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Trees of the Eastern and Central United States and Canada: The identification, habits, distribution woodlore and uses of conifers and hardwoods, both ... illustrated with over 600 photographs Paperback – June 1, 1957

by William M. Harlow (Author)

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This is an extensively revised edition of the standard semipopular Trees of the Eastern and Central United States and Canada. It covers all the important native trees found in this area. A concise introduction provides all that you need to know for general identification of trees. Then, an eight-page, easy-to-use synoptic key enables you to locate at a glance the group or genus of any tree you are likely to encounter. Supplementary keys in the main text help you easily locate the various species.
More than 140 different trees are described in detail, with information on general appearance, habit of growth, leaf forms, flowers, fruit, twig appearance, bark, and other features. Additional information includes habitat, distribution by states, commercial use, and even woodlore.
Treatment throughout this fascinating book is semipopular; it is neither a slight sketch, nor a monograph for the specialist. It is a middle-range book, carefully written for the intelligent reader who is sincerely interested in accurate information about trees. With it you will be able to identify at sight almost any tree, not only by group but also by species. You will be able to tell a sugar maple from a Norway maple, a black oak from a white oak, a horse-chestnut from a chestnut. You will know which trees have edible fruit, which are suitable for house plantings, what climate and drainage conditions trees need, and a multitude of facts about each of more than 250 trees.

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320 pages
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English
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Dover Publications
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June 1, 1957
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4.5 x 0.5 x 6.5 inches
ISBN-10

0486203956
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978-0486203959
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Trees of the Eastern and Central United States and Canada

With it you will be able to identify at sight almost any tree, not only by group but also by species.

You will be able to tell a sugar maple from a Norway maple, a black oak from a white oak, a horse-chestnut from a chestnut. You will know which trees have edible fruit, which are suitable for house plantings, what climate and drainage conditions trees need, and a multitude of facts about each of more than 250 trees.

This comprehensive one-volume guide includes:

Full descriptions
Woodlore
Over 600 illustrations

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This is an extensively revised edition of the standard semipopular Trees of the Eastern and Central United States and Canada. It covers all the important native trees found in this area. A concise introduction provides all that you need to know for general identification of trees. Then, an eight-page, easy-to-use synoptic key enables you to locate at a glance the group or genus of any tree you are likely to encounter. Supplementary keys in the main text help you easily locate the various species.
More than 140 different trees are described in detail, with information on general appearance, habit of growth, leaf forms, flowers, fruit, twig appearance, bark, and other features. Additional information includes habitat, distribution by states, commercial use, and even woodlore.
Treatment throughout this fascinating book is semipopular; it is neither a slight sketch, nor a monograph for the specialist. It is a middle-range book, carefully written for the intelligent reader who is sincerely interested in accurate information about trees. With it you will be able to identify at sight almost any tree, not only by group but also by species. You will be able to tell a sugar maple from a Norway maple, a black oak from a white oak, a horse-chestnut from a chestnut. You will know which trees have edible fruit, which are suitable for house plantings, what climate and drainage conditions trees need, and a multitude of facts about each of more than 250 trees.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dover Publications (June 1, 1957)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 320 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0486203956
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0486203959
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 8.2 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.5 x 0.5 x 6.5 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #256,170 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #62 in Tree Gardening
- #67 in Forests & Forestry (Books)
- #170 in Trees in Biological Sciences

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Adriann

Best guide

Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2017

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This is the best tree ID book out there, whether you're experienced or just learning.

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Dev

Wish it had a couple more things! all & all not to bad

Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2012

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There are a couple thing I wish I new before I bought this book one of the things I wish I new before getting this book is I wish this was in Color meaning the Pictures in the Book of all the different trees & branches including the bark est. I also wish it came with more Pictures of not only different trees but maybe picture of what some seedlings of some of the trees looked like. Also wish it would have showed what the "seedling" of every tree that was in the book i also wish it would tell you what the difference between a male and female tree is. I know this is a book only about trees about Eastern and central US & Canada but still. But I still like book. Later I will video tape the inside of the book scrawl threw it a little give people more of run down of the Book.

