Trees of North America and Europe

To fill my information needs to provide the service of a Designer and Arborist, I've found that no single book is perfect, nor teaches every aspect: Considering that, this book about Trees of North America is one of the better books for for illustrating plant parts like leaves, for plant Identification - for the money. It helps me help others. Some books contain more tree species and cultivars - but be ready to spend 3 to 5 times more money too. And, many more expensive books, although the photos are nice, don't have the same side-by-side comparisons that this Trees of North America book has. The photos of leaves, twigs, flowers and bark, are all enlarged sufficiently to see the details without "straining" or guessing. If I need to take one book in-the-field with me, this is the one. The weight is appropriate for transport, and it gets the job done. This is not what I'd call a cultural care book. It is a good plant ID and plant selection book. You will know if cones are too big, or the tree will be too small - or large. Since tree care and selection requires several books - this will be one to include in that landscape library assortment. I own several other much more expensive books, but I still have this one, and it's not leaving my library.