Pocket Guide to Trees and Shrubs

This book is as visually impressive as it is useful in the field, with many stunning full-page and double-page photographs to support the authoritative text. The introduction explains the basics of tree forms and their identification. Each species is represented by the author's remarkable photographs. The text covers information such as identification features for bark, flowers, fruit, and leaves. It also covers blossoming and fruiting times, distribution, habitat, status, confusion species, and other interesting facts, such as plant uses. Printed on quality paper, the paperback format with flaps adds to the book's durability in the field and provides built-in page markers for quick reference.