Trees of North America The complete identification reference to trees- with full-color photographs displaying leaf shape, bark, flowers, and fruit; updated range maps; and conservation status

Book - 2021

"From the creators of the world's most trusted field guides--a go-to source for millions of nature lovers--comes a completely new and unparalleled reference work: the most comprehensive, authoritative, and up-to-date guide to the trees of North America. This master guide is the result of a collaboration between leading scientists, scholars, taxonomic and field experts, photo editors, and designers. An indispensable reference, it covers more than 700 species, with nearly 3,500 full-color photographs--including images of leaf shape, bark, flowers, fruit, and fall leaves. For ease of use, the book includes a glossary and a robust index, and is arranged according to the latest Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification system--with tre...es sorted by taxonomic orders and grouped by family, so that related species are presented together. Readers will appreciate the crisp detail of the photographs, range maps (reflecting the impacts of climate change), the physical descriptions, information on fruit, habitat, uses, similar species, and an important new category on conservation status. Essays by leading scholars provide holistic insights into the world of trees. Whether putting a name to the towering conifers spotted along a hike, or trying to determine which pesky tree is encroaching on the patio, readers will come to rely on this work of remarkable breadth, depth, and elegance. It is a must-have reference for the library of any tree-peeper, and is certain to become the number-one guide in the field"--

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Subjects
Genres
Field guides
Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, a division of Penguin Random House LLC [2021]
Language
English
Corporate Author
National Audubon Society
Corporate Author
National Audubon Society (-)
Edition
First edition
Item Description
"This is a Borzoi book"
Includes index.
Physical Description
591 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 25 cm
ISBN
9780525655718
  • National Audubon Society Trees of North America
  • Introduction
  • About National Audubon Society
  • Names and Classification of Trees
  • Division
  • Functions of a Tree
  • Ecology
  • Human Use and Personal Value
  • Fall Leaf Color
  • Identification
  • Leaves and Leaf Shapes
  • Wood and Bark
  • Roots
  • Flowers and Fruits
  • Conservation
  • Tree Biology Topics
  • Tree Classification-What Is a Tree?
  • Forest Regeneration and Reproduction
  • The Evolution of Trees
  • Defining Forested Ecosystems
  • What Tree Where?
  • Plant Communication
  • Threats to Trees and Forests
  • The Trees of North America
  • Pinales
  • Pine family
  • Cupressales
  • Monkey-puzzle family
  • Cypress family
  • Yew family
  • Other Gymnosperms
  • Zamiad family
  • Ginkgo family
  • Austrobaileyales
  • Star-anise family
  • Magnoliales
  • Magnolia family
  • Custard-apple family
  • Laurales
  • Laurel family
  • Arecales
  • Palm family
  • Ranunculales
  • Poppy family
  • Proteales
  • Sycamore family
  • Saxifragales
  • Sweetgum family
  • Witch-hazel family
  • Katsura-tree family
  • Zygophyllales
  • Caltrop family
  • Fabales
  • Pea family
  • Bay-cedar family
  • Rosales
  • Rose family
  • Oleaster family
  • Buckthorn family
  • Elm family
  • Mulberry family
  • Fagales
  • Beech family
  • Wax-myrtle family
  • Walnut family
  • Australian-pine family
  • Birch family
  • Celastrales
  • Staff Tree family
  • Malpighiales
  • Red Mangrove family
  • Malpighia family
  • Coco-plum family
  • Willow family
  • Spurge family
  • Myrtales
  • White Mangrove family
  • Loosestrife family
  • Myrtle family
  • Crossosomatales
  • Bladdernut family
  • Sapindales
  • Torchwood family
  • Cashew family
  • Soapberry family
  • Citrus family
  • Quassia family
  • Mahogany family
  • Malvales
  • Mallow family
  • Brassicales
  • Papaya family
  • Caper family
  • Caryophyllales
  • Tamarisk family
  • Buckwheat family
  • Cornales
  • Dogwood family
  • Ericales
  • Ocotillo family
  • Sapodilla family
  • Ebony family
  • Primrose family
  • Tea family
  • Sweetleaf family
  • Snowbell family
  • Clethra family
  • Cyrilla family
  • Health family
  • Garryales
  • Silktassel family
  • Gentianales
  • Madder family
  • Boraginales
  • Borage family
  • Solanales
  • Nightshade family
  • Lamiales
  • Olive family
  • Acanthus family
  • Trumpet Creeper family
  • Mint family
  • Figwort family
  • Aquifoliales
  • Holly family
  • Asterales
  • Aster family
  • Dipsacaless
  • Moschatel family
  • Apiales
  • Ginseng family
  • Tree Families
  • Glossary
  • Index
  • Photography Credits
  • Acknowledgments
Review by Booklist Review

Getting to know North America's lovely, perseverant trees is simple and straightforward with this comprehensive, authoritative, full-color, up-to-date reference guide. Over 540 species are profiled with concise, clearly written explanations accompanied by almost 2,500 crisp, full-color photographs of leaf shape, bark, fruit, and flowers. Trees are sorted by taxonomic orders and grouped by family, so that related species are presented together. Every profile includes a range map, habitat description, uses, conservation status, sensitivity to climate change, toxicity caution, reproduction, and engaging details. For example, the spiny Osage orange tree (Maclura pomifera) is commonly known as bodark, a label derived from the French bois d'arc (bow wood) because Native Americans favored it for archery bows. Prior to the availability of cheap barbed wire, it was planted as fences and windbreaks by farmers on the grassland plains. This is an outstanding guide to North American trees and merits space in any collection serving either robust forest hikers or armchair naturalists.

From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.
Review by Library Journal Review

The first updated edition of the National Audubon Society's tree guidebook since 1980 has a completely revised format. No longer split into eastern and western regions, the new guide covers the entirety of North America. Gone is the division of the guide into photos, separate from descriptions; now information about each tree is found alongside photos (of the tree itself and its leaves, bark, flowers, nuts/berries) and range map. The guide is organized by tree family (cypress, elm, beech, willow, palm, etc.) and includes shrubs and invasive species. Each tree description includes flowers, fruit, habitat, range, uses, similar species, and conservation status, with codes ranging from "least concern" through "critically endangered" and "extinct." The book opens with essays on tree biology topics, a guide to identification, and a discussion of tree conservation; it closes with brief descriptions of each tree family, glossary, and index. The only drawback to the new guide, compared to the slimmer 1980 edition, is that it will no longer fit into a narrow pocket. VERDICT A must-have reference book for plant enthusiasts and anyone who has ever asked, "What kind of tree is that?"--Rachel Owens, Daytona State Coll. Lib., FL

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