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Howard A. Miller

Oaks of North America Paperback – January 1, 1984

by Howard A. Miller (Author), Samuel Lamb (Author)

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This book details the history and uses of oaks in Part I. Part II is Eastern Oaks and Part III is on Western oaks, each with information on growth habitat and identification.

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Print length

328 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Naturegraph Pub
Publication date

January 1, 1984
Dimensions

5.75 x 0.75 x 8.75 inches
ISBN-10

0879611375
ISBN-13

978-0879611378

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Product details

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Naturegraph Pub
Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 1, 1984
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 328 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0879611375
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0879611378
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.4 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.75 x 0.75 x 8.75 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #1,027,074 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #50,662 in Science & Math (Books)
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Customers find the book's information quality positive, with one noting that each oak species is covered in detail. Moreover, the author knowledge receives positive feedback, with one customer highlighting how the authors separate eastern oaks from western ones. However, the identification accuracy and visual quality receive mixed reviews.

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4 customers mention "Information quality"3 positive1 negative

Customers find the book provides good information, with one customer noting that each oak species is covered in detail.

"Good info., authors clearly know their Oaks. Lack of colour photos makes visual identification limited...." Read more

"...It is a fantastic reference and you can quickly tell that the authors are very knowledgeable and love oaks...." Read more

"This book is printed in Black and white. Descriptions are sketchy and make it hard to differentiate between similar varieties...." Read more

"...Each oak species is covered in detail, including range maps, possible hybrids and other facts regarding growth, size and leaf structure...." Read more

3 customers mention "Author knowledge"3 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the authors' expertise, with one noting how they separate eastern oaks from western ones.

"...is a fantastic reference and you can quickly tell that the authors are very knowledgeable and love oaks...." Read more

"...The authors separte eastern oaks from western oaks and the section on western oaks has a subsection on oaks west of 100W within the trans Pecos..." Read more

"Good info., authors clearly know their Oaks. Lack of colour photos makes visual identification limited...." Read more

3 customers mention "Identification accuracy"2 positive1 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the book's identification accuracy, with some finding the full photos helpful for background information, while others express disappointment.

"...Close up photos leaves and full photos of trees give the reader a good background for identification of an oak species in the field...." Read more

"...Lack of colour photos makes visual identification limited. Written descriptions are compacted and hard to extract required info quickly...." Read more

"Excellent for identification, but not for general information..." Read more

3 customers mention "Visual quality"2 positive1 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the visual quality of the book.

"Pictures were very good and it is one of the bset books I have ever read on Mushrooms. Way more then just a feald guide. Max Ingersoll" Read more

"...authors clearly know their Oaks. Lack of colour photos makes visual identification limited...." Read more

"...Close up photos leaves and full photos of trees give the reader a good background for identification of an oak species in the field...." Read more

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Arthur V. Douglas
If you want a good book covering all the oaks of North America (not ...
Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2014
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If you want a good book covering all the oaks of North America (not Mexico) then this is the best book out there. Each oak species is covered in detail, including range maps, possible hybrids and other facts regarding growth, size and leaf structure. Close up photos leaves and full photos of trees give the reader a good background for identification of an oak species in the field. The authors separte eastern oaks from western oaks and the section on western oaks has a subsection on oaks west of 100W within the trans Pecos region. Great book to own or give as a gift to a friend that loves oaks.

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Ivy
Great
Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2013
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My hubby loves oaks- this was a nice birthday present. He's using it to help him with a school project right now.

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John
The content of the book is fantastic (5 stars), but the binding is poor. Many pages have fallen out in only one month.
Reviewed in the United States on November 21, 2017
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I will start off by saying I would give the content of the book 5 stars! It is a fantastic reference and you can quickly tell that the authors are very knowledgeable and love oaks. Unfortunately, the quality of the book/binding is poor. I have had the book for a little over a month now, and multiple groups of pages have broken off from the binding and fallen out. Probable ~20 or so pages have come unbound in this time.

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Lachlan Williams
Good info.
Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2015
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Good info., authors clearly know their Oaks. Lack of colour photos makes visual identification limited. Written descriptions are compacted and hard to extract required info quickly. Underwhelmed as a field ID tool.

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V. Brock
Excellent for identification, but not for general information
Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2007
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The book does have an introduction talking about the broad classifications of types of oaks, history of oak usage, historic management of oak forests, etc. But this introduction is short, and then the book gets into the nitty-gritty of identification. Not just red vs. white, but every single documented variant the author found in his extensive research. For all but one of these oaks, the author visited and examined a live specimen himself.

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Mushrooms and Other Fungi of the Midcontinental United States (Bur Oak Guide
Reviewed in the United States on May 14, 2010
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Pictures were very good and it is one of the bset books I have ever read on Mushrooms. Way more then just a feald guide.
Max Ingersoll

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howell a.
Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2015
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great

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Kathleen A. Karas
This is a great book.
Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2008
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I draw oak leaves and it is important to me that I identify them correctly. This book tells me everything I need to know. I especially like that he shows more than one example of the leaf, as there are some widely varying differences in leaves of the same type tree. This is now my oak leaf bible.

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Sehr interessant!
Reviewed in Germany on November 21, 2016
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Für alle, die sich für Eichen - insbes. d. Nordamerikas - interessieren sehr zu empfehlen. Kompakt, übersichtlich und mit jede Menge Infos.

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curiousman
Otherwise this is a good book to help identify the multitude of oaks of ...
Reviewed in Canada on April 22, 2015
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The book is well written.Since this book is not very old I just wish the author would have included some color photos.Otherwise this is a good book to help identify the multitude of oaks of North America.

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Friedrich
Oaks of North America
Reviewed in Germany on April 7, 2019
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Very fast delivery,and top books.Many Thanks

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