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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
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- Print length464 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherMariner Books
- Publication dateSeptember 6, 1973
- Dimensions4.5 x 1.01 x 7.25 inches
- ISBN-109780395353707
- ISBN-13978-0395353707
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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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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.
This is an easy to follow guide. I worked with the Botanists at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden and they recommended this book.








