For wilderness travelers and backyard naturalists alike, the sheer number and variety of North American trees can make identification a daunting task. For those who have struggled to distinguish the Pacific Yew from the Redwood or the Quaking Aspen from the Fremont Cottonwood comes Trees of the U.S., a user-friendly series of field guides. Ingeniously organized to allow for easy reference, each book in the series offers complete coverage of a given region of the United States and includes detailed and accurate illustrations of each species. Best of all, these guides are compact and lightweight, making them easy to throw in a pack and take along on a hike or camping trip.
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George A. Petrides is the author of the Peterson Field Guides to eastern and western trees and a former professor of wildlife ecology at Michigan State University. Olivia Petrides is an adjunct associate professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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Not in color, but handy.,
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This review is from: Trees of the Pacific Northwest (Trees of the U.S.) (Paperback)
Enjoying this book. It is well organized and includes many species that are imported to the PNW, not just native species.
The book could use more color, but it is inexpensive and a book that can take abuse outdoors and not feel bad about maybe ruining it.
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Tell the trees from the forest,
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This review is from: Trees of the Pacific Northwest (Trees of the U.S.) (Paperback)
A good field guide in a compact size that won't crowd a day pack or adequate pocket(4.5" X 7.25"). Very good drawings of twigs, seeds, leaves or needles, and often of the tree-shape, all aid in regional tree indentification.
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The chart also differentiates between simple and compound leaves. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
trunk hark, bundle scars, twigs hairless, spur branches, leaf teeth, flat sprays, side veins, twig tips, leaf scars, trunk bark, bud scales, use lens, deer browse, toothed leaflets, end bud, cone scales, true firs, single fruit Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
British Columbia, Sierra Nevada, Pacific Northwest, North America, Native Americans, Rocky Mountains, California Hazelnut, Canyon Live Oak, Engelmann Spruce, Narrowleaf Cottonwood, Pacific Dogwood, Shore Pine, United States, American West, Baja California, White Spruce, Whiteleaf Manzanita, Vancouver Island New!
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The chart also differentiates between simple and compound leaves. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
trunk hark, bundle scars, twigs hairless, spur branches, leaf teeth, flat sprays, side veins, twig tips, leaf scars, trunk bark, bud scales, use lens, deer browse, toothed leaflets, end bud, cone scales, true firs, single fruit Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
British Columbia, Sierra Nevada, Pacific Northwest, North America, Native Americans, Rocky Mountains, California Hazelnut, Canyon Live Oak, Engelmann Spruce, Narrowleaf Cottonwood, Pacific Dogwood, Shore Pine, United States, American West, Baja California, White Spruce, Whiteleaf Manzanita, Vancouver Island New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- The Rocky Mountains (World's Wild Places) by Bryce S. Walker in Back Matter
- A Field Guide to Western Trees (Peterson Field Guides: 44) by George A. Petrides in Back Matter
- Plants of Coastal British Columbia Including Washington Oregon and Alaska by Jim Pojar in Back Matter
- Trees to know in Oregon (Extension bulletin) by Charles R Ross in Back Matter
- Trees of The American Southwest (Trees of the U.S.) by George A. Petrides in Back Matter
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- Trees of the Rocky Mountains (Trees of the U.S.) by George A. Petrides in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Trees of The American Southwest (Trees of the U.S.) by George A. Petrides in Back Matter
- Trees of the California Sierra Nevada (Trees of the U.S.) by George A. Petrides in Back Matter
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