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The Illustrated Book of Trees: The Comprehensive Field Guide to More Than 250 Trees of Eastern North America
The Illustrated Book of Trees The Comprehensive Field Guide to More Than 250 Trees of Eastern North America Author:William Carey Grimm, John Kartesz, John T. Kartesz 225 drawings — * 6 x 9 — * Completely revised and updated, with range maps and quick-reference identification keys — * More than 30 new species described and illustrated — William Carey Grimm's classic Illustrated Book of Trees--the authority in eastern North American tree identification for over 40 years--is now available in a completely ... more »updated edition, describing recently-introduced species and incorporating changes in taxonomy, nomenclature, and geographic range. By observing the leaves, flowers, and fruits of a tree in summer or its twigs, buds, and bark in winter, readers can easily identify a species through Grimm's full-page illustrations, classification keys, and concise species descriptions. Written in straightforward, non-scientific language for beginning botanists of any age. Glossary of terms and a complete index are included. John Kartesz is a professor of botany and the founder/director of the Biota of North America Program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.« less