The Bottom Line
If you are a tree buff, live in New York City or plan to visit, this is your book. The City of New York has 28,000 acres of parkland that includes thousands of native and exotic trees plus 6,000 acres of wild forests. "New York City Trees" helps you find and identify most species growing in the City's five boroughs and locate important trees that have had some significance to NYC or added to the unique city arboriculture.
Pros
- Ten tree trails with maps to include walks in Central Park, two botanical gardens and Prospect Park.
- A tree guide section with some of the best ID photos I've seen in a field guide.
- A list of fhe city's great trees takes you to the most beautiful and unique trees in NYC.
Cons
- I just wish this book was available for Chicago, Boston, Atlanta and Los Angeles.
Description
- The guide highlights more than a hundred local species.
- The guide is complete enough to be used as a stand alone field guide to Eastern trees.
- A great handbook to use for a great, different visit to NYC.
Guide Review - New York City Trees - A Field Guide for the Metropolitan Area
Edward S. Barnard has produced this high quality pocket-sized field guide dedicated to giving every major species of tree in New York City it's day in the sunshine - a bit of arbor glory for a city that too often hides trees.
Produced in consultation with the City's Parks and Recreation department and the New York Tree Trust, "New York City Trees" is a reference and guide to New York City's trees, complete with photographs, tree silhouettes, leaf and fruit morphologies, with informative explanatory texts.
"New York City Trees" is divided into four sections:
The Best Places to See Trees, full of insider's tips and helpful maps
New York City's Great Trees, a directory of the oldest, strangest, most beautiful trees
The Tree Guide, arranged for ease of identification by leaf shape and size
Sources and Resources for future investigation.
With over 700 beautiful color photographs, drawings, and detailed maps, this is the ultimate field guide to the trees of the Big Apple and the metropolitan region.
Edward Sibley Barnard is an editor, writer, and photographer specializing in fully illustrated how-to and nature books for adults and children. He lives and tree-watches in New York City.
Produced in consultation with the City's Parks and Recreation department and the New York Tree Trust, "New York City Trees" is a reference and guide to New York City's trees, complete with photographs, tree silhouettes, leaf and fruit morphologies, with informative explanatory texts.
"New York City Trees" is divided into four sections:
The Best Places to See Trees, full of insider's tips and helpful maps
New York City's Great Trees, a directory of the oldest, strangest, most beautiful trees
The Tree Guide, arranged for ease of identification by leaf shape and size
Sources and Resources for future investigation.
With over 700 beautiful color photographs, drawings, and detailed maps, this is the ultimate field guide to the trees of the Big Apple and the metropolitan region.
Edward Sibley Barnard is an editor, writer, and photographer specializing in fully illustrated how-to and nature books for adults and children. He lives and tree-watches in New York City.
