We have a lot of members here that are very good at identifying trees. Let's post up a list of books that was a good source for learning to ID. Please include your region. A pic of a book and an outlet to get the book would be good also. This could be a sticky or resource if we get some good info. Lets try to keep it on topic.
There are a couple listed I think in Resources. One book I might get is "Trees of Michigan." I think that is what it is called. A neighbor showed it to me a year or so ago but I haven't got it yet. Still might as it was a good one.
Best one out there. This is for the eastern us. You westerners need the left Coast version. Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Trees: Eastern Region: NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY: 9780394507606: Amazon.com: Books
Wish I still had my handbook from Maine - it was great at deciphering the multiple conifers. The deciduous gave a guide of how to begin narrowing them down Down here there's 4-5 common conifers, the remainder of the deciduous trees aren't terribly hard to categorize.
Great idea Turbo Ninja! I'd like to see links tied directly to our FHC BTU and Drying Times resource... That way, you could see some pics of each tree when searching BTU output Grizzly Adam
Found this book and the others listed above at Barnes and Noble last night. This is the eastern version I chose this book over a few others for the larger color pictures and better/larger pics of bark and pics of overall tree shapes and canopy shapes
Thanks, Chris I looked at that one very close. The pics of the leaves are good and are all in one section for easy comparison. The text is separate from the pics I don't remember seeing pics of bark
I'm looking into getting this one on bark ID. Bark: A Field Guide to Trees of the Northeast: Michael Wojtech, Tom Wessels: 9781584658528: Amazon.com: Books
There are bark pics in it right next to the leaves. I also like how the text is seperate...makes flipping thru pics easy for a fast Id.
