Trees of the Southeastern United States (Wormsloe Foundation Publications, No 18) (Paperback)

~ Wilbur H. Duncan (Author), Marion B. Duncan (Author) "Leaves narrow, under 4.5 mm wide, often needlelike, awllike, or scalelike..." (more)
Key Phrases: sessile stellate hairs, vigorous twigs, petiole adjacent, Beech Family, Pine Family, Heath Family (more...)

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Belongs in any tree lover’s library.”--Tipularia

"A beautiful, well-written book."--ASB Bulletin

"A very helpful reference, with a special bonus being the fine color photographs."--HortScience

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Description

This popular guide enables users to quickly and confidently identify any of the trees of the southeastern United States, from the common loblolly pine or red mulberry to the rare Pinckneya (fever-tree) or goat willow. The guide treats more than 300 species--every one known to occur in the region, from the Coastal Plain to the highest elevations. Included are trees native to the region as well as those introduced and now reproducing.

Helpful features include easy identification keys, common and scientific names, distribution maps, an introductory section on basic leaf, flower, and stem structures, and a glossary of descriptive and identifying terms. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 322 pages
• Publisher: University of Georgia Press (September 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0820314692
• ISBN-13: 978-0820314693
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,163,874 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Half a book, but a good half?, May 25, 2001

By	P. van Rijckevorsel (The Netherlands) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Trees of the Southeastern United States (Paperback)

There would seem to be some justice to the earlier review. This book obviously is handicapped by the absence of illustrations: some line drawings accompanying each species would greatly enhance the usefulness of this book. The color photographs are few (at most one per species), fairly small and many suffer from a dark background: also they are in a separate part and not near the descriptions. This book is not in the same league as John Laird Farrar's work for northern North America.

Still the pictures are of a pretty good quality. For most species a distribution map is provided. The volume is well-printed. In many respects it complements Harrar&Harrar's "Guide_to_Southern_Trees". Maybe these two together make up a complete book?

PS I don't dare judge the quality of the descriptions, although I do note that the authors refer to "Betula alba" as if it is an extant name, which is a pretty backward thing to do.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars This book is difficult to use for anyone but a botanist., June 8, 1999

By	[e-mail] (NE Alabama) - See all my reviews

I found the book's keys difficult to use for identification of trees because the terminology was totally scientific. There were no drawings for clarity, and the photos were not adequate for identification. The book was a disappointment.