Trees of Western North America

The Trees of Western North America is the companion title to the eastern edition that was released in the same year and previously reviewed in these columns (RR 2016/130). This book is part of the renowned Princeton Field Guide series, which presents information on plants, animals, ecology and conservation in a format accessible to scientists and amateur naturalists while in the field. Focusing on the western half of North America, this region is defined as the area from the eastern base of the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean, or more specifically west of the 100th meridian line. Coverage...