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A Peterson Field Guide To Trees And Shrubs: Northeastern and north-central United States and southeastern and south-centralCanada (Peterson Field Guides) Paperback – Illustrated, September 6, 1973

by Roger Tory Peterson (Author)

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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.

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464 pages
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English
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Mariner Books
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September 6, 1973
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4.5 x 1.01 x 7.25 inches
ISBN-10

9780395353707
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978-0395353707
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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.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ 039535370X
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Mariner Books; Second edition (September 6, 1973)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 464 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780395353707
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0395353707
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13.1 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.5 x 1.01 x 7.25 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #368,656 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #241 in Trees in Biological Sciences
- #645 in Bird Field Guides
- #662 in Zoology (Books)

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Michael J

Good for the upper Midwest, too.

Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2012

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I live in Michigan, and this guide is perfect for identifying all the woody plants of both the upper and lower Peninsulas. While I have other books, like Michigan Trees, Revised and Updated: A Guide to the Trees of the Great Lakes Region that are specific to this locale, none are as exhaustive and detailed as regards the identification of specific species and varieties as is this volume.

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Esther Cox

Great Field Guide for Trees and Shrubs

Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2013

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My sister, who lives near Montreal, Canada, wanted this book so that she could identify the trees & shrubs in her area. She saw and has used my copy of the " Field Guide to Trees and Shrubs: Western United States" by the same author and liked the format which made it easier to identify the trees. It was in excellent condition. Thank you. Esther COx

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JJH0906

Total Tree Taxonomy

Reviewed in the United States on November 18, 2013

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This is an excellent field guide for people interested in learning more about their environment and the types of trees and shrubs that are in their area. The first few pages show shilouettes of different trees in full foliage and without. There are also several pages that have diagrams of leaves for tree identification, as well. The bulk of the book are narrative descriptions of the characteristics of a given tree to help identify it by it's bark, roots, etc.

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Susan

I expect he will be putting it to good use in the coming years

Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2017

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My father (an ornithologist at MSU) knew the author quite well. I was grateful to be able to share it with my son. He lives in northern MI and enjoys the outdoors. I expect he will be putting it to good use in the coming years.

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Radar626

A guide for intermediate and higher knowledge of trees and shrubs

Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2018

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Not a bad guide if you already have a knowledge base about trees and shrubs, but if someone can barely tell a maple from an oak then this book is not the most helpful. I can identify several tree families (i.e., birch, hawthorn, maple, aspen, etc.), but not the specific trees within that family. We also moved, and I wanted to find out about the trees that now surrounded our property.

There are no color photos or drawings in this book, just black and white drawings with some of those for the leaves colored in green, and most entries don't have even that. The sections are divided based on leaf shape, and while this can help you narrow down what you are looking for, the often incredibly brief descriptions rarely did enough to help me identify the vast majority of leaves I was looking up. Even though this guide covers a reduced section of the US and Canada, there are still some omissions when it comes to giving information on each and every single tree that could possibly be found. Invasive species, people planting trees or shrubs not native to the area, newly developed tree or shrub types - I can see how it would be difficult to keep this guide as inclusive and up-to-date as possible and I don't fault them for this. However, this guide does tend to leave out important information such as whether or not a tree or shrub's fruit or seed is poisonous, if the sap is dangerous to humans, etc. I ended up purchasing the Peterson Field Guides Venomous Animals & Poisonous Plants which DOES have color photographs and more detailed descriptions.

Maybe I should have looked further for a guide that was more specific to the geographic area I live in rather than the northeastern US. A generalized Google search with the aspects of the tree, bark, berries, and such was a much more successful way to identify the leaves I had collected. Peterson is a trusted name in guidebooks for flora and fauna of the world, and I would be happy to purchase this guide again should it be updated to include photos, a checklist to help narrow down what you are looking for, helpful tips on getting started with identification, or even an app such a checklist to input features of leaves, fruit, and bark to help puzzle out exactly what you are looking at.

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It's hard to beat the best ...

Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2013

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I have used many competitor guides over the years, but Petersen Guides beat them all in format and price point. This really helped to make our Summer camping/hiking a more complete and rewarding experience. Not to mention, we use this to help identify trees and shrubs on our property that are compatible with or potentially harmful to our goats and sheep.

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William B

Great book

Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2019

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This book is really detailed

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Hugger

simple and easy pocket guide

Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2012

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I did a masters research project on bird nests and needed to identify the types of twigs in the nests.
This is an easy to follow guide. I worked with the Botanists at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden and they recommended this book.

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7 B

Five Stars

Reviewed in Canada on November 29, 2018

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very good book

john

Great buy

Reviewed in Canada on February 17, 2019

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Great book

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Nicole Vella-Geldart

Great for when you're a bit more of an expert than a beginner

Reviewed in Canada on October 16, 2014

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Not as many plates as I expected, but still a great resources. I think one of the pros and cons is that it covers too much material. I think its a great accompaniment for when you have both an independent tree and a shrub guide!

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J.P Martin

Five Stars

Reviewed in Canada on October 27, 2017

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Perfect companion!

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Reviewed in Canada on September 28, 2017

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