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Here are five of the best fall and autumn color tree guides in print. All of these should be considered for purchase before leaf viewing this season. They will enhance your understanding of this years fall color and make great guides for your next trip. I have selected each book for clarity, usability, broad coverage and good reviews from users. All of these books are of high quality and a good bet for most leaf viewers, 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.
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1) Fall Color Finder: A Pocket Guide to Autumn Leaves
By C. Ritchie Bell and Anne H. LindseyThis husband and wife team are distinguished botanists who have been leaders of annual wildflower workshops and fall color programs in North Carolina. They have compiled one of the best resources on fall tree color available. The book is widely sold in National Park Service bookstores. This small pocket guide contains 60 accurate color photographs and most of the basic information to help you identify many common trees. The book provides a step-by-step method lets you identify a specific tree from the photos, drawings of leaves, and maps of the ranges where you can find each species. A great book for leaf-viewing tourists, teachers, and serious field botanists. (Paperback; Laurel Hill Press; ISBN: 0960868828)
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2) Fall Colors Across North America By Ann Zwinger, Art Wolfe, Anthony E. Cook This book is more a collection of fall photos than a field guide to fall color. If you are especially interested in the art of autumn and are ready to set the tone for the viewing season, this is the book. The book is a portfolio of pictures taken on four North American trips by photographer Anthony E. Cook. Naturalist Ann Zwinger adds the essay describing fall colors and why they so strongly affect people. Wildlife photographer Art Wolfe supplies the introductory comments. (Hardcover; Graphic Arts Center Publishing Co; ISBN: 1558685995)
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3) Fall Color & Woodland Harvests: A Guide to the Colorful Fall Leaves, Fruits and Seeds of the Eastern Forests
By C. Ritchie Bell and Anne H. Lindsey Fall Color and Woodland Harvests is a full-blown soft-bound field guide that more than adequately describes specific trees and shrubs, with their leaves and fruits. It was written by Ritch and Anne Bell who were described in the Fall Color Finder review. There are 240 full-color photographs of fall trees, shrubs, leaves and fruits of the eastern hardwood forests. The largest section of the book is devoted to the fall color of 100 individual species of trees. The introductory material contains a concise explanation of how fall color occurs as well as where it is most varied. This book is packed full of extra information about the plant foliage coloring process of autumn. It has great reviews and should be considered a first book to purchase. (Softbound; Laurel Hill Press; ISBN: 096086881X)
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4) Autumn Leaves: A Guide to the Fall Colors of the Northwoods
By Ronald M. Lanner This book gives an initial physical, chemical, and biological report on why leaves change, photosynthesis and what causes the various color changes of trees. A full 100 pages cover many common deciduous trees of northeastern North America and promotes each tree species in various habitats including group and single graphics. The reviews of this book are excellent: "Despite its small size and paperback format, this is one of my most treasured books." "I highly recommend this for anyone wanting a guide to Fall trees or even for planning your plantings. It's also reasonably priced. My only misgiving is that it isn't longer and cover the entire eastern US!" And the conifers are not forgotten either. A sixty-page section explains the northeastern North American evergreen and it's part to play in the color of autumn. (Paperback; NorthWord Press; ISBN: 1559710780)
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5) National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Trees:
Eastern Region
By Elbert L. Little
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