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A Peterson Field Guide To Eastern Trees: Eastern United States and Canada, Including the Midwest (Peterson Field Guides) Paperback – Illustrated, July 15, 1998

by George A. Petrides (Author), Janet Wehr (Author)

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Find what you're looking for with Peterson Field Guides—their field-tested visual identification system is designed to help you differentiate thousands of unique species accurately every time. This field guide features detailed descriptions of 455 species of trees native to eastern North America, including the Midwest and the South. The 48 color plates, 11 black-and-white plates, and 26 text drawings show distinctive details needed for identification. Color photographs and 266 color range maps accompany the species descriptions.

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Drawings on page 3 show both leaf scars and bundle scars. Immediately beside the map for Osage Orange, too, the text says "Once native to n. Texas, e. Oklahoma, etc., home of the Osage Indians, this species was widely planted before the invention of barbed wire. It is now widely distributed in our area".

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George A. Petrides, ecologist and field naturalist, worked with the National Park Services and taught at Michigan State University at Lansing. Petrides has written for the Peterson Field Guide series and was the recipient of an award from the Federated Garden Clubs of Michigan for A Field Guide to Trees and Shrubs.

Janet Wehr, RN, devoted much of her nursing career to hospice care. Wehr has served as a member of the Therapeutic Touch International Association, the American Holistic Nurses Association, and the Saret Charitable Fund of DuPage County, IL.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Mariner Books (July 15, 1998)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 448 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0395904552
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0395904558
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.17 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.5 x 0.75 x 7.25 inches

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Damonica Partin

Great book

Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2023

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Very interesting! Excellent pictures and graphics.

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Boone

Good for beginners too, but you must follow the process

Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2021

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I was worried that this book wouldn’t be for “beginners,” however I was able to successfully identify numerous trees on my first day using.

Big thing is READ THE BEGINNING SECTION AND TAKE YOUR TIME. This book is set up to use a pretty fool proof process. Take some time to learn the layout of the book and how to use the plates and guides. With no experience I was able to ID probably 8-10 trees in about an hour.

What’s more, it was a load of fun using this book. You might want to supplement with YouTube tutorials as well.

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M.B.

Great item, but got wrong guide.

Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2018

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I am giving this 5 stars, BUT. I sent it back because I ordered EASTERN GUIDE like it says, but received the WESTERN GUIDE. I don't need the Western, I need Eastern.

However, the Western guide looked great and like it would be exactly what I wanted if I lived in the West US. Ordering again soon in hope that I get the correct guide.

EDIT- Ordered twice. Received Western Guide again. Maybe three times will be a charm?

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Ryan

Learning Curve

Reviewed in the United States on May 11, 2014

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What qualifies my review:

-I have had this product for over a week/
-I have used this product in and out each day since, (because I have a lot of free time on my hands).
-I have identified more than 30-40 trees with this book (I live close to a forest).

Bottom Line:

BUY IT. But only If you want to identify trees on your own. Be weary that there is a learning curve with the book. The book is setup
like a process and it teaches you how to use the book itself, which is really nice, but you can't just open to a page and look for
the tree you'd like to identify. If you'd like, you can look up videos on "YouTube.com" for a simpler version of how to use the book
to proper identify trees. Otherwise, its a great book and I enjoy it great. Happy Identifying!

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---The Good News---

First off, This Field guide is great. Even though it was published in the 1980's-1990's, the content STILL does a wonderful job at helping you identify trees various trees. No wonder they haven't made a updated new one, because this guide is pretty much at the top of the list of "Identifying Eastern Trees." Why is it the top?

This guide provides great colored images, good charts that are understandable, scientific names for the tress, separate pages for each and every individual tree, glossary, index, you name it probably has it.

---The Bad News---

There are only two or three things I could really complain about for this product.
1.) The size. It's not very big, which can be a plus, but it's a little smaller than I'd like it, personally. It's back-pocket sized
2.) The learning curve that comes with the book. You really have to read and re-read to learn how the book is structured, along
with what you, the identifier, needs to look for in a tree.
3.) It's NOT weatherproof. If you plain on identifying trees, make sure its a nice sunny day and not snowing, sprinkling, raining, or has just rained. I went out with this product after it rained and some of the drops from the tress landed on the pages and they really soaks in the water. So just be careful. It's not a huge deal, but it would be a lot better if it was somewhat waterproof.

---Bottom Line---

BUY IT. But only If you want to identify trees on your own. Be weary that there is a learning curve with the book. The book is setup
like a process and it teaches you how to use the book itself, which is really nice, but you can't just open to a page and look for
the tree you'd like to identify. If you'd like, you can look up videos on "YouTube.com" for a simpler version of how to use the book
to proper identify trees. Otherwise, its a great book and I enjoy it great. Happy Identifying!

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W. Frank Agee

great book, reasonable price

Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2012

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I have been looking for something along this line for a long time. I stumbled across a video where a man was telling how to use it, so I ordered one. After devouring the book for a while, I noticed it was well laid out and the format was designed for ease of use. It still takes a bit of looking to identify a tree, but with the number of trees there are, it is surprisingly simple. The Amazon price is very reasonable. I am now looking forward to a weekend of tree identification coming soon. I would encourage anyone who is interested in identifying trees to get a copy of this book. You will not be disappointed.

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Jayne Lilienfeld-Jones

Good condition and arrived quickly

Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2023

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Good condition and arrived quickly.

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survivor 75

Highly recommend this book

Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2021

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I highly recommend this book. It goes into high detail about everything trees. If you want to learn trees this is the book.

Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2021

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I highly reccomend this book. I had to get it for a class but as a hiking enthusiast I suggest it to all my hiking buddies. Its a lot of fun figuring out what kind of beautiful tree you've happened upon

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Moataz K

Best way to identify trees

Reviewed in Canada on November 12, 2020

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I purchased this guide after reading the reviews on Amazon. I was very happy with the purchase. The reviews were right about the clear colour drawings being much better than photos to help with identifying trees by leaves and branches. The text is very useful too in how it classifies trees into 4 categories based on leaf patterns which serves as a great tool for a beginner. My advice, spend some time reading the "how to use this book" section--it's well worth it.

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André Luis da Silva

Ok

Reviewed in Brazil on May 1, 2019

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Completo, gostei

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David T.

A great reference book for the field

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 23, 2014

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A great reference book for the field. Easy and quick to use. Photos are ok. However a good painted key in the front makes it easy to find the correct specie.

Nicole Vella-Geldart

Great book! Well worth the purchase

Reviewed in Canada on October 16, 2014

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Amazing book! Really easy to use and can pack a lot of information when using identification tables instead of blurbs. Took this book down to Illinois this weekend to identify some unknown trees (I'm from Ontario) and it worked out great! Quick to use once you understand how they have divided up the book, so you MUST read the introduction. I think the first line of the book is actually "Most people skip over the introduction, but please don't!" Hahah! After that, field and specimen identification becomes easier.

My one criticism is that the scale is not accurate with fruit size. I know there is a lot of variation within plants, so I don't think its a huge issue, but I think it is something that could be improved up, especially of the oaks, for future editions.

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Can't be an expert without a little effort!

Reviewed in Canada on August 18, 2018

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For me in Ontario Canada, maybe a little too much emphasis with the Florida group. Invaluable handbook for my tree collecting forays to expand Carolinian forests in our area. I use it constantly when selecting trees to transplant. You can't identify everything with a phone app!

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