Research Catalog

Title

Trees of the northern United States and Canada / John Laird Farrar.

Author

Farrar, John Laird.

Publication

Ames : Iowa State University Press, ©1995.

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Details

Description

x, 502 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps; 26 cm

Summary

"Trees of the Northern United States and Canada is the most complete book on the trees of northern North America ever published. It features more than 300 species of trees and shrubs of the northern United States and Canada; 136 range maps of Canada and the northern United States that show the territory of each species; a new easy tree identification method in which trees are organized into 12 groups based on leaf shape and arrangement along the twig; keys for both summer and winter identification of trees and shrubs; and 600 color photographs and 1600 drawings of special features useful for identification." "Trees of the Northern United States and Canada is a must for the forest professional, landscape architect, amateur naturalist, student, or teacher and for anyone who is fascinated by trees and forests."--Jacket.

Subject

• Baum
• Sainsbury, Brendan
• Trees > United States > Identification
• Trees > Canada > Identification
• Trees > United States > Pictorial works
• Trees > Canada > Pictorial works
• Trees
• Bestimmungsbuch
• Arbres > Etats-Unis (nord) > Identification
• Arbres > Canada > Identification
• Baum
• Canada
• United States
• USA > Nordstaaten
• Kanada

Genre/Form

• illustrated books.
• Illustrated works.
• Field guides.
• Pictorial works.
• Ouvrages illustrés.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 461-465) and indexes.

Contents

Reader's guide -- How to identify a tree -- The conifers -- The broadleaf trees -- Keys to groups and selected genera -- Winter keys to the genera -- Bibliography -- Botanical authors -- Meanings of tree names -- Map of forest regions of Canada -- Map of plant hardiness zones in Canada.

ISBN

• 9780813827407
• 081382740X

LCCN

95022678

OCLC

• ocm32625802
• 32625802
• SCSB-2069886

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library