Product ReviewsPrinceton Field Guides: Trees of Eastern North America by Christopher J. Earle, Gil Nelson and Richard Spellenberg (2014, Trade Paperback)

Great tree/shrub reference tool for the Northeast!

I recently purchased a small woodland farm in NJ and have to manage and work the land (for woodland products) for additional income and to maintain a tax assessment so I can afford the land in the first place. I was moderately familiar with tree identification for local species but after walking the land with a forester discovered just how much more difficult it is to identify much of what I had on the land. What was invasive, what was good to have for habitat and what was bad. Now in the Fall without leaves as a main identifier it was even more difficult to ID!

This book is great at identifying everything growing on my land and not just by one method. The book identifies by the branches, buds, etc. in different seasons and health levels. It is much easier for me to continue to work the land when the foliage is gone which actually makes the work easier, just the identification not as obvious. The illustrations are many and specific. This will help me greatly from taking out the wrong stuff and leaving something that will spread even worse.

I highly recommend this book for anyone with limited botanical knowledge who really need to identify plants and trees.Read full review...

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