"Fran©ʹois-Andr©♭ Michaux (1770¿́¿1855) was a French botanist whose work on the trees of North America gave the world¿́¿s first illustrated account of American trees east of the Mississippi. From 1841 to 1849 Thomas Nuttall (1786¿́¿1859), an English botanist and one of the greatest plant explorers of North America, prepared supplementary volumes to Michaux¿́¿s landmark work, The North American Sylva. Full-color reproductions of...

"From the creators of the world's most trusted field guides--a go-to source for millions of nature lovers--comes a completely new and unparalleled reference work: the most comprehensive, authoritative, and up-to-date guide to the trees of North America. This master guide is the result of a collaboration between leading scientists, scholars, taxonomic and field experts, photo editors, and designers. An indispensable reference, it covers more than 700...

Covers 825 species, including all the native and naturalized trees of the United States and Canada as far west as the Great Plains. Descriptions present details of size, shape, growth habit, bark, leaves, flowers, fruit, flowering and fruiting times, habitat, and range maps for native species, as well as specially commissioned artwork, up-to-date taxonomy and names, information on the most recently naturalized species, keys to leaves and twigs, and...