A beginner's guide to recognizing trees of the Northeast

Resource Information

The work A beginner's guide to recognizing trees of the Northeast represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Manchester City Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

Label

A beginner's guide to recognizing trees of the Northeast

Statement of responsibility

Mark Mikolas

Creator

• Mikolas, Mark, 1945-

Author

• Mikolas, Mark, 1945-

Subject

• Northeastern States
• Trees
• Trees -- Northeastern States -- Identification
• Field guides
• Identification guides

Genre

• Identification guides
• Identification
• Field guides

Language

eng

Summary

"In this friendly and approachable field guide, writer and avid hiker Mark Mikolas shares a unique approach for year-round tree identification. His method, which centers on the northeastern United States where 20 species make up the majority of trees, will prepare readers to recognize trees at a glance, even in winter when leaves and flowers are not present. Mikolas's secret is to focus on the key characteristics of each tree-black cherry bark looks like burnt potato chips; beech and oak trees keep their leaves in winter; spruce needles are pointed while balsam fir needles are soft and rounded at the ends. Some trees can even be identified by scent. Location maps for each of the 40 species covered and more than 400 photographs illustrating key characteristics make the trees easy to identify. Mikolas also explains how to differentiate between similar and commonly confused trees, such as red maple and sugar maple."--Goodreads.com

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

582.16

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

LC call number

QK117

LC item number

.M55 2017

Literary form

non fiction