David Allen Sibley just entered the realm of best American nature illustrators including Sargent, Audubon and Peterson by expanding his stunning illustrative talents. Sibley shows his versatility by equaling his bird field guide with his new tree field guide. "Guide To Trees" fully illustrates 600 tree species, including introduced species. I like what I see!
Why a Tree Field Guide?
The Sibley Guide To Trees is an exceptional field guide that I expect will eventually become as important as Mr. Sibley's "Guide to Birds". Sibley selected his second field guide to be about trees because of their prominence in our everyday lives. Now you can ID the bird and it's tree.
"A big part of the work I do is becoming intimately familiar with the things I paint, and I can see many species of trees just in my yard, in different seasons with different lighting, and can really get to know them. Trees were brought to the top of the list because I see them everyday" says Mr. Sibley. "Trees," he said, "are things that everyone sees every day."
What's in the Book?
The Sibley Guide To Trees, with 426 pages, offers more than 4,100 illustrations including images that are critical for exacting a tree's identification. The guide identifies more than 600 tree species and includes a map of each natural range. Features include all common leaf and needle forms, bark, fruit and cones, flowers, twigs and tree shape.
Trees are arranged taxonomically with all the related species groups together for easier identification. OK, Sibley offers no key but you can get that on my site: Tree Leaf Identifier and Key.
