Trees of Ontario

Janet Arnett is the former campus manager of adult education at Ontario’s Georgian College. She is the author of Antiques and Collectibles: Starting Small, The Grange at Knock, and 673 Ways to Save Money.

I get excited about Lone Pine field guides. In planning and
organization, each is a work of art. In identification data and visuals,
they’re storehouses of easily accessible masses of information. The
knowledge, resources, and discipline that go into making each the best
in its category is evident at a glance and stands up to detailed
scrutiny. Trees of Ontario is no exception.

This colorful guide deserves high praise for laying out a complex
subject in a way that makes identification logical and fast. All trees
are grouped by one of three leaf types: needles, alternate, or opposite
broad leaves. With this first decision made, range maps, a profile
sketch, color photos of leaves, bark, and fruit/flowers, plus a text
that gives key data in point form, make identification easy and nearly
foolproof.

The guide includes 213 tree species, both native and naturalized.
There’s over 500 color photos, as well as information on zones, forest
types, rare trees, keys to leaves, flowers, fruit/nuts and twigs/bark, a
glossary, an illustrated index, and much, much more. Every naturalist,
hiker, birder, camper—in fact anyone who takes a walk in the park or
even looks out the window—will find this an excellent guide to the
fascinating world of trees.