Tree Finder: A Manual for Identification of Trees by Their Leaves (Eastern Us) (Nature Study Guides) - Softcover

Watts, May Theilgaard

 
9780912550015: Tree Finder: A Manual for Identification of Trees by Their Leaves (Eastern Us) (Nature Study Guides)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0912550015 ISBN 13: 9780912550015
Publisher: Wilderness Press, 1963

Synopsis

Easily Identify the Trees You Find!

This essential guide by celebrated ecologist May Theilgaard Watts helps readers identify native (and some widely introduced) trees of the United States and Canada, east of the Rocky Mountains. With this handy, easy-to-use guide, you'll be able to identify all sorts of trees in no time.

Features include:

  • A dichotomous key, leading the user through a series of simple questions about the shape or appearance of different parts of a tree
  • Includes 161 species
  • Illustrated with line drawings
  • Small (6- by 4-inch) format that fits in a pocket or pack to take along on a hike

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About the Author

May Theilgaard Watts (1893-1975) was a teacher, writer, illustrator, and naturalist. Born in Illinois, she was a pioneer in the field of ecology.

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If the twigs and leaf stalks are hairy, is it RED ASH Fraxinus pennsylvanica
If the twigs and leaf stalks are not hairy, go below to

If the leaflets are whitish beneath, it is WHITE ASH Fraxinus americana
If the leaflets are green on both sides, it is GREEN ASH Fraxinus pennsylvanica subinetegerrima

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Publisher
Wilderness Press
Publication date
1963
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0912550015
ISBN 13 
9780912550015
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
64