Tree ID books?

[Foxfire]

I got some Amazon gift cards recently so I'm looking to get myself a book or 2. I'm mostly interested in dormant ID books and or just a really nice tree book primarily focused on the northeast.

I found this one, Amazon.com: Bark: A Field Guide to Trees of the Northeast (9781584658528): Michael Wojtech, Tom Wessels: Books It looks to be worth the money but I figured I'd check in here first.

 

[Foxfire]

Feel free to offer up any books you like but I just did another search and found a bunch of postings...

 

[dave_dj1]

Check into the Boy Scouts.

 

[Foxfire]

I did tried that already. I was too cool for school I mean scouts. Wish I had not been...

 

[zogger]

Peterson Field Guides - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[TreePointer]

Winter Tree Finder is surprisingly effective for tree ID when there are no leaves.

General tree ID book with large number of photographs:
National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Trees: Eastern Region

 

[Foxfire]

Thanks for the suggestions. I've seen the Peterson field guides suggested a lot so I'm gonna keep that as a backup and try some books I haven't seen suggested this time around. I'm gonna go for, Amazon.com: Bark: A Field Guide to Trees of the Northeast (9781584658528): Michael Wojtech, Tom Wessels: Books and Amazon.com: Trees: A Visual Guide (9780520256507): Tony Rodd, Jennifer Stackhouse: Books. The reviews look good and they aren't too expensive in case they're no good. Oh and I'm gonna get the Winter Tree Finder also.

 

[mr.finn]

I just bought the Bark book. I glances through it a few times and seem to like it. As you know it is limited to trees in the northeast. The pictures are nice and clear. They also give bark pictures throughout different stages of the trees life for comparison. I will also check out the winter ID book also.

 

[Streblerm]

I prefer the National Audubon guide to the Peterson field guide. I find the photos in the Audubon book superior to the drawings in the Peterson field guide. I have both and the Audubon guide is dog eared and worn while the Peterson guide still looks like new.

Another book that is worth a look, especially if you don't have much background in tree ID, is the Arbor Day Foundation's "What Tree is that". It is set up as a dichotomous key so that you can ID trees by answering a series of yes/no questions. They also offer the same key online.

 

[Foxfire]

Mr.Finn, thanks for the quick review.

I have the National Audubon app on my phone so it probably would make more sense to get their guide...

 

[stumpy75]

I learned to ID trees with the Golden Book of Trees of North America. It's small, and there are drawings, not pics, but I still go to it time to time when I find an odd tree for my area.