Trees of Pennsylvania: Field Guide

By Stan Tekiela

Make tree identification in Pennsylvania even more enjoyable

Now tree identification is simple and productive.
117 species--only Pennsylvania trees No need to look through dozens of photos of trees that don't grow in Pennsylvania Fact-filled information and stunning, professional photographs Easy-to-use thumb tabs showing leaf type and attachment and compare feature showing average tree height Stan's Notes, including naturalist information and gee-whiz facts

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1591930472
• ISBN13: 9781591930471
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: Adventure Publications
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 4.5" x 6.1"

Customer Reviews

All you need

This little book is very well laid out. Very well thought through. Very easy to use. Very thorough. Don't need anything else to figure out what's growing in the woods behind the house. Love it.

Best tree book ever!

I beg you not to listen to any bad reviews on this gem...it's one of the best tree ID books I've ever owned! I'm an Interpretive Naturalist and it's always the book I reference when taking a nature walk. It's simple, concise, bright, clever and accurate and just about the perfect little field guide to bring along on those beautiful PA hikes.

Great little field guide

I was in PA on business looking for a field guide for PA trees to utilize after hours when I found this one. It was just what I was looking for. It is a small book - the perfect size for carrying with you on hikes. Don't let this fool you though. It covers 117 species of trees that are easily found by "thumb-tabs" that quickly take you to the leaf arrangement of your specimen and then the leaf size. (The very first page when you open the book also tells you on which pages the specific leaf arrangements are found.) There is a full page picture of each tree with inset photos of the bark, fruit, flowers and/or thorns. (The pictures are wonderful!) The opposing page describes the tree's specific ID info, including: family, height (with a picture compared to a house), tree, leaf, bark, flower, fruit, fall color, origin/age (includes whether native or non-native), habitat and range. Following this info is the "Stan's Notes" section which includes interesting info about the tree (uses, alternate names...) and expanded details on some of the descriptive characteristics. If you live in PA and are serious about studying trees, you may need to get a more advanced book eventually as you learn more about the trees. However, if you are an infrequent visitor to PA (like me), a beginner in tree ID (would be great for kids) or just want an excellent small guide to carry with you on hikes then this is the book for you!