author
C. B. (Cyril Bertram) Webster
b. 1898
A forester and practical nature writer, he is best known for helping create a compact guide to identifying the trees of Texas. His work blends field knowledge with clear, useful instruction for readers who want to understand the natural world up close.
1 Audiobook
Forest Trees of Texas: How to Know Them
by Wilbur R. (Wilbur Reed) Mattoon, C. B. (Cyril Bertram) Webster
About the author
Working in forestry in the early 20th century, he is credited as C. B. Webster, short for Cyril Bertram Webster, and is associated with Forest Trees of Texas: How to Know Them, a pocket manual prepared with Wilbur R. Mattoon and published by the Texas Forest Service in 1928.
The book was designed as a hands-on guide for recognizing Texas trees, reflecting a practical, educational style rather than a literary one. Surviving records also indicate that Webster was born in Ohio on April 30, 1898, and later died in 1959.
Although detailed biographical information about him is limited online, the work linked to his name has remained useful as a straightforward introduction to tree identification and forest knowledge.