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Before You Buy - Tree Identification Field Guides
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Here are seven of the best tree identification field guides in print. I
have selected them for clarity, usability, broad coverage and good reviews from users. I
personally use the National Audubon Society Field Guides but all of these books are of
high quality and a good bet for most tree hobbyists and outdoor enthusiasts.
Just pick the one you think offers you most for the value.
Please note that I compare prices quoted by various Internet book stores using
About's partner mySimon. You will find the best deals available anywhere. National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Trees:
Eastern Region
By Elbert L. Little
The Eastern Edition generally covers states east of the Rocky
Mountains. This photo rich guidebook describes 364 species and is
organized by shape of the leaf or needle, by the fruit, by the flower or
cone, and by autumn coloration. It's turtleback design makes
for a light and compact book that can be easily carried on hikes. Most first
time tree identifiers love this book. If you stay east of the
Mississippi River this is the book to own. (Turtleback; Knopf; ISBN:
0394507606)
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National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Trees: Western
Region
By Elbert L. Little
The Western Edition covers the Rocky Mountain range and all the
states to the west of it. This companion guidebook covers 300
species and is organized exactly like the Eastern Edition.
If you stay west of the Mississippi River this is the book to own.
(Turtleback; Knopf; ISBN: 0394507614)
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Peterson Field Guide Series - A Field Guide to Eastern Trees
By George A. Petrides, Janet Wehr, Roger Tory
Peterson
Peterson's
has one of the best pocket-sized tree guides and many prefer this to the
Audubon guide. The best part of the Peterson guide is that it has
clearly and beautifully illustrated leaved summer and leafless winter
keys. Without them, you might find yourself lost among the many
pages of illustrations. This particular guide identifies most native
trees in the Eastern North America. (Paperback; Houghton Mifflin Co;
ISBN: 0395904552.)
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Peterson Field Guide Series - A Field Guide to Western Trees
By
George A. Petrides, Roger Tory Peterson
This
Peterson's Field Guide companion to the eastern trees includes all the native
and naturalized trees of western North America. Nearly 400 trees are
beautifully illustrated in color, along with comparison charts, range maps, keys
to plants in leafless condition, and text distinctions between similar species. (Paperback; Houghton Mifflin Co; ISBN: 0395904544)
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Simon and Schuster's Guide to Trees
By by
Mariella Pizzetti (Editor), Stanley Schuler (Editor), Francesco De Marco
This book is more for those
with world-wide tree interests. This guide to trees includes 300
different species of the most important trees from around the world, 51 of
which are native to north America. The entries cover conifers, palms,
broadleafs, fruits, flowering trees, and trees of economic importance.
(Paperback; Simon and Schuster; ISBN 0671241257)
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Trees of North America : A Field Guide to the Major Native
and Introduced Species North of Mexico (Golden Field Guide Series.)
By Herbert Spencer Zim, et al
The Golden Field Guide offers pictures of 143 common trees, identifying their leaves, flowers, buds,
shapes, and fruits. (Paperback; St. Martin Press; ISBN: 1582380929)
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Trees of North America
By Alan Mitchell
The book is presented in a species by species
format. Five hundred species are reviewed and many by using
illustrations of silhouettes,
seeds, fruits, flowers, leaves, bark, seasonal changes. Alan Mitchell
is dendrologist for the British Forestry Commission. David More is
illustrator and has done work for the National History Museum in
London. (Hardcover; Checkmark
Books; ISBN: 0816018065; 208 pages)
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