| National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Trees--E: Eastern Region | 
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| Author: National Audubon Society
Publisher: Knopf
Category: Book
List Price: CDN$ 29.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 30270
Media: Imitation Leather
Pages: 716
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 3.8 x 1.2
ISBN: 0394507606
Dewey Decimal Number: 582.16097
EAN: 9780394507606
ASIN: 0394507606
Publication Date: May 12, 1980
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For the untrained observer, it can be quite a challenge to sort out the many trees that make up a stand of older forest in, say, New England or the Ozarks. This well-illustrated guidebook, covering 364 species, comes to the rescue with photographs organized in several ways: by, for example, the shape of the leaf or needle, by the fruit, by the flower or cone, and by autumn coloration. Following one visible characteristic or another, the reader can narrow the range of possibilities, then turn to an informative text that describes a tree's physical characteristics, habitat, and range. Many of the species covered are relatively rare, such as the "stinking cedar" of the Georgia-Florida border; others are locally abundant, such as the paper birch of the boreal forest, used to make ice-cream sticks; still others, such as the smooth sumac, are widespread. The guidebook also covers ornamentals introduced from other continents, such as the Chinese privet and Mahaleb cherry. --Gregory McNamee
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| Customer Reviews: Read 11 more reviews...
 GREAT hiking companion! November 5, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have had this book since grade school, and I love it more and more with each passing year. This book is excellent for identifying trees. I particularly like the color plates. One can identify a tree simply by leaf shape, type of fruit, and/or flower color using the color plates in the front half of the book and then read up on the trees in the back half of the book.
Recommended July 10, 2004
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a beautifully bound, easy to use book that gives all kinds of info on many different trees. The size is perfect for tucking away in your pocket when you're not using it.
 beautiful book, but very small April 6, 2003
this was a beautiful book, but very small in size, be sure to check the size of the book to make sure thats the size you want.
Great reference! July 7, 2002
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
We just purhased some new land with an abundance of trees. While I don't consider myself to be a tree expert, there where quite a few that stumped my husband and I. This is where this great little book came in handy. It lets you identify trees based on either flower, leaf, bark, etc and has them sorted into appropriate sections with colored photos. Needless to say, we have used this book time and time again. It is a nice size too so that you can take it with you.
Trees are for life! July 5, 2002
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Trees are for life not just firewood or park benches, and been able to identify and expand your knowledge helps in this appreciation. The National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Trees is a well laid out book with good reference material and identification method. I bought this book whilst living in LA and it has travelled with me to all corners and bogs. It is a source which is very much appreciated.
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