[bcarvings]

Hi,
Does anyone know of a book that will help me identiy trees? There are so many trees in my area pine trees, trees with weird leaves, maple trees of all differ kinds, and oaks, is there a book that will help me identiy trees? Like my neighbor has a maple tree and is cutting it down. He said I can have the wood, but what kingd of maple is it I woneder? Please help any books that would help me idenfy trees? Thank you

Might get a little help here http://www.oplin.org/tree/

I don't know of any tree id books but I use these sites to check mine.

http://www.fw.vt.edu/dendro/dendrolo...tor/doctor.cfm

http://www.extension.iastate.edu/pages/tree/

[AlArchie]

The National Audubon Society puts out two excellent tree identification books. Field Guide to North American Trees (eastern and western regions) They sell for around 20 bucks apiece. They are the best I have seen anywhere. Size wise about 7 1/2' x 4 1/4' by about 1 1/4' thick. They are not quite what you'd call pocket size but are still easy to carry with you in the field. They have good descriptions of the trees, parts, habitat and area of growth. In the front are full color plates of leaves, trunks, and flowers, all cross referenced to the Species Description section.

Al

[bcarvings]

Hi,
Thanks are you reffering to the book that is over 900 pages? It is at amazon. Is it the book called, 'Field Guide to North American Trees, by Thomas S. Elias'? For some reason amazon doesn't sell it anymore, and they don't show a picture of it.... For $20 though a 900 page book would be perfect. Thanks for your help

[bcarvings]

Also that auther made many differ books..... Which is the best?

[AlArchie]

I don't think you'll find Elias' book for 20 bucks. Â*This is the 'Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Trees', published by Alfred E. Knopf in trhe US and Random House in Canada. Â*I believe it is written by Elbert E. Little, former Chief Endrologist for the USFS. Â*It's about 714 pages including the 630 color plates (about 6 per page), and the informational text, glossary and index.

Audubon puts out a series of about 20 Field Guides ranging from the Night Sky to Spiders, to Fish, to Rocks and Minerals, etc. Â*Good reference material, and what is nice is they are all the same convienient size so they organize well on the shelf and pack easily for field work.

No, I'm not a shill for the Audubon Society (in fact I'm at odds with a lot of their policies) but they put out the most excellent reference material for the non professional that I have seen anywhere!

Better add that I'm in full agreement with most of their positions!

Al

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/se...289214-0572032

Check out this page and see which ones you think might be best for you.