Trees of Western North America
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- $20.99
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- $20.99
Publisher Description
Covering 630 species, more than any comparable field guide, Trees of Western North America is the most comprehensive, best illustrated, and easiest-to-use book of its kind. Presenting all the native and naturalized trees of the western United States and Canada as far east as the Great Plains, the book features superior descriptions; thousands of meticulous color paintings by David More that illustrate important visual details; range maps that provide a thumbnail view of distribution for each native species; “Quick ID” summaries; a user-friendly layout; scientific and common names; the latest taxonomy; information on the most recently naturalized species; a key to leaves; and an introduction to tree identification, forest ecology, and plant classification and structure. The easy-to-read descriptions present details of size, shape, growth habit, bark, leaves, flowers, fruit, flowering and fruiting times, habitat, and range. Using a broad definition of a tree, the book covers many small, overlooked species normally thought of as shrubs, as well as treelike forms of cacti and yuccas. With its unmatched combination of breadth and depth, this is an essential guide for every tree lover.
The most comprehensive, best illustrated, and easiest-to-use field guide to the trees of western North AmericaCovers 630 species, more than any comparable guide, including all the native and naturalized trees of the United States and Canada as far east as the Great PlainsFeatures specially commissioned artwork, detailed descriptions, range maps for native species, up-to-date taxonomy and names, and much, much moreAn essential guide for every tree lover
Customer Reviews
Lovely book; interface is disappointing
The book itself is excellent in terms of its content.
Viewed on an iPhone, it’s a decent experience, but it is limited by the small screen of the iPhone. One annoyance is that page links in the Leak Key that are near the outer margin are too close to the actual margin; thus, clicking on them is interpreted as a page turn.
Viewing the book on my MacBook solves that problem, but creates a bigger problem, Because of the publisher’s choice (I presume) to disable zooming in, changing to a one-page view, and changing the font size. On a 13-inch screen, large portions of the book are unusable because the type and images are too small.
For the price (over $20), this is disappointing, to say the least.