Guide to identifying native (and some widely introduced) trees of U.S. and Canada east of the Rocky Mountains. Organized as a dichotomous key, the book leads the user through a series of simple questions about the shape or appearance of different parts of a tree. Includes 161 species. Illustrated with line drawings. The small (6" by 4") format fits in pocket or pack to take along on a hike.
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To identify deciduous trees (trees that drop their leaves in the fall) east of the Rockies in winter, use Winter Tree Finder.
This book is one of the "Finders" series of pockets guides to native plants and animals of North America, which includes similar tree keys for the West: Pacific Coast Tree Finder, Rocky Mountain Tree Finder, and Desert Tree Finder.
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May Theilgaard Watts was well known as a naturalist, teacher, writer, and conservationist in her native Midwest and beyond, through her lectures, classes, books, and newspaper column. She was the first to introduce a broad readership to concepts from ecology.
In her books Reading the Landscape of America and Reading the Landscape of Europe, Watts pioneered the idea of studying natural history at the landscape level, considering the biological and cultural forces that have shaped the world around us. Her books are considered classics in landscape interpretation and field ecology.
Watts created the first Finders keys as mimeographed handouts for her students at the Morton Arboretum in Illinois. She adapted the dichotomous keys used by botanists, creating highly illustrated keys that amateur naturalists would find fun and easy to use.
May Theilgaard Watts led the movement to create the Illinois Prairie Path, the first major rails-to-trials conversion in the United States. She received the Margaret Douglas Medal for Conservation Education from National Garden Club of America, the Arthur Hoyt Scott award in Gardening and Horticulture, and was honored by the Dept. of the Interior and the Audubon Society for her conservation work.
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56 of 58 people found the following review helpful:
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The title says it all,
By Roberta V. Russo "Roberta" (Palatine, IL United States) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Tree Finder: A Manual for Identification of Trees by their Leaves (Eastern US) (Nature Study Guides) (Paperback)
I took a class about tree identification several years ago at Morton's Arboretum near Chicago and this book was used as part of the class. I really love this little book. I have several of the fancier (and more expensive) books with color plates and photos, but for identifying trees this one is the best. Based on the tree's leaves it very clearly walks you through the identifation process step by step.If you want to read more about the tree once you have identified it, the other guides are great. But for purposes of tree identification, this is the best I have seen.
31 of 33 people found the following review helpful:
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Identifying trees by leaves,
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This review is from: Tree Finder: A Manual for Identification of Trees by their Leaves (Eastern US) (Nature Study Guides) (Paperback)
This is about the best I've seen. It is compact for carrying with you and easy to use. It is a logical key that you can follow from the tree down to its identification by its leaves. It covers the eastern US so there is not a lot of extraneous material to wade through. I have been looking for exactly this kind of book since I started being interested in trees.I recommend it very highly especially to the beginner.
18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
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A GREAT LITTLE BOOK,
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This review is from: Tree Finder: A Manual for Identification of Trees by their Leaves (Eastern US) (Nature Study Guides) (Paperback)
A great little book to take along on a walk in the woods. The easy step-by-step key really helps you identify trees, and it's fun to use.
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The areas shown on the small green maps beside the trees are those in which the tree grows wild. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
end buds, side veins New!
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Front Cover | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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