- Paperback: 192 pages
- Publisher: Collins (5 May 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0002200678
- ISBN-13: 978-0002200677
- Product Dimensions: 21.5 x 15.4 x 2.1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 645,354 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Product Description
Every current field guide depends on the user having some knowledge of the subject. Collins How to Identify guides are designed to help even those with the most rudimentary knowledge identify different species with confidence.
Divided by leaf type, How to Identify Trees features Gill Tomblin’s beautiful full-colour, original illustrations of trees commonly found in parks, gardens and woodland, together with the ‘lookalike’ species with which they are often confused. Also shown are detailed illustrations of flowers, bark and the different uses of each type of tree, and
histograms giving the months in which the trees can be expected to be in leaf, flower and fruit.
A comprehensive introduction features a wealth of information including how trees are classified, the anatomy of trees, reproduction and hybridization,
the use of different timbers, trees in folklore, literature and medicine and woodland ecology.
Packed with information that is both fascinating and practical, and highly-detailed colour illustrations, How to Identify Trees is the essential identification handbook for all those who are just starting out.
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Organised by leaf-type, 'How to Identify Trees' features original illustrations of trees commonly found in parks, gardens and woodland, and is designed to help even those with the most rudimentary knowledge identify different species with confidence.
• Habitat and uses of the tree are described and illustrated
• Tree outlines in summer and winter measurements
• Cultivars, related and confusable species are shown; additional illustrations indicate how they differ from the main species
• Calendar bar shows the months the tree is in leaf flower and fruit
• Main illustration provides close-up view of leaves, flowers and fruit
• Key features of the main species are described in detail
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79 of 81 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
If you're looking for a guide to take out for a walk with the kids, then this is a good choice. If you're looking to buy a woodland, then you'll be disappointed.
The guide identifies most common UK species of tree, but doesn't go into huge detail on the subtleties of exotics and sub-species. This may or may not be a problem for you.
The style is of cute watercolour illustrations for each species; their overall appearance and leaves, together with a good listing of similar and potentially confusing species. I wasn't over-keen on the use of illustrations as a species guide, rather than photographs. They work quite well for the leaf close-ups, but the overall outlines are much less clear. This makes the guide hard to use for identifying silhouettes on adjoining hillsides.
It's a good enough guide for starters, but on the whole I'd suggest some of Collins' other field guides instead. I particularly liked, "Collins Wildlife Trust Guide: Trees of Britain and Europe", mainly because of its good photographs.
27 of 29 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a book to carry in your briefcase if you need to identify trees. Lots and lots of colour drawings and the information presented in a systematic way which make getting it wrong almost impossible. It is quite detailed and I cannot help wishing that they enlarged it and made it into a reference book.
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