Amateur and more seasoned tree-spotters will welcome this latest addition to the What's that? series. Accessible and straightforward, this book groups trees into their broad families, based on the features that related species share. This allows readers to narrow down their choices to a few likely possibilities before tackling the detail of species identification. The book offers simple, authoritative text, side-bars with interesting additional information, multiple full-colour photographs of some 480 species and their key diagnostic features, andan illustrated glossary of plant parts. This helpful introductory guide will provide an invaluable entry point for anyone interested ingetting to know the trees of the region.