Illustrated Guide to Trees and Shrubs: A Handbook of the Woody Plants of the Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada/Revised Edition [Paperback]

Arthur Harmount Graves (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 20, 2011

Authoritative, easily accessible guide omits lengthy technical descriptions in favor of easy-to-use keys covering such characteristics as leaves, twigs, bark, buds, seeds, stems, fruit or fruit stalks, and other identifying traits. Over 300 pen-and-ink drawings by Maud H. Purdy, noted botanical illustrator. "I recommend this book most highly." — Farida A. Wiley, American Museum of Natural History.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications; Revised edition (October 20, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0486272583
• ISBN-13: 978-0486272580
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #906,962 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Tree and Shrub Book for the Northeast, March 25, 2000

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Beth Schwarzman (Falmouth, MA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Illustrated Guide to Trees and Shrubs: A Handbook of the Woody Plants of the Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada/Revised Edition (Paperback)

Graves' book is authoritative, comprehsive and clear. It includes virtually all the trees and shrubs you are likely to encounter in the area. The outstanding illustrations are a major resource in themselves; combined with the winter and summer keys and the descriptions of each plant this is the only tree and shrub book you will need.

5.0 out of 5 stars chrienvironmental planner, February 7, 2010

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John Sutphen (NEW LONDON CT) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Illustrated Guide to Trees and Shrubs: A Handbook of the Woody Plants of the Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada/Revised Edition (Paperback)

a christmas present for my son in law -an environmental planner .

Response..... "this is the bible".

4.0 out of 5 stars I like this book alot, September 23, 2007

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Matthew Kweskin (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Illustrated Guide to Trees and Shrubs: A Handbook of the Woody Plants of the Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada/Revised Edition (Paperback)

I've had this book for about 10 years and I've enjoyed using it during that time. The positives are that it has a lot of the trees of the Northeast, many illustrations (b/w line drawings), keys to genus and species for some groups and species accounts arranged taxonomically- also it's pretty cheap! You can identify trees either using the key or trying by leave illustrations. The negatives are that I think it was last revised in the 1950's so it's probably not the most up to date, the keys can be pretty technical and many traits are not illustrated, there are quirky things like leaves are always abreviated lvs. and a superscript 0 by a species name means it's a shrub and a 00 means it's a vine.
Overall, I really like this book, but you should expect something pretty technical and it would help if you've had a botany/field ID'ing class before.