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 An excellant introduction to tree identification. May 7, 1999
This book is an excellant introduction to identification of tree species. It contains numerous color pictures of both leaves and stems and provides a very complete written description of everything from fruit type to form description to historical uses of this species. While this book is probably too limited in scope for an advanced dendrologist, it is a fantastic first book for those not familiar with the forest around them.
 Great as a reference but there are better field guides May 19, 1998
The Audobon guides all use color photographs of plants in the wild, in contrast to most other field guides using drawings. While color photographs are pretty, they just don't hack it for identification, compared to drawings that are better able to emphasize the important features, as found in the far more useful Newcomb's Wildflower Guide and the Peterson Guides. Furthermore there are far too few color plates to cover adequately the entire eastern half of the U.S., and you will likely be disappointed trying to find some common neighborhood flowers on your very first outing.On the other hand, the very thorough back section of this book has a tremendous wealth of information on almost any wildflower you would find (once you figure out what it is!), often including a very interesting discussion of the uses of the plant (ancient and modern), where it came from, where it got its name, whether it's edible (sometimes even how to cook it), etc. If your interest is understanding something more about the plant besides simple identification, the back section of this book is indispensable. (And don't worry that you're paying for color plates you won't need--this book probably won't set you back much more than any of the others).
A conprehensive field guide to the trees of the E. U.S. January 11, 1997
This field guide is an excellent field to the trees typically found east of the continental divide of the United States. This guide includes photos and descriptions of 315 species of trees, excluding about 100 trees of south Florida and a small number of imported varieties. The front 1/2 of the book includes 630 photos of leaves and bark, flowers, cones and fruit, and autumn leaves. The second 1/2 contains detailed descriptions of the 315 species presented in the front portion of the book. A detailed index including both common and scientific names is found in the rear of the book
A comprehensive field guide to the trees of the W. U.S. January 11, 1997
This field guide is an excellent field to the trees typically found west of the continental divide of the United States and as far east as the Mississippi River. This guide includes photos and descriptions of the native trees of western North America, as well as common naturalized trees and a number of introduced species. Several rare subtropical species of the Mexican border region have been omitted. The front 1/2 of the book includes 537 photos of leaves and bark, flowers, and cones and fruit. The second 1/2 contains detailed descriptions of the 314 species presented in the front portion of the book. A detailed index including both common and scientific names is found in the rear of the book
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