Revised and Updated (Golden Field Guide f/St. Martin's Press)

No mention whatsoever of Poison Ivy. Not a tree, true. But there are several non-trees mentioned and described in this book. I would think Poison Ivy would be one of the very first plants anyone spending time in the outdoors would want to learn to identify.

I am a garden writer, horticulturist and botanist and I think Golden Books' Trees of North America is a darn good book. It is small enough to shove in a pocket and take along on hikes...it is easy to use, full of good information, and makes tree ID easy in most cases.
I recommend this book as a present for anyone interested in trees, in Nature, in gardening. Although it is a Golden Book and is easy to use and understand, it is by no means a book just for kids. This is an excellent book, as was the older Golden Books Trees of North America, a book I have taken along with me on many a trip. Worth every penny of the price and then some!

More than 700 species in 76 families are included in this comprehensive but compact field guide. Maps show the range, and the text includes scientific name, brief description, size, and use for each tree, all delightfully illustrated in color by Rebecca Merrilees. The introduction is followed by a guide to the tree families, and a section on basic features of trees, as an aid to identification. Each species is described within its family for ready comparison. Includes notes on exotic species, bibliography, index, and even a handy measuring guide.

While not as detailed as other field guides, the Golden Books Trees of North America contains just the right amount of information for amatuer naturalists and is lavishly illustrated. The organization of the book also lends itself to quick and accurate identification of trees. The book is a wonderful resource.

this is such an awesome book for identifying trees. provides plenty of pics for each tree that it is showing. my kids and i are getting.alot of use out of this book, as we always have it on hand. you.cant go wrong here!

Love these Golden books. They are super simple to use, to read and give provide such a great compilation of a lot of information. Wonderful reference book to quickly identify trees in a way that makes it easy and fun to recall. I would much rather get a Golden book than any giant overwhelming encyclopedia of information that just becomes too tedious and time-consuming to use. And I bet we learn just as much, if not more from the little Golden book.

As a college graduate in Botany, I have seen many field guides. I probably own of 30 in different categories, and this one is one of my favorites. It was the only one I carried on a trip to California to identify trees in the Bay area. The color illustrations make a huge difference as they are very accurate and easy to use a field guides. It does require you to have a little more than a basic knowledge of trees, as it does not start out with a dicotomous key.

Love these Golden books. They are super simple to use, to read and give provide such a great compilation of a lot of information. Wonderful reference book to quickly identify trees in a way that makes it easy and fun to recall. I would much rather get a Golden book than any giant overwhelming encyclopedia of information that just becomes too tedious and time-consuming to use. And I bet we learn just as much, if not more from the little Golden book.

As a college graduate in Botany, I have seen many field guides. I probably own of 30 in different categories, and this one is one of my favorites. It was the only one I carried on a trip to California to identify trees in the Bay area. The color illustrations make a huge difference as they are very accurate and easy to use a field guides. It does require you to have a little more than a basic knowledge of trees, as it does not start out with a dicotomous key.

This is an excellent resource for identifying trees by their foliage. The illustrations are detailed and accurate. The descriptions are concise and descriptive. It is small enough so that it can fit into your pocket and taken along in the field. It is an excellent resource for teaching children all about trees.

Despite the excellent illustrations and detailed information, this is a POOR book for actually identifying an unknown tree from its foliage, bark, or other characteristics.

The book divides trees into their families. Unfortunately, this requires that you have some idea of what you are looking for before you start. There is no cross-reference to bark to reinforce a choice. Also, since it includes both Eastern and Western North American trees, one can easily make a false choice.

However, its handbook size is convenient for a carry along.

After quickly looking through this guide book I am already able to identify many trees that I was only somewhat familiar with before. This book has a lot of good information in a very compact form. I recommend this book to anybody interested in identifying trees.

Real good. Has leaf and bud and fruit drawings. Shows geographically location of each species. Has pictures of bark and branch spacing. Shows general tree height and shape. Information well organized.