Tree Finder: A Manual for Identification of Trees by their Leaves (Eastern US) (Nature Study Guides)
Easily Identify the Trees You Find!
This essential guide by celebrated ecologist May Theilgaard Watts helps readers identify native (and some widely introduced) trees of the United States and Canada, east of the Rocky Mountains. With this handy, easy-to-use guide, you'll be able to identify all sorts of trees in no time.
Features include:
From the Publisher
Tree Finder provides a simple, fun method for identifying trees. Examine a leaf. Then answer a few short questions that guide you to the correct species.
When you’ve made your final choice, compare a leaf with the illustration, and check the other features shown. This will help you confirm your identification.
This guide is applicable to a vast area. It covers most of the eastern USA and eastern Canada. At 6" x 4", it’s lightweight and pocket-sized to bring with you.
Publisher : Nature Study Guild Publishers; Revised Editon edition (January 1, 1991)
Language : English
Paperback : 64 pages
ISBN-10 : 0912550015
ISBN-13 : 978-0912550015
Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
Dimensions : 5.75 x 0.25 x 4 inches
Price: $8.45
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Easily Identify the Trees You Find!
This essential guide by celebrated ecologist May Theilgaard Watts helps readers identify native (and some widely introduced) trees of the United States and Canada, east of the Rocky Mountains. With this handy, easy-to-use guide, you’ll be able to identify all sorts of trees in no time.
Features include:
A dichotomous key, leading the user through a series of simple questions about the shape or appearance of different parts of a tree
Includes 161 species
Illustrated with line drawings
Small (6- by 4-inch) format that fits in a pocket or pack to take along on a hike
From the Publisher
Step-by-Step Identification
Tree Finder provides a simple, fun method for identifying trees. Examine a leaf. Then answer a few short questions that guide you to the correct species.
Positive Results
When you’ve made your final choice, compare a leaf with the illustration, and check the other features shown. This will help you confirm your identification.
Wide Range of Trees
This guide is applicable to a vast area. It covers most of the eastern USA and eastern Canada. At 6″ x 4″, it’s lightweight and pocket-sized to bring with you.
Publisher : Nature Study Guild Publishers; Revised Editon edition (January 1, 1991)
Language : English
Paperback : 64 pages
ISBN-10 : 0912550015
ISBN-13 : 978-0912550015
Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
Dimensions : 5.75 x 0.25 x 4 inches
Customers say
Customers find the book helpful for identifying trees. They find it small and convenient to carry. The book is simple to use and understand, with clear pictures and accurate depictions. It provides a good variety of common trees organized by leaf shape. However, opinions differ on the illustrations – some consider them well-illustrated and well-organized, while others feel they are simplistic.
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