Customer Reviews
A good little book, but with it problems, read below! - By: PhysicsLady, 21 Apr 2008 
this book is exactly what you would expect from a little Collin's gem, it has good material through out, & a pretty good selection of the most common trees....but, i would have preferred to see real photographs rather than artists drawings, which, sometimes are not as good a reference as an image of the real thing. Furthermore i would have liked to see bigger images of the type of bark from each tree since half the year the trees have no leaves, & the bark, leafless shape, & habitat is all you have to go on.
this is however a good introduction read for summer time tree hunting, wouldn't recommend it for winter though. if you are up for a better book i recommend:-
Collins Complete Guide to British Trees: A Photographic Guide to Every Common Species
great little book - By: A. Stone, 02 Apr 2008 
this book is great for people who have just got into trees & want to find them & has some good facts
Recommended for tree spotting beginners - By: Mr. J. J. Dicker, 22 Nov 2007 I lead tree courses & often recommend this little book for beginners. It has all the information & illustrations you need to get started, with,in my opinion, excellent pictures of leaves, flowers, fruit, winter twigs, bark and, best of all, the tree. Tree shapesin this book are truer thanin many more ambitious works.
Compact, That is its Beauty - By: J. Chippindale, 13 Jul 2007 
No, this is not the best book ever written about trees, but it is handy to havein your pocket. & on a walk orin the countryside you will not see many trees that are notin this book.
As one reviewer has already said the drawings could be better, but they are adequate for the casual 'tree spotter' The information given about each tree is also adequate. There are many more advanced books that can be purchased for the real tree enthusiast (if there is such a term) & these can be used at home after you have made an identification from the Collins gem.
Easy, simple and fun - By: Mr. M. Kitson, 27 Jan 2007 Bought this book when we moved into a new housein '06. We now have five treesin our garden & plenty morein the surrounding area. Being an inquisitive sort of person I wanted to know what they were & decided on this little book from some reviews on Amazon. I was not dissapointed, really easy to use &in no time I had found out what I wanted. Clear & easy instructions & illustrations too. It does exactly what it says on the tin.
