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* Provides easy to use illustrated identification key based on the most reliable and non-technical features of each Northwest tree species.
* Features the latest knowledge on the ecology and human history associated with all Northwest trees.
* Over 250 species... Read Full Overview

* Provides easy to use illustrated identification key based on the most reliable and non-technical features of each Northwest tree species. * Features the latest knowledge on the ecology and human history associated with all Northwest trees. * Over 250 species with exceptionally... Read Full Overview

"An essential companion for the amateur tree fan and a valuable source of information for the professional." -- Jerry Franklin, world-renowned forest ecologist and professor emeritus, College of the Environment, University of Washington

Author Stephen Arno tells, in an easy, informative fashion, how each of the species of trees grows and adapts to its particular environment, and how to identify the tree by its characteristic shape and size, by its needles or leaves, cones or seeds. Far more than a catalog of... Read Full Overview

Superb drawings enhance this study of the 36 conifers and broadleafs native to the Pacific Northwest. Includes an illustrated key and explains how each species adapts to its environment.