tree id book

[predator]

can you point me down the right path for a thicko,s guide book of trees as i,am getting more and more interested by the day its like a bug

[sloth]

The Collins guide is a good one, about a tender on amazon I think. Or an older one from a charity shop could be good enough, the names of trees don't change that often!

[felixthelogchopper]

The Collins is excellent. There is always a very dog-eared copy in my work pack as I am pants at tree ident. If money is short, have a look on Ebay or just trawl the charity shops. If you can't find a Collins, try to get something else with photos rather than drawings.

[Warren Stirling]

If you want plants as well the Hilliers gardeners guide to trees and shrubs is very good, all species and sub species are in there with pictures. Selection and phurchase, care and propogation and plant selection for different properties can be a very good reference guide for choosing trees for coloured foliage or winter bark etc. But not really a pocket guide!

[Paul Cleaver]

the roger phillips books are good

 

check this one out good for leaf id - his shrub and fungi books are also good -ive got all 3

 

Amazon.co.uk: trees roger phillips: Books

[jrose]

I brought the Blacks tree guide for my younger brother who wanted a good id book that wasn't too heavy going, it seems to be very good for a pocket guide. Most trees, shrubs and climbing shrubs are in there.

 

[ame=http://www.amazon.co.uk/Britain-Europe-Blacks-Nature-Guides/dp/1408101521/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1335089664&sr=1-2]Trees of Britain and Europe Black's Nature Guides: Amazon.co.uk: Margot Spohn, Roland Spohn: Books[/ame]