tree identification books

[nuggsy]

can anyone recomend any ? could do wi a pocket sized one that has latin names and leaf diagrams ?? also bark pattern

[Giles Hill]

Collins Field Guide is fairly usable - it dosen't have pictures of bark though. I guess there's only so much you can fit into a small book.

[danbrown87]

Collins Nature Guides, Trees of Britain and Europe is a nice handy size and is pretty informative. It shows plenty of introduced species too so covers a lot of things you're likely to come across doing domestic work. RRP is £8.99 but you can get them much cheaper.

 

I was in Scarborough in the Spring and a little gift shop had some in (no idea why). They were selling them off along with rock and toffee etc, I think they were about a fiver.

[nuggsy]

ideal, i need it for college, we have to name 50 trees, species, weather its a conifer or broad leaf, latin names an how we identified them.

they are a mix of native and foriegn lol

got to get them all rite or we dont pass lol

[Giles Hill]

Collins Nature Guides, Trees of Britain and Europe

 

That's the one I meant. It's got most things you're likely to find, outside of specalist plant collections - or it should get you close enough at least.

[treewizard]

id have to say collins for one you can carry round with you, but there is one called "trees of britain" by roger phillips thats a big a4 size book but is wicked