Includes index. "Corrected edition of the work first published in 1942 under the title Trees of the Eastern United States and Canada." Includes bibliographical references and index.

The identification, habits, distribution, woodlore, and uses of conifers and hardwoods. Illustrated with 600 photographs. What is a tree? -- Tree shapes -- What is a species? -- What tree makes the best firewood? -- Tree names -- A survey of tree terms -- How to make leaf prints -- How to use the keys -- General key to tree groups -- The conifers or softwoods -- The pine family -- Broadleaved trees or hardwoods.