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Re: TREE BOOK?

Eyewitness Handbooks puts out a book called, ingeniusly, "Trees", it is a 
self-proclaimed "visual guide to more than 500 species of trees from 
around the world."  I would recommend it, as it will help with 
identification.  For cultural requirements, you can ask at your local 
nursery to read their copy of Michael Dirr's "Manual of Woody Landscape 
Plants" (much too huge to be practical for the average home owner).  The 
Eyewitness Book doesn't have everything but it probably has a great 
variety (therefore you are likely to run into something at least closely 
related to what you find in your garden) and it has very helpful photos 
and illustrations of each tree.  
Sorry I am too late for Christmas.

Have fun!
Kathleen

On Wed, 21 Dec 1994, John Woodworth wrote:

> In article <19941219164837BO674VJ@AUDUCADM.DUC.AUBURN.EDU> BO674VJ@AUDUCADM.DUC.AUBURN.EDU (Vickie L. Jernigan) writes:
> >From: BO674VJ@AUDUCADM.DUC.AUBURN.EDU (Vickie L. Jernigan)
> >Subject: TREE BOOK?
> >Date: Mon, 19 Dec 1994 22:48:00 GMT
> 
> >Can anyone give me any ideas for a "TREE" book?
> >We have moved to a new house and have several trees that aren't
> >familar to us. My husband said that he wanted a "TREE" book, like
> >a BIRD book...
> 
> >I want to get him one for Christmas. I haven't had the chance to
> >look at the bookstores yet but thought someone might have an
> >opinion on one. THANKS!
> 
> >Vickie Jernigan
> >jernivl@mail.auburn.edu
> 
> Vickie,
> 
> There's a couple by the Audubon Society for native trees. There's an 
> eastern and western version. It's small enough to fit in a pocket if you go 
> hiking and want to identify trees. I'd stay away from the Ortho books you see 
> in discount stores and the more pedestrain nurseries. They have pretty 
> pictures but the information is incomplete and often untrue.
> 
> 
> 
> John
> 
> "Pro meo lingua graeca est!"
> 
>
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