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D G

Excactly what I needed and well priced.

Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2013

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I needed this for a class and it works well within the course, as well as in the field! Good guide.

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Angela Baron

Kindle Version Just Not as Good

Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2015

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This review is for the KINDLE version of William M. Harlow’s Trees of the Eastern and Central United States and Canada. Although Harlow's book is fantastic for identifying trees, the kindle version will probably not suit many people. If you are like me and thought it would be handy to have this in your pocket for easy reference, then you will be mistaken.

The physical book is a key, which uses a special hierarchy of information to aid you in identifying a species. This hierarchy is requires you to skip to specific pages to continue your identification. The Kindle book does not allow you to do this because it does not follow the “page” format. You cannot simply go to page 162 to view information on a species.

The publishers of this Kindle version should revamp the book to allow for links at the end of each key identification step. The reader could simply click the link and be taken to the correct species listed. They have links for information in the glossary, but they could do so much better.

For now, I suggest that anyone interested in this title, should purchase the physical paperback book and protect the cover with clear contact paper. The reader will be able to flip easily between pages to identify the tree and the book is a compact size and easily fits into your day-pack.

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Momof3andaFrenchie

Great for forestry newbies!

Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2016

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I needed this book for a college forestry course, and I needed it fast! Also as a financially challenged college student, I needed it cheap! The bookstore prices were not at all in my budget! I received this book quickly at a price within my budget. The book was exactly like the one that was sold in the University bookstore. It's pictures and descriptions of the various trees, leaves and species made for an easy read for a forestry beginner. I was surprisingly able to be turned loose in a local wooded area, and identify 10 out of 10 trees correctly by using this book, which resulted in an A+ for the course!

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Oxford76

Comletely Satisfied

Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2015

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On time delivery. Quality as expected.

Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2008

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This is a great book for the camper. Can't wait until Spring to get out there and use it. Service was great and fast.

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Chad

Excellent Reference Material!

Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2002

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The information is sound and proven. It is a very easy to reference guide and is easily organized. It's also a relatively pocket-sized book which makes it excellent for carrying in the field (where it can be best put to use anyway).
The only downsides are that the book's content is about 60 years old so all of the pictures are in black and white. That and the pages are done in regular paper instead of something glossy. Consequently, if you take it in the field with you a lot, the pages will get dirty fast. If they'd simply do a full-color revision on some glossy paper stock it'd get the full five stars.

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Adrian MC

Excellent Book

Reviewed in Canada on November 4, 2021

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Harlow has a vast knowledge of trees collected over a lifetime of studying trees. Some of his descriptions are unique in the literature where these descriptions are superior to many other widely available resources. His keys are fantastic and are original work in the field.

The only drawback was the size of the book and the paper which was not the typical Dover quality. The price reflects these differences. However, I gave the purchase five stars based on the excellent content between the covers.

Also highly, highly recommended is Harlow’s fruit and twig key. This is a companion book to the current book under review here. The unique dichotomous keys are nothing short of brilliant and are simple to use. I positively identified three difficult trees in the first hour of getting this book. All of my other online and book sources had enough gaps in their botanical descriptions (and colour pictures) to make these three trees difficult to identify. This book is standard Dover quality paper and size.

Some of Harlow’s descriptive work in his keys are better than the digital pics on the latest university websites. His keys are more accurate and wider in scope than these websites, so there is less potential indecision on some of the botanical descriptions. Only somebody with a vast knowledge of many tree samples could break down these botanical descriptions to a few important and accurate words.

And the pictures in his books are all black and white!! This places more emphasis on the accuracy of the written botanical descriptions.

Harlow is excellent. Both his complementary books are essential references for anybody interested in dendrology. And they are both affordable.

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Reviewed in Canada on April 7, 2019

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husband loves it and learned alot from this book!

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Reviewed in Canada on December 20, 2017

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Not a good quick reference. Spend your time and money on a better book.
This is an example of how it was researched in the old days.

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