2008-09-11 identifcation guide

I generally like this book as a first introduction to trees, the clear photographs of the leaves and the sketches makes identification fairly easy. Some of the long shots of whole tree view are of little use for identification. The section of look alikes is very good. There are no pictures of bark which can be a great help when identifying trees. Very little botanical information. It is very easy to dip in and out of this book. This book is good for a beginner.