources
 * 1st source: A website called conifers.org. Link: https://www.conifers.org/pi/Pinus_henryi.php

Option 3

 * Article title
 * Pinus pringlei - Pringles Pine


 * Article Evaluation
 * 3rd stub. There needs to be pictures of the plant itself. Plus, what is the tree used for? Historical vs. Modern usage. Its evolutionary relationship to other pines.


 * Sources
 * 1st source: conifersociety.org Link: https://conifersociety.org/conifers/pinus-pringlei/

Option 4

 * Article title
 * Hesperocyparis - Western Cypress genus


 * Article Evaluation
 * Not sure if this choice would work because this is a genus and not a single species. I need to do more research on this topic.


 * Sources
 * n/a

Option 5

 * Article title
 * Article Evaluation
 * Sources
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