Just thought I would pass this along.
I found this nice little tree book that was published by the Forest Service in the 60's or 70's.
What I like about it, is that its small - will definitely fit in a back pocket
It includes I think all of the "Big" trees that might possibly end up as firewood and its pretty comprehensive - I couldn't think of anything they left out.
It doesn't include all the little stupid shrubby trees and bushes that aren't useful for firewood, and that makes most tree ID books too big to be handy.
The range maps are nice
It gives some pictures and information about the actual wood of each tree
The bark pictures kind of suck, and it doesn't specifically say how good the wood is for burning, but if I were to choose one book to have in the truck or pocket for firewood tree ID in the field it would probably be this one.
Its called 'Important Forest Trees of the Eastern United States'
I found a place where you could download a pdf of the book here.
http://www.sref.info/resources/publications/important-forest-trees-of-the-eastern-united-states-1
I had my wife buy me a copy of it for like $3 on half.com
Also, if you have a Forest Service District office anywhere near you, you could stop in and they may even give you a copy.
I found this nice little tree book that was published by the Forest Service in the 60's or 70's.
What I like about it, is that its small - will definitely fit in a back pocket
It includes I think all of the "Big" trees that might possibly end up as firewood and its pretty comprehensive - I couldn't think of anything they left out.
It doesn't include all the little stupid shrubby trees and bushes that aren't useful for firewood, and that makes most tree ID books too big to be handy.
The range maps are nice
It gives some pictures and information about the actual wood of each tree
The bark pictures kind of suck, and it doesn't specifically say how good the wood is for burning, but if I were to choose one book to have in the truck or pocket for firewood tree ID in the field it would probably be this one.
Its called 'Important Forest Trees of the Eastern United States'
I found a place where you could download a pdf of the book here.
http://www.sref.info/resources/publications/important-forest-trees-of-the-eastern-united-states-1
I had my wife buy me a copy of it for like $3 on half.com
Also, if you have a Forest Service District office anywhere near you, you could stop in and they may even give you a copy.
