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Praise for the small format edition: Entertaining and informative. A visual delight' BBC Wildlife 'A remarkable new guide' Guardian 'Outstanding colour paintings...precise and accurate' The Times 'David More's illustrations astonish by their beauty and detail' New Scientist 'Essential for 21st century treehuggers everywhere' Matt James 'Makes identifying trees a piece of cake...something all tree lovers will want to have' Garden News 'As compact as a complete handbook can possibly be' Best of British 'A must for all tree huggers and lovers' The Ecologist 'In the firmament of tree specialists, Dr Owen Johnson is a definite star' The Field 'In addition to the detailed descriptions and illustrations of bark, seed, and leaf, and well-planned structure, lies a host of information gems' Countryside Voice 'This nicely packaged and presented book is a must' Tree News 'Suffice to say that this book is an absolute must-have' New Woodworking
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Praise for the small format edition:
‘Entertaining and informative. A visual delight' BBC Wildlife
'A remarkable new guide' Guardian
'Outstanding colour paintings…precise and accurate' The Times
'David More's illustrations astonish by their beauty and detail' New Scientist
'Essential for 21st century treehuggers everywhere' Matt James
'Makes identifying trees a piece of cake…something all tree lovers will want to have' Garden News
'As compact as a complete handbook can possibly be' Best of British
'A must for all tree huggers and lovers' The Ecologist
'In the firmament of tree specialists, Dr Owen Johnson is a definite star' The Field
'In addition to the detailed descriptions and illustrations of bark, seed, and leaf, and well-planned structure, lies a host of information gems' Countryside Voice
'This nicely packaged and presented book is a must' Tree News
'Suffice to say that this book is an absolute must-have' New Woodworking
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107 of 108 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a wonderful guide, both small and comprehensive. It combines accurate and concise descriptions with beautiful illustrations of the whole tree, the leaves, the flowers and the fruit. An interesing feature: it tells you if a tree is indigenous and, if not, when it was introduced. The only downside is that it doesn't show pictorally what each tree looks like during different seasons, which can sometimes make identification tricky. Some guides show each tree in two seasons, half during one season and half during another.
70 of 72 people found the following review helpful
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This is a wonderful book. The illustrations are superb and the species accounts are accurate. The layout is convenient, with plates and text on the same pages - no crossing back and forth, from pictures to text.
The book really is the best I've seen, and being a forestry student, I have seen a lot.
This book provides an ideal field tool to tree ID as well as being a good book to read at home.
The compact size and hardback should prove to be practical features for the field naturalist.
If you are wondering whether to buy the hardback or paperback, I would recommend the hardback. I have both. The paperback is very tightly bound and is not easy nor pleasant to leaf through, whereas the hardback features a better quality binding which means the book is nice and easy to flick through.
The book really is the best I've seen, and being a forestry student, I have seen a lot.
This book provides an ideal field tool to tree ID as well as being a good book to read at home.
The compact size and hardback should prove to be practical features for the field naturalist.
If you are wondering whether to buy the hardback or paperback, I would recommend the hardback. I have both. The paperback is very tightly bound and is not easy nor pleasant to leaf through, whereas the hardback features a better quality binding which means the book is nice and easy to flick through.
27 of 28 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Like many Collins guides, this is the one you want if you want to know pretty much everything. The range of species is vast and covers many of the unusual trees you'll find in aboreta, too. No other portable guide comes close. Oxford University Press's recent Trees: A field guide to the trees of Britain and Northern Europe is the only photographic contender, which has the additional benefit of distribution maps of the natural range of many species. My favourite tree guide, however, remains Cassell's Trees of Britain and Northern Europe - monster publication which lacks the illustrative detail of the Collins guide but helps guide you through the hardiness and suitability of trees for gardens, parks, etc. So whilst Collins is very much a naturalist's guide, Cassells is more geared towards tree planters and admirers.
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the knowledge of the trees
A very good guide for the indentification of trees. With good drawings, about the leaves, flowers, fruit. Just a bit heavy to carry with you on the spot.But an excellent guide.
Published 29 days ago by Ryg Vannier
Must have
This book is a must have in a library of everyone's who is interested in UK wild life and nature. It is very helpful in identifying the trees.
Published 1 month ago by Olga
Botanist's view
As a US botanist, I recommend this for anyone wishing to identify and get more than the usual information about trees. I wish our field guides were as good! Read more
Published 1 month ago by May Botany
collins tree guide
An excellent hand book oulining most trres to be found in the UK
A must for everybody working with tree
A must for everybody working with tree
Published 4 months ago by Mr. Peter Webb
An essential book for anyone involved with trees
As someone who works in aboriulture, I must say that this book is a godsend. It identifies with good graphics every tree in Britain and Europe, their leaves and bark. Read more
Published 5 months ago by HornchurchJohn
No space for complaints.. literally
Comprehensive information packed gem. The tardis of UK tree books.
I've been teaching myself about trees for several years now and this has been an invaluable little... Read more
I've been teaching myself about trees for several years now and this has been an invaluable little... Read more
Published 7 months ago by MOT
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This book is the business for all those interested in tree identification. Not only does it cover most conifers and trees native and global, there are easy to follow branch, bud... Read more
Published 7 months ago by DivitaDupont
much easier to identify trees
So good out in the field to ID trees etc thanks to the minute details that can make all the difference.
Published 10 months ago by Mr. David Mccandlish
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This book is the most comprehensive text I have come across , both from the number of species discussed and the wonderful illustrations . Read more
Published 11 months ago by Kevin Whittington FICE , FGS .
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Very detailed guide . We found trees that were just not in other guides and it gave us plenty of detailed information.
Would recommend this to all.
Would recommend this to all.
Published 16 months ago by Chris P
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