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The Trees of Florida: A Reference and Field Guide (Reference and Field Guides)

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The Trees of Florida: A Reference and Field Guide - is a wonderful book. I can now identify the trees in my area. Great color photos and logical design. Very helpful.

I carry this book with me when I am out stalking the vegetation of North Florida. Since I rarely do this in winter, I find its descriptions and pictures quite helpful in sorting out the deciduous trees. It helps if you have a basic knowledge of tree forms. Unfortunately more and more of a wide variety of ecologic niches are being over-taken by invasive non-native plants. The taller of these are a nuisance to the fun of the hunt and the opportunity for satisfying photographs.
Matt Cohen

The book has good information but I expected pictures and drawings for ALL the trees and found very few pictured or illustrated.

This is probably an excellent source for nature lovers out in the wilds of countryside Florida. I work for an urban Certified Arborist and there are too many trees that are commonly in Florida urban areas not included in this book - just to name a few: Yellow Poinciana, many common palm varieties (Bismarck, Sylvester, pygmy date roebelini, windmill, queen (!), Areca, cardboard, others) jacaranda, Dahoon holly, Indian Rosewood, East Platka holly, eucalyptus, many from the Mimosa family and more.
The color photos are generally good but inconvenient not next to the text on that item. Not even drawings for many species leaves!! The writer is a little too professorial in his descriptions and should have written simpler descriptions with fewer esoteric terms like the National Geographic guide does. Missing is an chart of the major branches of tree families that is needed for visual organization. Too many words. Not enough pictures and dreawings. This could be a good companion with two or three other books to supplement but not a stand alone and not easy to use for identification.