Organised by leaf-type, 'How to Identify Trees' features original illustrations of trees commonly found in parks, gardens and woodland, and is designed to help even those with the most rudimentary knowledge identify different species with confidence.
• Habitat and uses of the tree are described and illustrated
• Tree outlines in summer and winter measurements
• Cultivars, related and confusable species are shown; additional illustrations indicate how they differ from the main species
• Calendar bar shows the months the tree is in leaf flower and fruit
• Main illustration provides close-up view of leaves, flowers and fruit
• Key features of the main species are described in detail
Author:
Patrick Harding
RRP:
£12.99
Published Date:
05/05/1998
ISBN:
0-00-220067-8
Format
Paperback Hardback
Author
colinaj Officer of the Wild Empire
Registered: July 2006 Location: Suffolk Posts: 548
Review Date: Mon 31, July, 2006
Would you recommend it? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 10
Strengths:
Very good refernec book for cecidolgists
Weaknesses:
Not suitable for the field
Watch out for hybrid willows as they can be difficult & I would back it up with Stace take the tree to the book or at least part of it ie branches leaves etc.
