A Field Guide to Trees and Shrubs: Northeastern and north-central United States and southeastern and south-centralCanada (The Peterson Field Guide Series) (Paperback)

~ (Author, Illustrator), Roger Tory Peterson (Editor, Illustrator) "THE CONE-BEARING plants and a few evergreen nonconiferous plants with narrow pointed leaves make up this well-defined group..." (more)
Key Phrases: true end buds, twigs hairless, large end buds, New York, New England, Nova Scotia (more...)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

All the wild trees, shrubs, and woody vines in the area north to Newfoundland, south to North Carolina and Tennessee, and west to the Dakotas and Kansas are described in detail. Accounts of 646 species include shape and arrangement of leaves, height, color, bark texture, flowering season, and fruit. Clear, accurate drawings illustrate leaves, flowers, buds, tree silhouettes, and other characteristics.

About the Author

Roger Tory Peterson, one of the world"s greatest naturalists, received every major award for ornithology, natural science, and conservation, as well as numerous honorary degrees, medals, and citations, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The Peterson Identification System has been called the greatest invention since binoculars, and the Peterson Field Guides® are credited with helping to set the stage for the environmental movement.

George A. Petrides, a veteran field naturalist, is professor of fisheries and wildlife at Michigan State University in East Lansing. He is the author of A Field Guide to Eastern Trees, A Field Guide To Trees and Shrubs, and the Peterson First Guide to Trees.

Product Details

• Paperback: 464 pages
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; Second Edition edition (September 6, 1973)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 039535370X
• ISBN-13: 978-0395353707
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 4.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #21,008 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

  Popular in these categories: (What's this?)

  #13 in	Books > Outdoors & Nature > Plants > Trees
  #35 in	Books > Science > Biological Sciences > Botany
  #80 in	Books > Science > Biological Sciences > Zoology

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

70 of 70 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best for field work, March 16, 2002

By	Jamie R. Storey (Pittsburgh, PA United States) - See all my reviews

As a wetland delineator in PA, this book proves invaluable for field identification of trees, shrubs, and vines. Especially useful is are the keys for identification of these plants in winter when leaves and fruiting bodies are non-existant. I have several other tree books for reference, but they rarely are worth carting along in the field now that I have this book. I highly recommend it.

78 of 81 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Definitive work for identification, September 21, 1999

By A Customer

Petrides' work is the most accurate I have found in tree identification. Color pictures are no substitute for a close-up examination of the stems, leaves and fruit of trees and shrubs. It is considered the definitive source for the John Burroughs Naturalist Award bestowed by the Buckeye Council of the Boy Scouts of America only upon those capable of sight identification of approximately 600 trees, shrubs and wildflowers.

29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the one, July 31, 2002

By A Customer

No mere Peterson field guide, this scholarly work is a concise encyclopedia of all the trees native to the northeastern United States, with descriptions that can truly be used to tell them apart (a unique feat). Belongs in the backpack of any hiker who wants to learn trees. Fits in a half-gallon Ziploc. Remember you need a magnifying glass and a sharp knife to use the book properly.