Field Guide to Trees

Abstract

When evaluating the worthiness of field guides to trees, there are several criteria which might be considered; perhaps the first should be geographic coverage. If one is attempting to identify a tree in Iowa, one should not be using a guide covering only trees of the Pacific Slope. Although this may seem obvious, problems can occur in guide selection due to geographically misleading titles. Some guides may imply a geographic coverage which is in fact quite different from the actual coverage.

Citation

Kinch, M. (1984), "Field Guide to Trees", Reference Services Review, Vol. 12 No. 3, pp. 35-40. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb048867