A Guide to Field Identification

Revised Edition by C. Frank Brockman, illustrated by Rebecca Marrilees

revised and updated by Jonathan P. Latimer and Karen Stray Nolting with David Challinor, Scientist Emeritus, Smithsonian Institution

 

Smell the bark of the aromatic sassafras. Wonder at the lodgepole pine, whose heat-activated cones reseed forests destroyed by fire. Search for the sugar maple, whose foliage blazes red and yellow in autumn. North America's trees rank among nature's most awesome creations. A volume in the Golden Field Guide series, under the editorship of Herbert S. Zim, this guide features full-color illustrations of all tree characteristics—shape, bark, leaf, flower, fruit, and twig—for quick identification, making it a superior choice for trail walks, creating displays, and scientific needs.