How to Identify Trees in West Newbury

GUIDES FOR IDENTIFYING NEW ENGLAND TREES

DeGraaf and Sendak, Native and Naturalized Trees of New England and Adjacent Canada (Univ. Press New England 2006).  Identifies trees by leaf shape and arrangement augmented by information on buds, bark, twigs, flowers, and fruit; most useful when leaves are present.

Mikolas, A Beginner's Guide to Recognizing Trees of the Northeast (Countryman Press 2017).  Covers 40 common species and provides easy-to-learn tips for identification; photographs are very helpful.

Sibley, The Sibley Guide to Trees (Alfred Knopf 2009).  Complete and extremely helpful guide for tree identification; uses drawings of tree shape, leaves, twigs, buds, and flowers and includes up-to-date range maps.

Watts, Winter Tree Finder, A Manual for Identifying Deciduous Trees in Winter (Nature Study Guild 1970).  A pocket-size gem of a guide that uses a step-by-step process based on twigs and tree shape to identify trees when leaves are not present.

Wojtech, Bark: A Field Guide to Trees of the Northeast (Univ. Press New England 2011).  Excellent for identifying local trees when leaves are not present; contains photos of bark and drawing of leaves and twigs.