This book is the best and
easiest to use field guide for the beginner to identify
the major native and introduced trees North of Mexico.
One of the Golden Field Guide series, Trees of North
America is arranged with each tree's descriptive text and
distribution map on one page and color illustrations on
the facing page, so that all pertinent information can be
seen at a glance. The illustrations are excellent, and
include general growth habit and closeups of bark, fruit,
flowers or twigs. Descriptions include everything the
budding naturalist needs to identify 594 species of
trees, plus comments about use, habitat and natural
history.