Tree Finder: Identifying Trees by Their Leaves in Eastern North America

You can appreciate and enjoy beautiful native trees, plus some widely planted non-native trees, of eastern North America! If you’re curious about the trees that you see, then Tree Finder by May Theilgaard Watts is just what you need. With the handy, easy-to-use booklet, you can identify trees east of the Rocky Mountains.

The book provides a dichotomous key to identifying trees by their leaves. Simply answer a series of simple questions about the size, shape, and appearance of the needles or leaves. Along the way, May’s professional illustrations help to guide you to a positive identification.

This guide is applicable to Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana (eastern), Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin, as well as the Canadian provinces of Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, and Saskatchewan.

Book Features:

• Step-by-step guide to tree identification
• More than 150 species of trees
• Professional line illustrations with key markings for identification
• Small format that fits into a pocket or pack