Question
I am 52 yrs. old and live in Middle Tennessee. All of my life I have had a desire to walk into any woodland area and be able to identify any of the trees according to their leaves, fruit, or bark on the tree. There must be several books published on tree identification, but I am wanting to acquire one comprehensive one, if possible, that has color illustrations of a specie's leaves, fruit, and also it's bark.
Would you have any good recommendations for a good text(s) that might fit the above description?

Thank you very much!

Mike Eidson


Answer
The one I use is the National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Trees : Eastern Region. It has the color pictures of the foliage, flowers, and fruit and is small so it can be carried into the woods. Here is a link to Amazon.com that discribes the book--it can be bought in almost any book store.   http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0394507606/103-6926556-2611811?v=g...